This is the first of 1105 Government Information
Group’s special 360-degree coverage of issues. This week,
Federal Computer Week, Government Computer News, and Washington
Technology – in print and online -- focus on the impact
and implications of the newly awarded Networx contracts. Each
publication is covering Networx from distinct perspectives. FCW
focuses on the policy and management aspects of the contracts.
GCN looks at the technology implications, and Washington Technology
looks at the impact on vendors.
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| Pick
a service
Federal agencies will spend the next two years making connection
selections that will shape their telecom and data communications
for a decade.
Fair
opportunity explained
Now the real battle begins for agency business under the
Networx telecommunications contracts, writes consultant
John Okay. |
|  | The means to end-to-end
The Networx program will help
agencies converge their voice and data networks via IPv6
and managed services. |
|  | Networx slugfest
Telecom firms identify sales targets,
looking to exploit their competitors' weaknesses.
Online
forum: Networx Q&A
Michael Hardy, associate editor of Washington Technology,
will discuss his coverage of the Networx contract and answer
reader questions about the huge telecommunications procurement.
Join the fun June 28, 11 a.m. - 12 noon. | | 
