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Steve Jefferson

Digital Government

ActiveBatch breezes through chores

Advanced Systems Concepts' ActiveBatch enables batch jobs and scheduled tasks to run on several platforms with ease

Digital Government

Weighing the VPN options

Choosing a virtual private network solution that works for you

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Sealing the deal

One of the critical issues when dealing with a Web-hosting provider is the service-level agreement. To be safe, it is best to include worst-case scenarios.

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Avoiding traffic jams

Analysis tools help agencies track Web traffic and avoid backups

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Agency finds its Web voice

When he hunted last year for a services company to host his agency's new Web site, Peter Vaselopulos wanted a contract vehicle that would get the project started quickly. He wanted to avoid the lengthy bidding process of due diligence, but his initial try was unsuccessful.

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Keeping an eye on Web traffic

Tools tell you how your site is being used

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Reach out and help someone

Programs give support staff remote access to users' computers

Digital Government

Reach out and help someone

Programs give support staff remote access to users' computers

Digital Government

WebTrends puts log files to work

The suite does a great job of presenting system information that will help you make better Web investments

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Online collaboration finally hits its stride

Latest Web-based tools make it easy for people to work together via the Net

Digital Government

Hold on! Help is on the way

It has never been easy for system administrators to keep their agencies' PC networks running smoothly, and it just keeps getting harder.

Digital Government

Security out of the box

Network security is a priority at virtually every federal agency. Although it used to be enough to throw up a firewall, the increasing demands of Internet access, the constant production of new and increasingly dangerous viruses, and the migration of many workers to more remote and less protected computing environs is making a sense of security harder to come by.

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Review: Symantec's firewall secure, but confusing

Norton Personal Firewall offers effective tools for agencies to protect remote units, but they're buried under a cantankerous interface

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Review: Web users will welcome new-look Netscape

With Netscape 6, Netscape Communications Corp. is taking a direct shot at reclaiming its former glory as the preferred interface to the World Wide Web

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NetFacade beats hackers at their own game

It takes a lot less effort to catch the ones that get in, the thinking goes, than to keep everyone out. This is exactly the logic behind a network security application from GTE Technology Organization.