Author Archive
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
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
Weighing the VPN options
Choosing a virtual private network solution that works for you
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
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.
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
Avoiding traffic jams
Analysis tools help agencies track Web traffic and avoid backups
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
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.
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
Keeping an eye on Web traffic
Tools tell you how your site is being used
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
Reach out and help someone
Programs give support staff remote access to users' computers
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
Reach out and help someone
Programs give support staff remote access to users' computers
- By Steve Jefferson
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
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
Online collaboration finally hits its stride
Latest Web-based tools make it easy for people to work together via the Net
- By Steve Jefferson
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.
- By Steve Jefferson
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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.
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
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
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
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
- By Steve Jefferson
Digital Government
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.
- By Steve Jefferson