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Wireless Technologies Are Links to the Future
Twenty-first century technologies are liberating information mavens from the leashes of copper or fiber connectivity.
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GAO Warns Government on Wireless Security
Progress may serve the citizen, but not if it serves the cyber marauder as well.
by Robert K. Ackerman

U.S. government wireless networks are insecure and susceptible to attack from a variety of methods, according to a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report.
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Network-Centric Computers Strengthen Ground Forces
Equipment offers potential for increased coordination during coalition operations.
by Henry S. Kenyon

The U.S. military is equipping more of its mechanized forces with Force XXI battle command brigade and below (FBCB2) computers. The U.S. Army is fielding growing numbers of battle-tested command and control systems for its mechanized forces.
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Homeland Defense Portal Unlocks Information
Decision makers can let their fingers do the talking.
by Maryann Lawlor

The command center of the Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center, The combatant command in charge of U.S. homeland defense is in the midst of creating a one-stop cyber shop for information.
 [FULL STORY]
 
Nanotechnology Consortium Looks Small to Reach Far
Longtime telecommunications scientists join forces with academia to push the state of the art.
by Robert K. Ackerman

The day may not be far off when microscopic machines embed a phone in an individual biological cell, decode a human genome or sniff scents with the acuity of the best-trained bloodhound.
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New Office Concept Helps Shape Up Employees
"Moving meetings" may mean less weight for staff.
by Beverly Mowery

A scientifically designed office, the product of 10 years of research, promises to give employees a metabolic boost while they work.
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USO Care Packages
Send a touch of home to deployed troops.
www.usocares.org/src/uso_home.htm

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Czech Chapter Sponsors Multinational Technology Event
GAO Warns Government on Wireless Security
Gilbert Gonzalez Named Florida's Small Business Person of the Year
Homeland Defense Portal Unlocks Information
How to Submit Material for SIGNAL Connections
Industry and NATO Respond to Partnership Challanges
International Contract Awards
Meet the SIGNAL Connections Staff
Nanotechnology Consortium Looks Small to Reach Far
Network-Centric Computers Strengthen Ground Forces
New Office Concept Helps Shape Up Employees
Strategies for a Stronger NATO
TechNet International 2005 in Review
The Association Advantage
Transformation TechNet Focuses on Tomorrow's Realities
USO Care Packages
Wireless Technologies Are Links to the Future
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