Water Resources Discipline ITAC Activities

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Dear WRD webmasters,

The Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC) met in New Cumberland, PA during the week of June 9. Meeting minutes are available on-line at --

Selected highlights from the meeting related to web services are --

1. HTML Editors Compared Adobe Go Live 6.0 and Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 6.1 were compared. Testers preferred Dreamweaver, but recognize that both of these HTML editors have the same functionality. DIS has been asked to explore negotiating a better contract for Dreamweaver. An official statement recommending the use of these HTML editors is being drafted.
2. Adobe Contract Renewal The CAPP is working to renew the Adobe software contract. Quotes have been received, and a four-year contract award is expected by the end of this month.
3. Computer Security and the WWW Many computer security issues were discussed at the meeting. It was agreed that the best way to ensure secure web services is to migrate to NatWeb. The Bureau CTO, Kevin Gallagher, restated his support for the NatWeb effort during this meeting.

If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please don.t hesitate to write or call.

Thank you.

Nelson Williams
Supervisory IT Specialist
U.S. Geological Survey
3916 Sunset Ridge Road
Raleigh, NC 27607
(919) 571-4099
nelson@usgs.gov