Jacksonville lands wireless Web connection
The Jacksonville, Fla., government set up a wireless Internet connection for residents and visitors at the city's Landing waterfront area. The City Council signed a partnership agreement with Connexsys Inc. of Jacksonville and BellSouth Corp. to provide the wireless technology and Web connections for the next two years at no cost to the city.
Florida CIO resigns following arrest
Roy Cales resigned Aug. 30 as Florida's chief information officer after the Leon County sheriff's department issued a warrant for his arrest for grand theft.
New Jersey to beef up disaster recovery ability
New Jersey is taking steps toward disaster recovery for high-availability network servers that support electronic-government programs.
Code Red concerns prompt Rhode Island to shut down its Web sites
All the fear over the Code Red worm went for naught for most states in July.
State auditors' role is changing with technology
State auditors play an important role in making sure agency information systems are secure, and their role is becoming more important as more state functions go online.
COUNTY LINES
County governments lose hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of dollars each year because debtors skip out on paying fees such as parking tickets or emergency medical services charges.
Hackers put more heat on security staffs
Over a few days in June, nine state Web sites fell victim to attacks by a hacker group called World of Hell.
Smart cards will take a toll in Florida city
Ever had to search the grungy recesses of your car for a linty, sticky quarter to fill a parking meter, or found yourself at a tollbooth without enough money to pay the toll? Orlando, Fla., residents soon will not have to worry about ending up in such situations.
Georgia: Deal with Microsoft could save $15m
Officials at Georgia's Technology Authority estimate the state will save more than $15 million over the next three years on software and support for 50,000 desktop computers and systems through a contract signed July 23 with Microsoft Corp.
Twister
Tornado Alley spreads beyond the Plains, reaching as far south as Florida and as far west as Colorado. Near the top of its span sits Polk County, Iowa.
In New York, it's share and share alike
Everything James Natoli, chairman of New York state's Technology Office, needed to know about his job he learned in kindergarten.
N.C. selling surplus through the Web
North Carolina's Surplus Property Agency has turned to online auction Web sites run by eBay Inc. of San Jose, Calif., and Yahoo Inc. of Sunnyvale, Calif., to sell state surplus as well as items seized in criminal cases. The state is piloting Web auctions to see which service works best.
Maryland buys blanket connectivity services
Maryland's Department of Budget and Management has awarded a blanket contract to WorldCom Inc. and Qwest Communications International Inc. of Denver to provide Internet access, Web hosting, and data and telecommunications services to all state agencies.
N.C. driver's license replacement site has opening day jitters
The North Carolina Motor Vehicles Division's online license replacement request site went up and came down in a matter of hours on Thursday.
Michigan governor establishes central IT department
Michigan Gov. John Engler is reorganizing the state's information technology workers and hiring a state chief information officer to bring all IT services under one agency. Engler signed Executive Order 2001-3 last week to create the Information Technology Department--Michigan's 20th state agency.
Fairfax County, Va., names Gibson its IT director
Wanda Gibson was named this week to be director of the Information Technology Department for Fairfax County, Va. Gibson moves into the position after spending the last two years as the county's chief technology architect.
Conn. and Mass. towns upgrade financial systems through ASP
When officials in Billerica, Mass., and Greenwich, Conn., decided it was time for new financial systems, they concluded that hiring an application service provider made the most sense-financially and technologically.
Jarrett named Delaware CIO
During his 28-year career with Verizon Communications Inc. of Delaware, Thomas Jarrett designed the fiber-optic network now being used for interactive distance learning in several Delaware schools. He also managed the Verizon team that built a high-speed network for all state public schools.
Rhode Island pulls plug on its Web sites overnight
Fear and uncertainty of what the Code Red worm might do to their systems prompted Rhode Island officials to shut down all state Web sites for 12 hours Tuesday night.
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