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Citrix renames, updates Citrix Presentation Server
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Great .gov Web sites 2008
These 10 sites show agencies putting the power of the Web to work.
Great state and local sites
GCN selects some of the best state and local government Web sites.
Web services to the citizen
Web sites are reaching out and helping citizens with new topics, and with new services.
Webmasters must be up to the task
One of the government's biggest advocates for better Web design has been the General Services Administration's Sheila Campbell, co-chairwoman of the Federal Web Managers Council and leader of the USA.gov Web Best Practices Team at GSA.
Best government Web sites: SSA's 'Help With Medicare Prescription Drug Plan Costs'
This site scores consistently higher than every other government Web site surveyed by ACSI. Through a series of questions, the site can determine if a senior citizen is eligible for discounts on medications and, if so, provides an online application the person can submit to SSA.
Best government Web sites: USA.gov
Through relentless improvements and refinements, USA.gov has worked its way into a pre-eminent search service for federal government.
Best government Web sites: National Library of Medicine's Medline Plus
The National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus offers an astounding amount of medical information on a site that is easy to navigate.
Best government Web sites: CDC.gov
CDC.gov keeps a tight focus on visitor needs with a help page, complete with audio assistance, for navigating the site's many resources, such as health information on everything from workplace conditions to the aging process.
Best government Web sites: Washington's CapStat
Washington D.C.'s CapStat tackles broad multiagency goals such as lowering crime and cleaning up the streets.
Best government Web sites: Massachusetts portal page
One of the things a Web design team should keep in mind is that the site should be organized in terms of function rather than mirroring the organization behind the site. The Massachusetts Web site is one of the best examples of how to do this.
Best government Web sites: MSPB E-Appeal
One way to tell if your site is successful is through the use of metrics, and the Merit Systems Protection Board's E-Appeal site can tout some great ones.
Best government Web sites: SBA's Business.gov
Business.gov has stepped up from being just an outlet for SBA ' which runs it in a partnership with 21 other federal agencies ' to being the business-facing component for all of government.
Best government Web sites: USGS' Water Science for Schools
USGS' educational site on water offers almost everything a student, or anyone else, would ever want to know about the wet stuff. And we mean everything.
Best government Web sites: Cancer.gov
Cancer.gov includes descriptions of what cancer is, how to prevent it, how to treat it, and how to screen for it -- all of it in simple, easy-to-understand language.
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Interior design for videoconferencing
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