District builds wireless network for public safety
Washington, D.C., this month started building the nation's first wireless high-speed broadband data network dedicated solely for first responders.<br>
Delaware adopts statewide data backup strategy
The First State is saving money and boosting network uptime by centralizing its backup systems and network services.<br>
Seattle settles on Gateway PCs as its standard
Seattle has standardized on Gateway Inc. PCs after years of buying various brands.Over the past few months, the city has bought more than 9,000 Gateway machines, including 450 series notebook PCs, E-4100 series desktop PCs, RAID 5 array servers and tablet PCs, all running Microsoft Windows XP.
Day care info mistakenly posted on Web
A database project turned into a privacy nightmare this month for Livingston County, N.Y.Personal records from the county's day care database'hundreds of names, addresses and confidential information about low-income and foster families'remained online for about two weeks. They included details about families' daily routines, birthdays and which days a family member attends a treatment program.
Now it's easier to ID the crooks
A biometric booking system that scans a subject's whole palm, not just the fingers, is lending a hand to Indianapolis police.
Seattle goes for Gateway
Seattle has standardized on Gateway Inc. PCs after years of buying mixed brands.
County day care data mistakenly posted on Web
A database project last week turned into a privacy nightmare for Livingston County, N.Y., when a programmer mistakenly posted personal data to the Web.
Virginia libraries will stamp out their ink stamps
The thud of ink-stamping will soon vanish from public libraries in Fairfax County, Va. Instead patrons will receive receipts listing each checked-out item with its due date.
L.A. suburb dials up VOIP, reaches cost savings
The city of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., had been using an analog voice system for 20 years, but the Los Angeles suburb had a powerful reason to upgrade. Avaya Inc. of Basking Ridge, N.J., was phasing out technical support.
Colorado city gases up WiFi hot spots
When fire trucks and police cars pull up to a gas pump in Aurora, Colo., they are pumping software updates wirelessly into their mobile PCs.
Fewer inky fingers at Virginia county's libraries
The gentle thud of a librarian ink-stamping the due date on a card will soon vanish from public libraries in Fairfax County, Va., where a new system is creating automated receipts.
Jackson becomes Ohio CIO
Ohio's Gov. Bob Taft has appointed Greg Jackson to be the state's first CIO.
Border agents sharpen skills
More than 50 Border Patrol agents in Texas are fine-tuning their firearm skills with the Range 3000 XP4 mobile training center.The simulator, from IES Interactive Training, a subsidiary of Arotech Corp. of New York, travels in a 28-foot trailer across the 17,000 square miles of the McAllen, Texas, sector of the Border Patrol.
GIS dispels the fog around San Francisco crime
A new mapping tool shows San Francisco police officers crime hot spots.City police has launched a crime-mapping geographic information system, joining the ranks of other departments in New York and Austin, Texas.
West Virginia mines GIS data
The West Virginia Environmental Protection Department's job isn't to move mountains but to keep a close watch on the mining operations that do.The department uses a geographic information system and a helicopter equipped with remote-sensing equipment to collect images that carefully document the stages of the mountaintop mining process. State officials want to collect quantified evidence of mining activity and its effect on the environment.
Valicenti leaves Kentucky bluegrass for Oracle Corp.
Aldona Valicenti, the first CIO of Kentucky, has joined Oracle Corp. as vice president of business development and strategy.<br>
Will it float? Wis. builds bridge on Web
When the Wisconsin Transportation Department floated a 2.8-million-pound steel arch down the Mississippi River, they captured the event in a webcast.<br>
Richmond, Va., portal takes requests 24 hours a day
Citizens of Richmond, Va., can request tree trimming, pothole filling and other services around the clock, at <a href= "http://www.richmondgov.com">www.richmondgov.com</a>.
L.A. suburb moves up, cuts costs with VOIP
The analog phone system that the city of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., had been using for the past 20 years worked just fine. Why fix it if it wasn't broken?
Fla. sheriff adds biometrics to bookings
Pinellas County, Fla., is using biometrics tools from Viisage Technology Inc. of Littleton, Mass., to verify identities in the county's 3,000-bed correctional facility.
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