States turn here when drives crash
Hard drives are not immortal. That's a lesson state and local government officials are learning the hard way.
Microsoft hires Massachusetts' Bill O'Leary
Microsoft Corp. has named Bill O'Leary the senior director for health and human services of its state and local operations.
Houston has a problem
Houston councilman Bruce Tatro has released documents to support his claim that the city's SimHouston contract was prearranged, rather than fairly competed.
Atlanta extends Internet access to urban poor
The digital divide is still wide and deep, said Jabari Simama, executive director of Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell's Office of Community Technology. But the city is working to close that gap through its Community Cyber Center program.
Florida security office wins 'best of breed' award
Since Sept. 11, many states have been scrambling to secure their information systems. Florida took action more than a year earlier by establishing an Office of Information Security within the State Technology Office to protect systems from cyberattacks and boost statewide IT security.
Microsoft hires Massachusetts HHS secretary
Microsoft Corp. this week announced the appointment of Bill O'Leary as the senior director for health and human services in the company's state and local operations.
Sun sets on Calif. IT Department
California's IT Department has closed up shop, in accordance with a 1995 law dictating that the department would sunset on July 1 unless the Legislature chose to keep it alive.
A California county goes nuts for Galaxy storage app
In Fresno County, Calif., the nation's top source of apricots, grapes and nuts, data storage used to be as scattered as crops across the valley.
Retirement system steps down for Web system
After 29 years of faithful service, Wisconsin's retirement system is making room for the next generation.
Seismic net makes quake visual
The 1989 magnitude 7.1 Loma Prieta earthquake in California was one of the most televised earthquakes ever. More than 62,000 baseball fans filled San Francisco's Candlestick Park for the third game of the World Series as the ground began to shake.
Maryland CIO's history with vendor stalls buy
Maryland's Budget and Management Department wanted an assessment of the state's enterprise architecture. It seemed like a direct enough demand, until the contract for the project was sidelined by a blast from the past.
California county keeps IT juiced up
Riverside County, Calif., residents began growing navel oranges in the late 1800s. For years, the county was the nation's top producer of the fruit, until high water prices forced farmers to move.
Florida's portal for kids is international finalist
Miami-Dade County's Web site for children, <a href="http://kids.miamidade.gov">kids.miamidade.gov</a>, is one of 19 finalists in the e-government category of the 2002 Stockholm Challenge. The international prize, sponsored by the city of Stockholm and the European Commission, is presented by the king of Sweden to IT projects that benefit people and communities.
Florez: Oracle took Calif. 'to the cleaners'
California Assemblyman Dean Florez last week predicted imminent cancellation of the state's bitterly disputed, $97 million enterprise license contract for Oracle Corp. database software.
Y'all got mail: Houston offers free Net access
The city from which mankind made its giant leap across space to the moon is now jumping the digital divide. Houston in August will begin providing free e-mail accounts, Internet access and Microsoft Office-compatible software to its 3 million residents.
Police network walls off attacks
In the past three months, the Santa Barbara, Calif., Police Department saw a dramatic increase in the number of Internet attacks, said David Straede, systems analyst for the department.
Amid dispute, Calif. CIO resigns
California Gov. Gray Davis last week accepted the resignation CIO Elias Cortez, the latest casualty in the state's controversy over a software contract with Oracle Corp.
Minn. drives queries to the Web
Until last fall, the Minnesota Public Safety Department's Driver and Vehicle Services system had only an old mainframe green-screen terminal interface.
Wisconsin zoo isn't monkeying around with app
It was like an episode of 'This Old Zoo House.' The koalas were feeling crowded. The reptiles were plotting escape. The elephants milled about listlessly. It was high time that the animals in the Milwaukee County Zoo moved to tonier dwellings.
California lawmaker and Oracle at odds over software investigation
Over the past few days, a senior Oracle Corp. official and a California lawmaker have swapped barbs concerning the disputed $95 million software contract between the company and the state.
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