Government Technology

Merrill Douglas

Contributing Writer

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

SOA Reduces Risk and Cost in Shared Services Projects
May 06, 2008 - Service-oriented architecture offers low-risk, low-cost building blocks for creating shared services in government.

Texas Uses Purchasing Projections to Strike Better Deals
April 08, 2008 - Texas Department of Information Resources collects purchasing information to improve vendor negotiations.

Telework Helps Virginia and Arizona Recruit and Retain Employees
April 03, 2008 - Government telework strategies also strengthen continuity of operations.

Server and Desktop Virtualization Cuts IT Costs for Government Agencies
March 23, 2008 - Virtual servers and desktops squeeze more work from less computer hardware.

E-Mail Management Strategies
February 21, 2008 - Public-sector organizations need full-blown policies for managing business content in e-mail.

Upgrading Emergency Preparedness and Response
February 18, 2008 - A governor's performance during a disaster speaks to his or her abilities as an overall leader and manager.

Homegrown ERP Helps Texas Schools Meet Education Challenges
January 28, 2008 - Texas schools create specialized ERP modules and sometimes entire systems to handle unique demands.

Decertification Dilemma
December 19, 2007 - California's decision to restrict e-voting systems creates a quandary.

ITIL by the Numbers
November 16, 2007 - ITIL implementation revs up North Carolina's service performance.

Who's Next?
October 12, 2007 - What CIOs need to know about succession planning.

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Collaboration for the Public Sector


Collaborative Justice: Transforming Criminal Justice Services Through Unified Collaboration
This issue brief examines video collaboration in every stage of the human justice process, demonstrating how this technology can not only make services more efficient, affordable, and accessible.

Cloud-Based Services Accelerate Public Sector Adoption of Video Collaboration
Today, thanks to new cloud technologies and high-quality networks, mobile video services - which provide not only cost savings but which help governmental interactions become more efficient - are more feasible than ever before.

Modernization as a Service: Acquiring IT through Innovative Procurement

Five Ways Collaboration is Driving Government Performance

Mobile Video Collaboration: The New Business Reality
 

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