Enterprise Technology News and Articles

Cloud Computing Gains Momentum but Security and Privacy Issues Persist

Sep 25, 2009 - SaaS and other Web services attract state and local governments, but some host their own private cloud services.

New Mexico Lt. Gov. Diane Denish Touts Google Apps in Cost-Saving Plan: Nov 5, 2009 - Budget proposal says using Gmail and other Google productivity tools could save $1.9 million annually.
Report: Interoperability Requires Improvements in Governance: Nov 2, 2009 - "IT governance can be viewed as a sorting process used to respond to an ongoing stream of demands and opportunities for IT development and use.
Virtualization: CIOs Find Benefits Beyond Savings: Nov 2, 2009 - Five benefits of server and endpoint virtualization include positively impacting security, worker agility and future IT initiatives.
Q&A: Former Salesforce.com Executive Steve Cakebread Sees Big Move to Cloud for Government: Oct 29, 2009 - Economics ultimately will drive government CIOs to adopt cloud computing, says former Salesforce.com President Steve Cakebread.
Los Angeles City Council Approves Google E-Mail Plan: Oct 27, 2009 - Microsoft and Google made final arguments in three-hour discussion.
NASCIO Recognizes Top State IT Projects, Elects President: Oct 27, 2009 - Categories include business continuity, portals, information security and cross-boundary collaboration.
An Economic Argument for Cloud Computing: Oct 21, 2009 - The government is about to open up vast data stores for public consumption. It should be done in the cloud, says one industry expert.
DHS Official Says Government and Citizens Must Work Together in Cyber-Security Fight: Oct 15, 2009 - People have personal stakes in cyber-security in a world with more sophisticated and pervasive attacks.
G.hn Smart Home Networking Standard Approved by ITU: Oct 15, 2009 - The first chipsets employing G.hn will be available in early 2010.
Federal Shift to Cloud Raises Tough Issues for CIOs: Oct 7, 2009 - The federal gold rush to cloud computing raises new opportunities and issues for state and local government.
CTG Releases National Survey of Cross-Boundary Information Sharing: Oct 7, 2009 - Part of a long-term project to understand how governments share information across program, agency and jurisdictional boundaries as they work to improve programs and services.
NASCIO Receives DOJ Grant for State-Level Justice Information Sharing: Oct 6, 2009 - "This grant will make it possible to continue our work in data architecture, information sharing and the leveraging of the National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) across state government."
IBM Announces Cloud-Based E-Mail Service: Oct 5, 2009 - LotusLive iNotes -- a Web version of IBM's Lotus Notes -- joins growing list of hosted e-mail apps.
Michigan County Uses Managed Hosting Services to Increase Revenue: Sep 29, 2009 - Wayne County data center expected to boost local economy.
Recommendations to New York State on IT Governance: Sep 28, 2009 - Five recommendations for enterprise IT investment.
Cloud Computing Gains Momentum but Security and Privacy Issues Persist: Sep 25, 2009 - SaaS and other Web services attract state and local governments, but some host their own private cloud services.
Kentucky eWarrants System Moves Into Rural Areas: Sep 25, 2009 - Makes warrants available via the Law Enforcement Information Network of Kentucky (LINK).
States Must Share Intranet Bandwidth With Local Governments for Higher Speeds and Big Savings (Opinion): Sep 24, 2009 - Michigan shares digital infrastructure with Oakland County for cheaper, faster connections.
Activated: Phase I of Nebraska's Statewide Radio Network: Sep 24, 2009 - State and Nebraska Public Power District officials entered into an agreement to share the costs of developing the state radio network.
New York Saves $30 Million With Statewide Security Solution: Sep 22, 2009 - Enterprise license agreement with McAfee provides security at a 75 percent cost savings.