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Government Technology November 2006

Viewpoint

Meeting Border Challenges
By Jon Fyffe http://www.govtech.net/magazine/sup_story.php?id=101759&magid=32&issue=10:2006

signal-noise

Beef
By Paul W. Taylor It's what's for dinner ... and the way IT should get done.

Tech Focus

Two Cents: If I Were an IT Guy ...
By Andy Opsahl The Gateway Profile 6 performs solidly, and is well suited for employees in cramped workspaces.

View From the Hill

Health Care and Technology: From the Top
By Alison Lake

Product News

Products
By Miriam Jones Parvus, Belkin, VMETRO, Dell

CIO Profile

Jory Wolf
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor CIO, Santa Monica, Calif.

Point of View

Rock the Vote
By Shane Peterson Electronic voting was supposed to render paper in the polling booth obsolete.

Online

Royal WiSac
By Eliot Cole If a Sacramento, Calif., coalition gets its way, nine counties in the region will be king for a day, every day.
Suggestion Box
By Adam Stone Seeking public comment on policy issues, a Florida lawmaker finds a software solution.

Geo Info

Good Call
By Merrill Douglas Jersey university taps the power of the data-enabled cell phone.
Completing the Data Puzzle
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Linking disparate information systems gives Florida cops access to statewide data.

Feature

Not Easy Being Green
By Corine Stofle Five Midwest states create a regional e-waste policy and hope to make almost everyone happy.
Phone Banks
By Shane Peterson Joint city/county 311 call centers could be local government's next step in the evolution of customer service.

Intellectual Property

Robot Garage Hijacks Cars
By Chandler Harris A garage in Hoboken, N.J., holds cars hostage for several days.

Health

Getting it Together
By Merrill Douglas Statewide health-care data system in North Carolina will unite county and state health departments.

Security

Portable Protection
By Karen Stewartson Can encryption and standardization of practices be a solution for safeguarding mobile assets?

Administration

Smart Spider
By Alison Lake One school system solved its problem of remotely monitoring network security.

Spectrum

GT Spectrum
By Jessica Jones, Contributing Writer and Karen Stewartson Reports from the IT horizon.

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