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Government Technology August 2006

Feature

Formatting for the Future
By Shane Peterson A second state looks to switch to open formats for state documents. Will the fight get as ugly as it did in Massachusetts?

CIO Profile

Gopal Khanna
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor CIO, Minnesota

Electronic Government

Roll Call
By Merrill Douglas Washington state's HAVA-compliant database of registered voters paves the way for value-added county registration portals.

Social Services

Improving Child Support
By Alison Lake Florida implements a unique ERP-based system to streamline enforcement.

Geo Info

Pesky Issues
By Corine Stofle New York counties share GIS data to help pesticide spraying companies comply with notification law.

Justice

Eyeing Auto Thieves
By Jim McKay, Justice and Public Safety Editor Plate-reading technology gives police a new 'vision' in patrolling.

Open Source

Malware Storm
By Adam Stone Attacks on open source doubled in just one year, and the open source community is bracing for more.

Spectrum

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

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Dueling Gateways
By Jessica Jones The Gateway M685-E dual-core laptop works well as a desktop unit, but for traveling, the Gateway M255-E is the right choice.

Product News

Products
By Miriam Jones Motion Computing, Xerox, Tandberg, BenQ

Point of View

Foot in the Door
By Shane Peterson

signal-noise

Global Locals
By Paul W. Taylor A strategy to be some place.

Online

Talking Together
By Adam Stone PIER keeps emergency communicators in touch.
The Subway With Ease
By Eliot Cole The New York City Metropolitan Transit Authority is testing a way to make it easier for subway riders to catch their trains.

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