Government Technology

Service-oriented Architecture: Simple, open and affordable, SOA's inherent flexibility helps government automate and collaborate


Last week, a young student from New York Citys Harlem walked up a flight of steps and received an award from the hand of the King of Sweden. Trumpets blared, young man and monarch shook hands, and a thousand people thundered their approval. The award was in recognition of HarlemLive http://www.harlemlive.org, a Web publication by and about Harlem teens, one of four U.S. winners of the 1999 Global Bangemann Challenge among 96 finalists selected from more than 400 applications from around the world.

Another U.S. winner was Winston-Salem, N.C., for its INFO Integrated Network Fire Operations) project, which integrates many previously separate data sources, providing instant touchscreen access to routing information, building plans, the locations of utility shutoffs and hydrants -- anything a fire department would need to know as it arrived on scene.

The third U.S. honoree was Softcenter Duluth http://www.softcenter.com, a project designed to augment Northern Minnesotas traditional mining-based economy with software development and electronic commerce. The project features a technology village integrating education, recruitment, infrastructure and resources. It expects to generate 1,000 new jobs this
year.


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