With lives on the line, the information edge saves precious seconds. Thus, law enforcement and public safety agencies were among the first to embrace wireless communications and other specialized information technologies. For an update, we queried our panel of experts.

Lost parking and traffic tickets are becoming a thing of the past, thanks to imaging technology.

USCS employs Operation Longarm to grab child-porn users.

South Dakota is pushing for increased information access and an education extranet under the governor's directive.

Sedgwick County, Kan., has developed a big-city Web site to inform and interact with its residents.