Government Technology August 2006

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Feature

Formatting for the Future

By Shane Peterson, Associate Editor

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, Justice and Public Safety Editor

CIO, Minnesota

Electronic Government

Roll Call

By Merrill Douglas, Contributing Writer

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, Staff Writer

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, Justice and Public Safety Editor

Plate-reading technology gives police a new 'vision' in patrolling.

Open Source

Malware Storm

By Adam Stone, Contributing Writer

Attacks on open source doubled in just one year, and the open source community is bracing for more.

Spectrum

GT Spectrum

By Karen Stewartson, Managing Editor

Reports from the IT horizon.

Tech Focus

Two Cents: Dueling Gateways

By Jessica Jones, Managing Editor

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, Chief Copy Editor

Motion Computing, Xerox, Tandberg, BenQ

Point of View

Foot in the Door

By Shane Peterson, Associate Editor

Foot in the Door

signal-noise

Global Locals

By Paul W. Taylor, Contributing Writer

A strategy to be some place.