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Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technologies for 2009
October 14, 2008 - Factors that denote significant impact include a high potential for disruption to IT or the business, the need for a major dollar investment, or the risk of being late to adopt.

Live Surveillance Video from Public Transportation Vehicles
October 14, 2008 - Anyone in a fleet control center can get a complete picture of their fleet's adherence to schedules, safety regulations, and ADA compliance, right down to the specific vehicle or train.

Spam Blocker Adapts Friends Approach to Reduce Junk E-Mail
October 14, 2008 - "It incorporates a similar user acceptance model utilized worldwide by users of Facebook, MySpace, leading IM vendors and even caller ID."

New Method Discovered for Underwater Data Communications
October 14, 2008 - Uses acoustic particle velocity channels for data communication.

Hosted Applications Cut Document Management Costs
October 13, 2008 - Online document management offers benefits -- but some worry about security.

Verizon XV6900 Smartphone Packs Plenty of Productivity
October 1, 2008 - But without mobile TV or music services, this baby is all business.

Products from Targus, Newton Peripherals, Dell, Das Keyboard
October 1, 2008 - Laptop case, presenter mouse, PC and keyboard news.

Texas Advanced Computing Center Unveils Monster Supercomputer
October 1, 2008 - Giant research computer consists of 82 Dell server blades.

Volvo to Begin Testing Hybrid Buses on City Streets
September 29, 2008 - "A common approach earlier was that bus manufacturers purchased hybrid components externally and attempted to adapt them to their own bus."

New York State CIO/ Office For Technology Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Tech Expo
September 26, 2008 - "Dr. Chan's leadership has guided OTDA staff toward a customer service vision, where the business/program needs drive the system design and development portfolio."

Compare the Cost and Performance of Copper and Fiber Optic Cabling in the Data Center
September 23, 2008 - To help network professionals select future-proof and cost effective network cabling for mission-critical data center infrastructure.

Houston-Based Businesses Shore Up Security, Minimize Hurricane Ike's Threat to Their Data
September 22, 2008 - "Companies who use managed services firms ... to monitor multiple layers of their security have the benefit of being able to focus on their customers and restoring normal operations without having to worry about their data security on top of everything else."        

Public, Education and Government Channel Access More Difficult on AT&T U-Verse System, Says California PUC
September 17, 2008 - PEG viewers could not view community college courses in closed caption or hear public meetings in another language through secondary audio.

DOJ Awards Grant to Continue Developing Gun Technology
September 12, 2008 - The next step is to use the authentication signal from the biometrics to enable or disable the firing mechanism.

Emergency Alerting Server Sends Critical Alerts Over SMS and Wi-Fi
September 12, 2008 - Server sends alerts via text message, voice, e-mail and over Wi-Fi

Free Guidebook Examines Successful Community Fiber-to-the-Home Deployments
September 10, 2008 - Examines in detail four communities that have successfully deployed fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) services to their citizens and businesses.

Delaware Employs Access and Identity Management System
September 9, 2008 - Provides DTI with a centralized and automated system for managing who has access to specific information systems and applications throughout the state's IT infrastructure.

GammaTech's Durabook D15TS Semi-Rugged Laptop Crumbles Under Pressure
September 9, 2008 - Well equipped unit performs fine as a standard laptop, but fails the spill test.

Products from Belkin, Skype, Other World Computing, Genius, VXL Instruments
September 9, 2008 - Desktop Internet phone, portable storage drive, touch speaker system and thin client news.

BlackBerry Apps for CIOs, Part 2
September 8, 2008 - The highly popular smart phone runs a surprisingly large number of government-specific applications.


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