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Rugged GETAC M230 Takes Whatever Abuse You Can Dish Out
April 8, 2008 - Rugged GETAC M230 Takes Whatever Abuse You Can Dish Out

Another Pint-Sized Laptop for Students Hits the Market
April 8, 2008 - HP plans to provide free, online professional development courses designed to help teachers engage students' interest and improve their achievement through the use of technology.

New Fire Engines for Detroit
April 7, 2008 - Part of the $300 million Neighborhood Opportunity Fund.

New Technology Makes Riding School Buses Safer
April 4, 2008 - A mobile license plate reader for vehicles that pass a school bus when it is stopped.

Traffic Cameras Available on City Web Site
April 3, 2008 - Purpose of the cameras is to monitor traffic conditions at key locations in Chesapeake, Va.

Office Open XML Receives Approval as an ISO/IEC International Standard
April 2, 2008 - "The input from technical experts, customers and governments around the world has greatly improved the Open XML specification and will make it even more useful to developers and customers."

NIST Shows On-card Fingerprint Match Is Secure, Speedy
April 1, 2008 - Improved protection from identity theft.

License Plate Readers Help Police video
March 27, 2008 - Police laud license plate readers as the next big thing in law enforcement.

Reno Fire Prevention Will Modernize Inspections, Reporting
March 26, 2008 - A new program that allows fire inspectors to input inspection information into laptop computers in the field and immediately review past records was approved by the Reno City Council.

E-Count: Electronic Field Data Collection Under Fire for 2010 Census
March 25, 2008 - Revised requirements could result in significant cost increases estimated to range from $600 million to $2 billion.

Governor Beshear Announces Homeland Security Grant for Louisville, Ky.
March 24, 2008 - The funds will be used to update the communication infrastructure for local law enforcement officials and first responders.

E-Vote: Americans Confident in Most Voting Systems' Security, Says Survey
March 21, 2008 - Republicans and Republican-leaning-Independents trusted the most widely used voting technologies at significantly higher levels than did Democrats and Democratic-leaning-Independents.

New Police Vehicles Needed in Pittsburgh, Pa.
March 21, 2008 - Proposal to council represents largest purchase in 10 years.

NYC Transit Signal Priority Program Speeds Bus Service to Ferry Terminals
March 21, 2008 - Signal technology reduced travel times by up to 17 percent.

Public Safety Top Priority in Pittsburgh
March 19, 2008 - First responders in Pittsburgh and cities across the country deserve state-of-the-art equipment when they put their lives on the line.

E-Recycling Pilot Program Launched by USPS
March 19, 2008 - Mail Back program allows customers to recycle small electronics and inkjet cartridges by mailing them free of charge.

California and Ohio Secretaries of State Win Awards For Challenging Electronic Voting Systems
March 19, 2008 - The award is named for President Kennedy's 1957 Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Profiles in Courage, which recounts the stories of eight U.S. senators who risked their careers, incurring the wrath of constituents or powerful interest groups, by taking principled stands for unpopular positions.

NIST Evaluates Firefighting Tactics In NYC High-Rise Test
March 18, 2008 - Fire protection engineers turned an abandoned New York City (NYC) brick high-rise into a seven-story fire laboratory.

Meeting Management for Small Cities and Counties
March 18, 2008 - Designed to meet the needs of cities and counties with a population of 25,000 or less.

E-Vote: Ohio Paper Ballots Save the Day Says Secretary of State
March 17, 2008 - Media polls touted a desire of Democrats at 54 percent and Republicans at 38 percent in favor of selecting a paper ballot if offered one.


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