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New Tool Detects Conficker Worm on State and Local Computers
March 30, 2009 - Worm has infected Windows PCs that don't have the MS08-067 patch installed.

Texas DIR Approves Software QA Tool Vendor
March 30, 2009 - Offers Web-based management tools.

Montana Now Requires Post-Election Audits of Vote-Counting Machines
March 25, 2009 - "This bill audits the voting machines, not the practices of our clerks and recorders."

Wireless Water Meter Reading for New York City
March 24, 2009 - "This program is the first in a series of initiatives leveraging this state-of-the-art network on a citywide scale, creating significant cost savings for taxpayers and agencies alike."

Search Tool Launched for Uncovered Government Documents
March 22, 2009 - "Until recently, documents obtained under FOIA often gathered dust in filing cabinets."

Meth Scanner Tells the Real Deal from Cutting Agent
March 20, 2009 - Handheld, battery-operated device that detects trace quantities of methamphetamine while in the scan mode.

Personal Computing: Preventing Computer Glitches
March 13, 2009 - A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention in human history, with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila.

Physicians Frustrated as Health Care IT Advances
March 12, 2009 - "They don't take the time to really understand the problem and want us to adapt to whatever software they come up with."

Web CMS Not Up to Challenge of Public Participation, Says Group
March 11, 2009 - "Washington is abuzz about new possibilities for federal Web publishing, but actually executing on a strategy of greater transparency combined with public participation will be difficult."

New Jersey Delays Voting Machine Paper-Record Requirement
March 9, 2009 - The requirement if enacted, would cost around $20 million to fit 10,000 voting machines with printers.

Open Source -- Is it Free?
March 5, 2009 - "'Open source' and 'free' are not synonymous -- though there is a relationship between the two terms."

New Products from Smartmatic, Alienware, Samsung, Solio
March 4, 2009 - Biometric scanner, notebook computer, touchscreen phone, solar hybrid charger.

California Secretary of State Investigating "Deck Zero" Voting Machine Error
March 3, 2009 - Bowen will consider what action -- including possible withdrawal of state approval -- to take on the Premier GEMS voting system.

Apple iPhone Users Urged to Fight Parking Tickets
March 2, 2009 - iPhone users will get paid to fight their tickets if they are not dismissed or reduced.

Russian Government IT Development Strategy: Free and Open Source Software
March 2, 2009 - "The most promising developments in RFOSS must be selected and then we must focus on them."

Personal Computing: Computer-Aided Language Translation
February 26, 2009 - You can copy and paste selected text to be translated or translate an entire Web page by typing in its location.

Utah Transit Authority Showcases Open Payment System
February 23, 2009 - Accepts major contactless credit and debit cards such as Visa payWave, MasterCard PayPass and American Express expresspay for a single adult cash fare on more than 600 buses and a fleet of light rail and commuter rail trains.

Server Consolidation Boosts Utilization Rates for Atlanta's Fulton County
February 22, 2009 - Fulton County's server sprawl solved with blade technology and virtualization.

Brazil's Schools to Get Virtualized Desktops
February 18, 2009 - The ability to turn 1 computer into up to 10 independent workstations enabled the Brazilian government to supply its schools with an unprecedented number of computer workstations.

Report Assesses Economic Impact on Global ICT Industry
February 17, 2009 - Innovation the key to recovery.


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