Emerging and Sustainable Technology

‘Hack For Change’ App Winners Strive for Social Good

June 20, 2011 - Fifty engineers and designers competed in San Francisco during a 24-hour “hackathon;” winners received $10,000 in seed funding for their community apps.

IBM Turns 100, Looks Back at Government Service

June 16, 2011 - From the U.S. Census to NASA, to small towns and big city governments, IBM’s work with the public sector has changed the world.

Google Takes NOAA as Battle for E-Mail Market Continues

June 14, 2011 - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the largest federal agency to choose Google for hosted e-mail services.

Best of Texas 2011 Winners Announced

June 14, 2011 - Best of Texas Awards winners receive honors for IT innovation at the Government Technology Conference Southwest in Austin, Texas.

Indiana University Gets Personal With Virtualized Cloud

June 10, 2011 - Virtualization and cloud storage adopted at Indiana University with the implementation of a “personal cloud.”

New Software Helps Local Governments Unify Operations, Data Analytics

June 10, 2011 - IBM debuts its Intelligent Operations Center for Smarter Cities technology, which connects siloed programs in local government departments, captures real-time data and sends the information to decision-makers.

Industry Q&A: How to Start Migrating to IPv6

June 8, 2011 - Blue Coat Chief Scientist Qing Li shares his insights on IPv6 adoption methodology and the potential hidden costs of the new protocol standard.

Power to The People: Microorganisms, Green Apps and Nanogenerators

June 3, 2011 - When is too much sugar good? Charge your electric car using your smartphone. Charging your gadgets just by moving around.

Report: State CIOs Under the Microscope on Health Benefit Exchanges

June 2, 2011 - NASCIO guidance report outlines the steps necessary to create the technical architecture that is needed for online health benefit exchanges, which all states are required to create and offer by 2014.

‘Star Trek’ Sensors Light Safest Route for Evacuations

June 2, 2011 - Sensors that detect heat, smoke and chemicals light the safest evacuation route out of a building.

IT Trends: Robot Insects, Movement-Powered Nanogenerators

June 1, 2011 - Microbes that could drive down biofuel costs.

Boston Area Trains to Save Fuel and Cut Pollution

May 27, 2011 - The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority beefs up its rail fleet with energy-efficient locomotives.

‘Cloud Era’ Is Upon Us, Citrix CEO Mark Templeton Says

May 26, 2011 - Public agencies are still half a generation away from moving mission-critical apps into the cloud, officials said.

Municipal Broadband Networks Slammed in North Carolina

May 25, 2011 - North Carolina law will prevent local governments from dipping into the consumer broadband provider business, several opponents say.

17 State and Local Governments Honored for Web 2.0 and Social Media

May 24, 2011 - The Public Technology Institute recognizes the Web 2.0 applications and social media tools of seven cities, five states, four counties and one city/county.

Real-Time Data Helps Iowa Households Lower Their Water Bills

May 23, 2011 - A partnership between IBM and Dubuque, Iowa, is affirming a widely held assumption: Real-time water data actually helps consumers reduce their consumption.

Arkansas.gov Unveils First-in-the-Nation Features, Officials Say

May 19, 2011 - Officials said the portal has two new features not found on any other portal: Text4help and an e-government services geolocation widget.

San Francisco Picks Microsoft Cloud for Enterprise E-Mail

May 18, 2011 - The contract, valued at $1.2 million annually, will migrate the city and county’s 23,000 municipal employees onto Exchange Online

Real ID-Compliant Drivers’ Licenses Adopted by Connecticut, New Jersey

May 18, 2011 - New Jersey’s Enhanced Digital Driver License was adopted by all 39 Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) agencies on May 11; Connecticut’s program, called SelectCT ID, will be phased in during the next six years in an effort beginning this fall.

Philadelphia Must Catch Up on Open Government, Councilman Says

May 17, 2011 - Philadelphia has set aside $120 million for technology upgrades over the next six years that will align with the open government goals.