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Get Your Game on, Traffic Cams & Wi-Fi Cars

Will gamers be addicted to the Smithsonian Museum? California to raise $400 million with traffic cams. Turn your car into a hotspot.


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Roseville, Calif., Police Department’s Crime Lab Separates Fact From Fiction (PHOTOS/VIDEO)

Local law enforcement technology advances, but still suffers from the ‘CSI effect.’

American Idol’s Impact

Few events impact the AT&T network like the final episode of American Idol. Network traffic essentially doubles when viewers vote for the annual winner of Fox TV’s popular singing contest.

Northeast Blackout Sends Call Volume Spiking

In 2003, a problem with the electric grid interrupted electric service to an estimated 45 million people in eight U.S. states. The power outage struck around 4:10 p.m. on Aug. 14. Records from that date show an almost instantaneous jump in traffic on the

Managing Network Traffic During Hurricane Katrina

See how AT&T’s Global Network Operations Center kept voice and data traffic flowing during the Hurricane Katrina disaster in 2005.

7 Secrets to CIO Success

Technology leaders share advice and insight about the job.

Will the Cloud Replace Government Data Centers?

Despite the hype, most state CIOs don't anticipate that government data centers will disappear anytime soon.

Do You Use a Personal iPad at Work?

State CIOs talk about how they're coping with an explosion of personal computing devices in the office.

Video Visitation Bus Connects Jail Inmates to Families

To help inmates communicate with loved ones, the Pinellas County, Fla., Sheriffs Offices high-tech bus allows the public to video conference with the incarcerated without visiting the county jail.

Wine, Burning Rubber and Working From Home

Want to work from home? It might cost you. Tires: Coming to a bathroom near you. Red wine a healthful choice for astronauts?


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California Hospital Implements Game-Changing RFID Safety Technology

Watch how California’s Department of State Hospitals – Napa improves staff and patient security in the wake of tragedy

State of TN leads the way in Next-Gen 9-1-1

Watch how the State of Tennessee’s IP-based emergency response network will make emergency services faster, easier and more reliable.