September 6, 2011 -
After six years of using video conferencing technology, the Georgia Department of Public Health wants to test desktop-to-mobile device video service.
September 2, 2011 -
Aiming to crack down on illegal cell phone use by inmates, a bill is moving forward in the California Legislature that would authorize the use of “managed access technology” to block wireless transmissions in California prisons.
August 31, 2011 -
A decade after the 9/11 attacks, strides have been made in regional public safety interoperability, but a nationwide system is still lacking.
August 29, 2011 -
Advocacy groups assert that Aug. 11 shutdown of cell service on San Francisco transit endangered the public and infringed upon citizen rights.
August 26, 2011 -
Forty-one percent of surveyed CIOs believe real-time communication would be “somewhat more popular” than e-mail, while 13 percent believe it would be “much more popular.”
August 23, 2011 -
Widespread use of social media in earthquake’s aftermath is the latest example of how Web 2.0 technology has changed emergency communication.
August 22, 2011 -
The Missouri State Teachers Association is concerned about portion of new law that will restrict nonpublic usage of social media between students and teachers.
August 19, 2011 -
Residents of New York City will receive increased access to public high-speed Internet and Wi-Fi services over the next nine years, thanks to the city’s renewal agreements with big cable providers.
August 10, 2011 -
A survey of 100 apps found that many are storing a high percentage of unencrypted personal data, making mobile devices a more attractive target for identity thieves and hackers.
August 10, 2011 -
Next-generation 911 would allow people to submit voice, text, data, photos and video over an IP-based network to emergency call centers.
August 9, 2011 -
Survey results released Tuesday, Aug. 9, by the Pew Internet and American Life Project indicate that 92 percent of all adults who go online use e-mail and search engines.
August 4, 2011 -
The New York City Wireless Network, completed in 2009 at a total cost of $500 million, is a secure high-speed broadband network that’s used by public safety and city agencies to transit mobile data.
Pittsburgh Brings Wi-Fi to its Waterways The Port of Pittsburgh Commission is developing an infrastructure backbone and suite of apps and devices that could refresh river transport technology across the country.
App Review: CDC’s 'Solve the Outbreak' The CDC's new iPad app turns taxpayers into digital epidemiologists who solve cases involving mysterious illnesses.
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