Modernization
Symantec toughens mobile security
Client Security 2.0 combines antivirus, firewall and intrusion-prevention tech for remote users and handheld devices.
Modernization
New network cuts Pa. county's costs
The third largest county in Pennsylvania expects a new fiber-optic system to pay for itself by July 2005.
Digital Government
Yankee Group: Linux doesn't save money
A survey sponsored by a maker of tools and utilities for Windows showed that Linux only saves money in certain small situations.
Digital Government
Oregon firm negotiates for visualization deals
State and city government agencies could soon be using a state-of-the-art visualization center for urban planning and emergency response command-and-control.
Modernization
Va. power co-op lights up broadband
The Central Virginia Electric Cooperative's Broadband-Over-Powerline system will get a pilot test in Nelson County.
People
Oregon alliance pushes info-sharing standard
The RAINS Open Specification for Sensitive Information Sharing is based on a program that provides a real-time communication bridge between organizations within the framework of a centrally managed, secure wide-area network.
Modernization
Supreme Court: States can stop municipal telecom
The ruling could affect efforts by cities and municipalities around the country to give residents and businesses modern telephone, Internet and other telecom services.
People
Costa Mesa tries RSS for news
The California city of Costa Mesa is using the XML-based Really Simple Syndication format to publish news items.
Modernization
The many forms of 'Rugged'
Air Force BPAs reflect the diverse offerings in the ruggedized market
People
Utah puts bids on RSS
The state's Purchasing and General Services Division is one of the first purchasing agencies to use the XML-based Really Simple Syndication format.
Modernization
Arizona capitol goes wireless
The capitol building in Phoenix now has an 802.11 network.
People
More planned for Oregon wireless system
The public/private partnership building an eastern Oregon broadband wireless network may begin voice-over-IP service this summer.
People
Wisconsin uses Web for prison schedules
State officials say their online system for scheduling inmate transfers can cut costs by up to a third.
People
Emergency alert system yields valuable lessons
Oregon's Regional Alliances for Infrastructure and Network Security (RAINS) is an emergency alert system rather than a system for cybersecurity alerts
People
Don't overlook preventive measures, expert warns
Patrick McBride, chief technology officer and co-founder of META Security Group, thinks the government and industry are in danger of missing the forest for the trees if a cybersecurity early warning system focuses only on potential threats.
People
Others also standing guard
A cybersecurity early warning system that comes out of the National Cyber Security Summit task force deliberations will not stand alone.
Digital Government
Arizona educators ponder face recognition
A Maricopa County school tests face-scanning systems meant to catch sex offenders and missing children on school property.
People
Alabama county verifies OT with prints
Jefferson County's new system requires each worker to provide fingerprints for scanning when they clock in and out.
People
E-voting vendor hit by hacker
VoteHere Inc. has had its security breached by a 'politically motivated' hacker, according to company officials.
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