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Dutch Information Bureau Adopts Convergence Application to Authenticate Social Security Benefits
The Dutch Information Bureau, or Inlichtingenbureau, is a vital link in the chain created by the Work and Income Implementation Structure Act. The Bureau uses a Convergence Application to link the files of social security organizations, including Unemployment and Disability Benefits UWV, student financing, and the Dutch Tax Office. Municipal...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Information Bureau, Bureau, Social Security, Operational Accounting, Government, Finance
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Inlichtingenbureau: Netherlands Information Bureau
The presenter of this webcast explains how a Service-Oriented Architecture SOA helped Inlichtingenbureau, Netherlands Information Bureau, a vital government agency not only reduce fraud and costs, but also increase flexibility and performance.
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Web Services, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
Webcasts 2007-01-01
Jinan Local Taxation Bureau Improves Data Sharing
Founded in August 1994, the Jinan Local Taxation Bureau is responsible for collecting and managing levies for the city of Jinan. The challenges faced were to collect and store taxation information in a single, integrated data repository and implement reporting tools to enable detailed data analysis from multiple perspectives. The...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Bureau, Data Sharing, Business Intelligence, Taxes, Free Trade, Storage, Databases, Operational Accounting, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Financial Planning, Finance, Hardware
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Intel Active Management Technology Helps Lanzhou Railway Bureau Reduce IT Maintenance Costs by Up to 50 Percent
Lanzhou Railway Bureau, one of eighteen railway Bureaus in China, manages 9,800 computers along 2,793 kilometers of railway, operating critical systems such as goods delivery and ticket sales. Lanzhou Railway Bureau needed to improve PC operations by reducing downtime as much as possible. The Bureau had no effective means to...
Tags: Bureau, Information Technology, Intel Corp., Strategy, Management
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KUKA Roboter Builds a Secure Future
Lanzhou Railway Bureau, one of eighteen railway Bureaus in China, manages 9,800 computers along 2,793 kilometers of railway, operating critical systems such as goods delivery and ticket sales. Lanzhou Railway Bureau needed to improve PC operations by reducing downtime as much as possible. The Bureau had no effective means to...
Tags: Bureau, Information Technology, Intel Corp., KUKA Roboter, Strategy, Management
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Oracle Case Study: Huizhou City Telecommunications Bureau
A subsidiary of Guangdong Province Telecommunications Company Limited, Huizhou City Telecommunications Bureau governs subordinate telecom bureaus in the city, surrounding counties, and the Daya Bay Economic and Technological Zone. The bureau wanted to establish a unified information platform to enhance network management and avoid incomplete data sets and use information...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Bureau, Network, Telephony, Telecom & Utilities, Telecommunications, Networking
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Learning to Count on Perl at the Census Bureau
Like many government agencies, the U.S. Census Bureau leaves the selection of programming tools up to their techies, and more than a few in the back rooms of bureaucracy cut their teeth on Perl and a whole line of open source solutions. The Senior Internet Technology Architect who oversees system...
Tags: Perl, Bureau, O'Reilly Media Inc., Scripting Languages, Development Tools, Programming Languages, Open Source, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development
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Xinjiang Taxation Bureau to Implement Cisco Unified Communications System
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Taxation Bureau has adopted the Cisco Unified Communications solution. To date, this upgrade represents the largest Unified Communications project based on Internet Protocol IP telephony within China's taxation system. More than 2,600 Cisco Unified IP phones are deployed at the Xinjiang tax bureau, including 15...
Tags: Cisco Unified Communications System, Cisco Systems Inc., Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Taxation Bureau
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The Belgium Refugee Bureau Deployment: Motorola Biometrics Bolsters Belgium Refugee Bureau Capabilities
The Belgium Refugee Bureau is a centralised service working with numerous government agencies - including the Ministry of the Interior, the Office of Illegals, the Asylum Agency, and federal and local police services. The increasing flow of foreign visitors seeking asylum in the European Union is elevating the need for...
Tags: Motorola Inc., Belgium Refugee Bureau, Biometrics, Authentication/Encryption, Security
Case studies 2006-08-08
Leading Dutch Juvenile Care Office Enhances Data Protection and Increases Efficiency With Symantec
The IT department of Bureau Jeugdzorg Haaglanden/Zuid-Holland The Office for Juvenile Care is fully aware of the need to securely protect its data. Bureau Jeugdzorg recently migrated and consolidated its backup and restore strategy using Symantec Backup Exec for Windows Servers and VERITAS Replication Exec. By unifying these critical data...
Tags: Symantec Corp., Data Protection, Microsoft Office, Backups, Disaster Recovery, Security, Data Management
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Jinan Railway Bureau Boosts Capabilities With Intel Technology-Based Database Servers
Faced with a massive increase on the data load it handles due to a centralization exercise, Jinan Railway Bureau, one of 18 Railway Bureaus in mainland China that connects four of the country's most important ports, has successfully boosted and refined the performance of its Transport Management Information System TMIS...
Tags: Database Server, Intel Corp., Databases, Processors, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
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Interactive Bureau Case Study: IBM Intranet
Interactive Bureau provided extensive analysis of IBM's Intranet presence, based on Interactive Bureau's WASP methodology throughout the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region. The results of this analysis allowed Interactive Bureau to produce a strategy for unifying the design of a multitude of sites which had evolved in the...
Tags: Analysis, IBM Corp., Intranet, Precedent Communications
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Gruma's Move to Intel Xeon Processor MP Increases Productivity With Lower Costs
Guangdong Provincial Finance Bureau is a government agency managing the fiscal revenues and expenditures of the province. The bureau wanted to consolidate financial data in various formats. Guangdong Provincial Finance Bureau could not monitor the incomes and expenditures of funds in real time owning to monthly financial statements from affiliated...
Tags: Financial, Bureau, Intel Itanium 2, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Gruma, Guangdong Provincial Finance Bureau, Processors, Financial Accounting, Operational Accounting, Servers, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Finance
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Oracle Case Study: American Bureau of Shipping
The American Bureau of Shipping ABS is one of world's leading ship classification societies, establishing and administering standards for the design, construction, and operational maintenance of marine vessels and structures. ABS wanted to improve their ability to manage thousands of concurrent projects and identify and track the true cost of...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Asset Based Security, Investment, Finance
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10 physical security measures every organization should take
2 more tips...1. Training.Train staff about security issues: password selection, social engineering tactics, email phishing; then this will make it close to impossible for an outsider to intrude. I also urge a policy of vetting new or temporary staff, and carrying out further disclosure checks where sensitive data is retained...
Tags: nodisalsi@..., security
Discussion threads 2007-07-27
Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing Improves Customer Service With Avaya MultiVantage Express
Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing's existing phone system could not keep up with the company's rapid growth in the Asia Pacific in the last two years. Staff had to remember extensive codes for each function on their phone, a feat that was becoming increasingly difficult as the number of staff...
Tags: Customer Service, Phone, Van, Avaya Inc., Bureau Van, Telecom & Utilities
Case studies 2008-04-01
Visitors Bureau Improves Efficiency and Document Quality to Attract Travelers
The Bryan-College Station Convention and Visitors Bureau BCSCVB promotes the region as an attractive destination for business and leisure travelers. BCSCVB needs to operate efficiently while presenting a highly professional image in all its communications and activities. The Windows Vista operating system and Microsoft Office Professional 2007 are helping employees...
Tags: Communication, Microsoft Corp., Visitors Bureau, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, Software, Office Suites
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Degrees Down Under Widget 1.1 (Mac)
A joint project with Warwick Emanuel, this widget displays the current temperature for locations around Australia, using data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology website. Features include:choice of actual or apparent temperature displaydisplay colour varies with temperaturelinks to detailed observations on the Bureau's websitetemperature display in Celsius or FahrenheitThis widget...
Tags: Apple Macintosh, Temperature, Robert Stainsby, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Desktops, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware
Software downloads 2006-10-08
Degrees Down Under 2.3 (Mac)
Formerly named Melbourne Temp, Degrees Down Under displays the current temperature for a range of locations around Australia, using data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology website http://www.bom.gov.au. Features include:choice of actual or apparent temperature displayautomatic updating of the temperature at specified intervalslinks to detailed observations on the Bureau's websitetemperature...
Tags: Apple Macintosh, Temperature, Robert Stainsby, Web Site Development, Construction, Web Technology, Desktops, Internet, Hardware
Software downloads 2006-09-20
Australian Bureau of Statistics Gains Powerful Analytic Facilities With Integrated Data Warehouse
Established in 1905, the Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS is Australia's central statistical authority, providing high quality, objective, and timely statistics about the nation's economy and its social and cultural characteristics. The Australian bureau wanted to increase efficiency by reengineering the input supply chain, enhancing data capture and storage techniques...
Tags: Data Warehouse, Oracle Corp., Asset Based Security, Data Management, Investment, Productivity, Storage, Databases, Finance, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software
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