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Metro Record Management Green, Transparent
Metro Regional Government is a directly elected regional government that develops policies and programs related to the planning, development, and infrastructure needs of 25 cities, three counties, and 1.4 million residents in and around Portland, Oregon. Metro Regional Government wanted to enhance their ability to manage records, enable public Access....
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Government, Vertical Industries, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
Case studies 2008-12-01
Security over Metro Ethernet
I'm looking to get some feedback on WAN security specifically referring to Metro Ethernet.The situation is that my company is now receiving Metro Ethernet services from our Service Provider. Now, we are a Gov't organization managing IT services, and infrastructure for Tax Services and Revenue Collection Agencies across the island....
Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, LAN Extensions, security, Metro Ethernet, Ethernet, encryption, LAN
Discussion threads 2008-06-10
At least two metro Wi-Fi build-outs appear to have gotten it right
Portland, Oregon and Minneapolis, Minnesota are two metropolitan areas on a very short list of successful city-wide Wi-Fi business endeavors. Which is refreshing, compared to all of the metro Wi-Fi projects that are in limbo, delayed or even canceled. What are these cities doing differently that makes them a success...
Tags: Minneapolis, Network, Wi-Fi Network, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Internet, Michael Kassner
Blog posts 2007-12-31
Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County Accelerates Operations, Expands Service to Its 600,000 Citizens
Metro Nashville has a $1.6 billion annual budget, employs more than 20,000 people, and administers an additional 7,000 pensions. To streamline services, Nashville and Davidson consolidated their separate governments into one entity in 1963. Technology is the centerpiece of Metro Nashville's continued strategy to increase operational efficiencies. When a comprehensive...
Tags: Nashville, Oracle Corp., Government, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Payroll Solutions, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
Case studies 2007-10-01
Understanding Wi-Fi and WiMAX as Metro-Access Solutions
This paper provides incumbent wireless Internet service providers WISPs, new WISPs and demanding new markets such as government and education with a technical analysis of alternatives for implementing last-mile wireless broadband services. The paper compares current 802.11 single hop and 802.11 mesh networks with 802.16, a new technology that solves...
Tags: IEEE 802.11, Intel Corp., Wireless Broadband, Wireless LANs, WiMAX, Wireless, Mesh Networking, Wi-Fi, Broadband Internet, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Networking, Telecommunications, Internet
White papers 2004-10-01
Securiosity
Securiosityblog rootTime's getting even tougher for VetsVeterans have been notified that their free 1 year of credit monitoringfrom the government has been revoked. After a laptop containinginformation on 26.5 million veterans was stolen, the BushAdministration granted veterans 1 free year of credit monitoring tohelp them watch out while the data...
Tags: Vertical industries, E-mail, Nathank@..., Tully, government, vet, Starbucks Corp.
Discussion threads 2006-07-21
Top 25 cities to work in
Really?!I agree, what about London, Leeds, Manchester, Rochester...RE: Top 25 cities to work inThere's a good book on this subject, by Richard Florida. It is mainly about the US but takes a wider look at the best places to live/work around the world with the starting point that we should...
Tags: Taxes, Personal finance, Free trade, Benefits, Top 25 city, Top 25, tax, Housing
Discussion threads 2009-05-28
Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi plan
Philadelphia reveals Wi-Fi planarticle rootWhat a crockGovts are supposed to protect us against force and fraud, not go into the telcom biz. std LP lineWhenever govt's do anything it usually costs more due to inefficiency, corruption, theft. (and No, I'm sure Philly is NOT known for years and...
Tags: corruption, Dr Dij, government, network, networking, Philly, Wi-Fi
Discussion threads 2005-04-08
Should cities be ISPs?
Should cities be ISPs?article rootShould cities be ISPs?Lobbyists in Washington, D.C. are pressuring Congress to resolve the question of whether governments or private companies do a better job as Internet service providers. The stated primary goal of municipal broadband services is to provide Internet access to low-income people. However, some...
Tags: Internet Service Provider, government, tax, isps, Sonja Thompson, networking
Discussion threads 2005-06-23
Early Career Crossroad - Which way to Turn?
Early Career Crossroad - Which way to Turn?I am a currently a systems engineer and in the second year of my professional technical career. I work for a very large, prosperous, prominent company in the DC area. I am currently doing java, j2ee, struts, and sql development on...
Tags: career, job, vjcant
Discussion threads 2005-09-22
Infinity + 1
Infinity + 1blog rootBlog importDid you notice this feature when you started your blog? If you want to jumpstart your TR blog with some content from somewhere else, then you can supply the feed in Blog Settings.The cool thing is you can comment on each item in that feed. And...
Tags: Blogging, DougOfCNET, TechRepublic Now, blog
Discussion threads 2005-05-16
US is better than Canada -- This should be a good one.
US is better than Canada -- This should be a good one.Sat, February 12, 2005U.S. is better than CanadaBy MICHAEL COREN -- For the Toronto SunI love this country. I came here almost 19 years ago and have spent the majority of my adult life here.It pains me to say...
Tags: drama, Garion11, off-topic, peace, TV
Discussion threads 2005-02-13
New tax for broadband customers?
Really Stupidarticle on networkpipeline says 3/4 of US adults are online, and half are online via broadband.now we'll give the politicians MORE money, and knock off some of the people who are NOW on broadband because they can't afford the NEW and IMPROVED HIGHER PRICE. As the article said,...
Tags: broadband, broadband tax network, Dr Dij, networking, tax, USF
Discussion threads 2005-07-06
Cybercrime tools market maturing, and crimes are on the rise
Mpack, Shark 2, Nuclear, WebAttacker, and IcePack are some of the names that are selling hot in the hacking tools marketplace. Cybercrime tools are getting into a business of their own, and the bad news is that the markets are maturing. A...
Tags: Cybercrime, Knowledge, Vulnerability, Tool, Hacking, Productivity, Security, Arun Radhakrishnan
Blog posts 2007-09-06
Novell Case Study: Jefferson County, Colorado
The Jefferson County government provides services for 530,000 citizens in a thriving community in the Denver-Aurora metro area of Colorado. Managing hardware and software costs was a key reason the county began running Linux and several open source applications. A long-time Novell customer, the county wanted the same kind of...
Tags: Novell Inc., Jefferson County Government, Linux, Government, Open Source, UNIX, Operating Systems, Software
Case studies
Media giving mixed signals on economy and tech sector
Just depends......on where you live, in my opinion.The market seems to be a lot more greater in neighboring states/cities, but where I live just outside of Detroit, there's not much to go for if you don't want a 45 mins commute or so.RE: Media giving mixed signals on economy and...
Tags: ITIL, Recruitment & Selection, Benefits, technology sector, job
Discussion threads 2008-09-18
Discounted Data Recovery Services for Hurricane Victims From DTEC Intl
DTEC International has authorized the Washington DC Metro Eastern Forensic Office to accept damaged HDD and CD Media from consumers and corporations who suffered loss in the wake of the passing Hurricanes. This program will be announced in our October publication of our Newsletter and on our company web site....
Tags: data recovery, Discounted Data Recovery Services, DTEC International, DTEC Intl, off-topic, richard.clark@...
Discussion threads 2005-09-28
Discounted Data Recovery Services for Hurricane Victims From DTEC Intl
DTEC International has authorized the Washington DC Metro Eastern Forensic Office to accept damaged HDD and CD Media from consumers and corporations who suffered loss in the wake of the passing Hurricanes. This program will be announced in our October publication of our Newsletter and on our company web site....
Tags: data recovery, Discounted Data Recovery Services, DTEC International, DTEC Intl, hardware, richard.clark@...
Discussion threads 2005-09-29
Used ,offlease or refurbished Pcs
Hullo members , i would like to buy used computers(pentium 3sPIIIs and above)at a good price.Where can i buy them ? Or Does any of the members have used computers they are selling at a good rate...
Tags: computer, emmyk3@..., hardware, PC
Q&A 2005-11-08
Top Secret Clearance w/ Lifestyle Polygraph....
Top Secret Clearance w/ Lifestyle Polygraph....Anyone have a list of Salary Ranges for Cleared IT professionals. Obviously this is very dependent on Education and Experience. I am being sponsered for TS/SCI w/ lifestyle poly. I was quoted on a salary range for my specific amount of schooling...
Tags: career, clearance, job, Lifestyle, Mp3SpY, salary, Top Secret, Top Secret Clearance, w/ lifestyle
Discussion threads 2005-11-17


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