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Products improving education access
Some Webenabled communications tools for education include
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Missouri, Utah CIOs resign
The chief information officers of Missouri and Utah are leaving their posts to rejoin the private sector
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Chicago gets smart about transit
The Chicago Transit Authority and a suburban bus system have joined in a pilot program to test the ease and acceptance of SmartCard, a 'touchandgo' payment system for commuters.
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Ind. creates 'superhighway'
The information superhighway will meet the asphalt highway in Indiana.
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Maryland offering online tax payments
The state will use Official Payments Corp., which runs a Web site where residents can pay online with a credit card or via a toll-free number
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D.C. payroll system flounders
The system which was only up and running for a year had trouble getting pay checks to employees
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Teachers can job shop at new site
Launched just days ago, a teacher recruiting site wants to serve as the Internet place to lead teachers to teaching jobs nationwide
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CDs will play well in crises
Broward County sheriff's deputies will carry an in-house produced CD that could cut planning and response time by hours in the case of a school disaster
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Tech tools press cities to clean up
In Connecticut, a nonprofit has given people equipment to monitor the condition of city parks in hopes the information will prompt improvements
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Ga. taps Web for school safety
Ga. state agencies have opened the School Safety Zone, a Web site where people can anonymously leave information about potential threats to students
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W.V. equipping elderly with computers
Government agencies in West Virginia join businesses and volunteer organizations in getting surplus computers into the hands of senior citizens
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Pa. streamlines vendor procedures
New policy enables technology vendors to apply for state business anytime, instead of just annually
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Privacy high on Democrats' list
Democrats list specifics on how either Dems or Republicans would protect people's personal information remains largely unexplained
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Ga. town 'Intelligent City of the Year'
LaGrange is being honored by a nonprofit group for its efforts to use high-speed Internet access to promote economic development
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Oracle, non-profit helping schools
The partnership is providing Chicago public schools computers and other equipment as part of their effort to help disadvantaged schools
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Edging across the digital divide
More than half of the U.S. population has Internet access, and although at-home Web surfers tend to be affluent and better educated, the gap is closing
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Integrated ticket payment system launched
SCT's new system allows courts to accept traffic ticket payments 24 hours a day, then use the data for sentencing and auditing
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Technology a sideshow at fair
Illinois takes advantage of the crowds at its state fair to tout technology offerings
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