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U.S. to push moratorium on global Internet tariffs
U.S. lawmakers said last week that they would push for a permanent moratorium on electronic commercerelated global Internet tariffs when the World Trade Organization meets next month in Seattle.
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LA names new leader for IT agency
The city of Los Angeles last week named Jesse Juarros as general manager of the Los Angeles Information Technology Agency. Juarros, promoted from assistant general manager, replaces John Whang, who recently left the agency to explore an opportunity in education, according to an agency spokeswoman.
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Colo. Police Department Installs Enhanced 911 Call Center
The Lakewood, Colo., Police Department has installed a new call monitoring system that automatically prioritizes calls and eliminates duplicates in its Enhanced 911 (E911) call center.
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Tauzin: E-Rate war of words
A congressional hearing on legislation that would restructure the Clinton administration's ERate program turned into a true war of words Thursday.
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NASPO Elects New President
The National Association of State Procurement Officials recently elected Jan Hamlik of Wisconsin's State Bureau of Procurement as incoming president for the 19992000.
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Groups Call for IT to Streamline Grants Programs
Congress should investigate the role of information technology as part of its effort to streamline federal grants programs, a representative of the National Conference of State Legislatures told a House panel Thursday.
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D.C. police unveil new IT strategy, systems
Washington, D.C., Police Chief Charles Ramsey unveiled on Wednesday a new information technology strategy and a slew of new systems designed to enhance community policing in the District.
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Next State and Local Internets
It may not be Walt Disney World's Epcot Center, but in time the Internet2 Studio in Richmond, Va., might draw enough visitors to make it a favorite among the Virginia capital's many attractions. The 2,000squarefoot glassplated studio is a showcase for advanced networking technologies. The applic
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Unix Choices Up, Prices Down
There never has been a better time to be in the highperformance workstation business. Workstation users once had only a few options, primarily based on expensive Unix systems. Now, however, the choices seem endless. In particular, the expanding presence of Microsoft Corp.'s Windows and Windows NT
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Back to School.com
Our cover story this month on commercializing the classroom tells the story of how some K12 educators are grappling with whether to barter for services. In this case, the swap is free or lowcost hightech tools and online services in exchange for access to a captive audience of 6 to 17yearolds
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Oops. There Goes the Plan
Murphy's Law rules the world. What can go wrong will go wrong. It seems that as soon as you start implementing your hardwon plan, the world shiftsor, at least, your microcosm shifts. For instance, the mayor decides the civic administration should reorganize. A global vendor sells the line of busi
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Marketplace
Market Trends Automated Fingerprinting Comes of Age In Philadelphia, police officers no longer have to wait and wonder about the true identity of the person they've arrested. Using digital fingerprint systems, police can get an ID in just six minutes, so they can make speedy bookings and get back o
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Beating the ERP Learning Curve
For the past year, city, county and state governments have been implementing enterprise resource planning software suites to repair, upgrade and streamline business and technology operations. Spurred initially by the need for Year 2000 compliance, civic agencies have leveraged financial management,
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Oklahoma District Plugs in to E-Rate
The Western Heights School District in suburban Oklahoma City has one of the most advanced computer networks in the state. Every teacher has access to equipment that can broadcast lessons to students throughout the district, and last year a class participated in a live videoconference with U.S. sen
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Commercializing the Classroom
Despite billions of federal and private grant dollars spent to wire K12 classrooms and connect them to the Internet, few schools have the money for computers or the teaching tools to use on them. Indeed, on average, observers believe schools are finding it tough to drop below a ratio of 10 studen
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Communities
Kentucky Virtual U. Goes Online The Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University, a consortium of the state's public and private colleges and universities, has created a onestop World Wide Web site that provides access to all the enrollment and student services needed to get a college degree online. T
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Pacing Online Customer Service
When Tom Horley returned from vacation in early July, he had 700 email messages waiting for him, all containing questions or requests from users of Pennsylvania's official World Wide Web site. Horley, the chief of multimedia for Pennsylvania, said he would be able to answer the backlogged mail wi
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Hollywood, Fla., gets new IT director
John Barletta , acting director of information technology for Broward County, Fla., will become Hollywood, Fla.'s new chief information and technology director Sept. 13.
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Armstrong moves to CIT post
Anne Armstrong, editorinchief of civic.com and Federal Computer Week, was named president and chief executive officer of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology at a press conference held Monday.
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