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Windows NT 5.0
Microsoft Corp. recently shipped Beta 2 of Windows NT 5.0, giving government users a first look at what to expect when the shipping version is released, probably next summer.
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Intel's New 300 Mhz PII:
Due to tight agency budgets, most state and local workers in the market for a notebook computer are not looking for a second system but a workhorse replacement for their desktop PC.
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An Assessment, From the Vest
A mentor once taught me early in my career to note on each New Year's Day five goals for the next 12 months and to keep them in my vest pocket always.
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Minnesota's ISEEK Combines Job Bank, Career Planning
Every month, the Minnesota Department of Economic Security (MDES) puts out reams of information on unemployment, jobs and industries in the state.
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UCLA Web Site Isolates the Roots of Urban Decay
In its final stages, urban blight is easy to spot.
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The new state and local power tool
For some state and local government executives, geographic information systems have become a political power tool. Take the case of Arkansas Secretary of State Sharon Priest, who this year will use GIS to help redraw the state's political boundaries.
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Prism Software Aids Procurement Work Flow
The District of Columbia's Office of Contracting and Procurement recently tapped Compusearch Software Systems Inc., McLean, Va., to provide a procurement management software system dubbed Prism.
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Online Software Store for Government Shoppers Debuts
A new online software store specifically for government shoppers recently opened its doors at www.beyond.com/gov.htm.
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Risk Management
Baseball players may earn glory by hitting the ball only three of every 10 times they come to the plate, but for information technology managers, there are no accolades given out for batting .300 when it comes to bringing in projects on time and on budget.
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Data for Hire
When a contingent of lawyers, bankers, insurance executives and retailers approached Kansas officials in 1989 with an idea for developing a new way of delivering mission critical public information to businesses, the state balked.
People
Rapid Reference: The CD Server Solution
One reason many schools are turning to online CD reference libraries is the relative ease of setting up a CDROM server on a network.
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CD Encyclopedias
'Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects,' Will Rogers once quipped.
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Apple Debuts iMac
With so many of the nation's kindergarten through 12th grade schools and many colleges holding a large installed base of Macintosh technology, Apple Computer Inc. is hoping to score big among school administrators with its new iMac desktop computer.
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Getting Ready for NCIC 2000
The future of computerized law enforcement tools sits on Police Chief Frank Sleeter's desk.
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A Long Road to Health for Failed California Child Support Project
A Long Road to Health for Failed California Child Support Project
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GPS Plots the Public Sector
During the Age of Exploration, the difference between a good map and a bad one often meant the difference between a successful voyage and ending up feeding the fishes.
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