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Roster Change
Richard Luce, research library director at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the project leader of the Library Without Walls digital library effort, was elected to serve on the National Information Standards Organization's board of directors until 2002. NISO is a nonprofit organization that develo
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Texans using online court payment system
Texas scofflaws are racing to use ECourt Inc.'s new online court payment system that enables people to pay their traffic tickets and court fines online with a credit card or electronic check and avoid having to go back to the location where the ticket was issued.
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Smart card helps parents filter Web
PubliCard Inc. unveiled a smart card and Webfiltering solution that lets parents choose filtering levels for their children.
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Federal Bytes
WATEREDDOWN ADVICE? According to a group called Y2KNewswire, Sen. Robert Bennett (RUtah) and Sen. Christopher Dodd (DConn.) missed the mark when, in a letter to advice columnist Ann Landers, they called the sale of water treatment kits a Year 2000related 'scam' that Landers readers ought to avo
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Industry Watch
GTE, Infodata partner GTE Government Systems Corp. has incorporated document management software from Infodata Systems Inc. into its InfoWorkSpace collaboration tool. InfoWorkSpace enables World Wide Webbased audio and videoconferencing, online presentations and the use of electronic white boards
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Illinois tops recent E-Rate distribution
The seventh wave of ERate commitment letters released Friday distributed more than $50 million throughout the nation, with Illinois receiving $8.3 million, the most of any state.
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Virginia Gov. Gilmore's IT Commission Announces Next Meeting
Virginia Gov. James Gilmore's (R) Commission on Information Technology (CIT) will meet Sept. 1 at George Mason University to discuss the state's need for more IT workers.
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Virginians Will Soon Be Able to Renew Drivers' Licenses Online
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has decided to add a driver's license renewal feature to its Internet site this fall as the next step in the department's rollout of online services.
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Kansas Attorney General Shuts Down Online University
The Kansas attorney general shut down Monticello University, an Internetbased school, for falsely offering degrees from accredited institutions in Kansas, South Dakota, Hawaii and overseas locations.
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Study Finds Many Don't Trust Privacy on Web
Heightened media and government attention regarding online privacy issues may be creating more fear than calm among consumers, the majority of whom said in a recent survey that a prominently displayed privacy policy on a World Wide Web site is not likely to earn their trust.
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San Carlos, Calif., Puts Quality-of-Life Survey Online; Wins Cabletron Grant
San Carlos, Calif., last week put a survey online asking citizens to rate the quality of life of the city in four areas: transportation, culture, economic development and education.
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Florida's 'City of Wonders' Exhibit to Tour State
The Florida League of Cities is taking an exhibit of its City of Wonders project, which showcases local governments' use of technology, on a twoyear tour of the state.
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Utah Republican Party Offers Internet Access to Donors
The Utah Republican Party is selling unlimited access to the Internet for about $20 a month in an attempt to fatten campaign coffers and achieve direct access to the state's GOP supporters.
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New Jersey Program to Provide Matching Loans to 23 High-Tech Companies
New Jersey's Technology Transfer and Commercialization Program (TTCP) will provide matching loans to 23 hightech companies in the state that are poised to supply advanced technology products to the marketplace.
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Pennsylvania Securities Commission Unveils Internet Fraud Unit
The Pennsylvania Securities Commission Tuesday unveiled an Internet fraud unit to protect the state's investors from the growing problem of online securities scams.
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FCC Brief Opposes Cable Internet Access Regulation
The Federal Communications Commission filed a brief in a federal appeals court that opposes local regulations that would compel cable companies to grant access to their networks to rival Internet service providers.
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Three states deem systems Y2K-compliant
Only three states Iowa, Nebraska and North Dakota have fully tested their computer systems and deemed them Year 2000compliant, according to testimony presented at a congressional hearing on Saturday.
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Document Management System Saves Washington State Man-Hours
Washington's largest cabinet office, the Social and Health Services Department began to use a Webenabled document management, imaging and workflow solution that is cutting manhours needed to process requests and search for records.
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Orange County, Fla., Broadcasting Trial Via the Internet
Florida's Orange County Circuit Court began to broadcast a trial via the World Wide Web Monday, marking the first time a state court has transmitted its official proceedings live over the Internet.
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