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Olympics tech team gets ready to put London 2012 IT through its paces
News Tech that will be put through its paces at the lab will include the Games' management systems, which handle information on accreditation, transportation and accommodation schedules, medical encounters reports, sports qualifications and... [27 Oct 2009]
The Portuguese Municipality of Matosinhos Links Back-Office Data With Online Service Delivery to Make Life Easier for Citizens and Civil Servants
White Paper By solving the three core areas of SIMPLIFE, Matosinhos hoped to improve the decision support for elected officials and public managers -to improve staff productivity and increase citizen satisfaction. [02 Oct 2009]
Improve Compliance Across SAP and Non-SAP Systems
White Paper In an announcement reported around the world, bank officials revealed that, over the course of several years, a rogue trader executed fraudulent transactions that cost the bank billions of dollars. According to company... [30 Aug 2009]
Cern pins down latest Large Hadron Collider delays to leaky hose
News The hose vented helium into the vacuum insulation of the LHC, Cern officials suspect. The latest delays to the restart of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) are likely to have been caused by a faulty hose, according to... [03 Aug 2009]
Kolektor Improves Taxpayer Convenience and Payment Efficiency With Integrated IT Platform
White Paper The challenge was to improve access to tax information for officials and citizens by making it available online and automate procedures for paying and collecting taxes to improve taxpayer services. Kolektor wanted to... [30 Jul 2009]
Photos: From Big Bang physics to F1 racing - how analytics is shaping the world's decisions
Photo WHO staff work with officials around the world to collect information relevant to infectious outbreaks, including where and when disease occurs and data on a country's level of healthcare provision, wealth, urbanisation,... [27 Jul 2009]
EU: Authors - we need you. What do you think of Google books?
News European Commission officials will meet with copyright holders on 7 September to discuss the search giant's $125m proposed settlement with US publishers and authors granting Google the right to digitise and publish books... [21 Jul 2009]
Microsoft, EU 'in talks' to settle antitrust probes
News Microsoft has had "preliminary talks" with European Union officials with the hopes of settling several regulatory probes, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the report, Microsoft is aiming to settle the... [08 Jul 2009]
Zonar Drives Advanced Fleet Telematics With Google Maps for Enterprise
White Paper Transportation officials relied on a variety of third-party mapping solutions to supply trip and safety data - with unsatisfactory results. Since 2001, Seattle-based Zonar Systems has been revolutionizing transportation... [23 Jun 2009]
Hawaii Safeguards Schools Statewide Using Intrusion Protection Systems From 3Com's TippingPoint Division
White Paper In 2004, officials at the Hawaii Department Of Education (HIDOE), the oldest public school system west of the Mississippi, confronted what school districts nationwide dread. HIDOE's schools rely heavily on its wired and... [12 Jun 2009]
Twitter's fake tweeters to be unmasked
News The experiment will begin with "public officials, public agencies, famous artists, athletes, and other well-known individuals at risk of impersonation," Stone wrote. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has revealed the company... [08 Jun 2009]
Obama: 'We are underprepared for cyber attack'
News That's a similar role to the White House officials who help to monitor terrorist attacks or natural disasters. President Obama on Friday said the US government is "not as prepared" as it should be to respond to... [01 Jun 2009]
University of Pittsburgh Increases Security With Verizon Notification Services
White Paper After the Virginia Tech incident, officials narrowed their focus to emergency communications. After careful deliberation, the university officials decided emergency communications were too important to... [30 May 2009]
From Personnel Confusion to Clarity: Kelso Police Department Uses SmartDraw to Create Citywide Organizational Chart
White Paper When the City of Kelso, Washington needed a better way to keep track of city personnel changes while also allowing citizens to easily identify city officials, Ed Nelson knew just what to do. Using SmartDraw, Nelson... [15 Apr 2009]
Symantec probes call centre data theft allegations
News The company has informed UK privacy authorities and attorneys general and officials in eight US states and Puerto Rico of the allegations that three UK customers had credit card information leaked and that about 200 US... [01 Apr 2009]
