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Videoconferencing Hits the Road

Tech Trends

Roam on the Range

Cellular wireless affords state and local governments broader coverage and secure transmission.

Tech Trends

Browser Power

Expectations of mobility and flexible access drive adoption of Secure Sockets Layer VPNs.

Best Practices

Securing Virtual Servers

Early adopters offer five tips for avoiding vulnerabilities.

Tech Focus

Rugged Appeal

Tough enough to thrive in the harshest environments, rugged notebooks are on the job in public-safety applications.

Tech Forward

Plugging Leaks

Data-leak prevention technology inspects outbound content to keep sensitive data from escaping the network.

Tech Forward

FAN Club

State and local agencies look to file area networks to ease storage management.

Case Study

Transit Modernization

Austin's Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority smooths operations with thin clients and desktop virtualization.

Case Study

Streamlined Servers

Charlotte County, Fla., rolled out server virtualization to avoid a repeat of outages it suffered during Hurricane Charley.

Features

Feature

Investigative Aid

Mobile computing devices boost the efficiency of social workers, leaving them more time to protect at-risk children.

Feature

Clocked and Cited

Officers slow down motorists by speeding up the ticket process.

Feature

Easy Access

Single sign-on cuts support and training costs while speeding access to critical data.

Opinion