Innovative technologies that already help government officials track vehicles and manage the flow of traffic can play an important role in responding to terrorist attacks, according to the U.S. transportation industry.
State officials report a significant increase in nuisance attacks of domestic origin on their Web sites and networks in the past year, Rock Regan, president of the National Association of State Chief Information Officers.
Affiliated Computer Services won a $4.9 million contract with the Oregon Department of Human Resources for a decision support system and data warehouse.
Maximus Inc. won an 18-month, $4.8 million contract with the New York Department of Health to establish and operate a statewide physician profiling system.
Verizon Wireless Inc. is negotiating with the federal government to give priority access to emergency workers in several high-risk areas during a national emergency.
Local public safety agencies are relying on companies to help them maintain uninterrupted communications. In the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks, these agencies are re-examining their communications architecture and policies, especially with an eye toward responding to future disasters. In the near term, public safety agencies will be looking for a massive influx of emergency communications equipment, such as radios and mobile computing devices, said Ray Lehr of TRW Inc.
Websense Inc. has signed a contract estimated to be worth more than $1 million to provide the state of Arizona with employee Internet management software.
LexisNexis has signed a definitive agreement to acquire CourtLink Corp.,which specializes in electronic filing of legal documents and electronic access to court records.
iXP Corp.'s contract to maintain the emergency 911 system for the New York City Police Department allows the company exactly 5.26 minutes of downtime each year. That's less than one second every 24 hours.
Red-light camera systems are enjoying increasing public acceptance as a cost-effective way to reduce traffic accidents, despite complaints that the systems constitute a shakedown of motorists by local governments and the makers of the systems.
Pivotal Corp. has won a contract to provide customer relationship management software to the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Tenn.
Current Analysis Inc. has formed a partnership with Public Technology Inc. to provide IT and telecommunications analysis for state and local governments.
Datamaxx Applied Technologies Inc. has won a $4 million contract from Indiana to integrate its state police system with the National Crime Information Center.
Georgia officials this month will put out for bid the Convergent Communications Outsourcing Project, a landmark deal that combines telecommunications and data services into a single contract, estimated to be worth more than $2 billion over 10 years. Bob Young, a group manager of global telecommunications for SAIC, said the convergent communications market is "already exploding."
Georgia officials this month will put out for bid a landmark communications outsourcing project that combines telecommunications and data services into a single contract, estimated to be worth more than $2 billion over 10 years.
