With AI Platforms on the Cloud, Businesses Reinvent Their Processes — and ThemselvesWhen 12-year-old Herbert Henry Dow set out to invent a chicken egg incubator, it took 40 tries before he was successful. For much of the past 125 years since he founded his namesake chemicals company, scientists at Dow have followed in his footsteps,… Mar 22 22March 22, 2022Article at BizTech Magazine
Temporary COVID-19 IT Solutions Provide Permanent Options for Federal AgenciesAs the world grappled with the ramifications of a mysterious new illness in early 2020, the Department of Energy’s 17 national laboratories returned to their World War II–era roots. The labs, created to develop the atomic bomb, came together during… Nov 12 21November 12, 2021Article at FedTech Magazine
Social Service Agencies Turn to the Cloud and AI to Serve Families in CrisisWhile the Great Recession is a distant memory to many, Clark County, Nev., had only recently recovered from its toll. “It took us more than 10 years to crawl back,” says Tim Burch, human services administrator for the county, which includes Las… Sep 16 21September 16, 2021Article at StateTech Magazine
Teleconferencing Tools Require Tough Security Measures to Maintain PrivacyJill Biden made history when she decided to keep her paid job while serving as first lady, but she barely had time to mark the milestone. The day before her husband was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States, Dr. Biden was on Zoom,… Jun 25 21June 25, 2021Article at FedTech Magazine
Mobile Communications Centers Help Public Safety Agencies Link UpIn February 2017, while rock climbing along the steep waterfalls at Poestenkill Gorge in Troy, N.Y., a hiker lost his footing and went missing in the ponds below. As various state and local agencies converged, the Rensselaer County Bureau of Public… Sep 24 18September 24, 2018Article at StateTech Magazine
A Decade After Katrina, IT Leaders Share Lessons LearnedWhen the next hurricane strikes, the Louisiana Supreme Court is ready. CIO Mike Evanson was already impressed with the court’s disaster recovery plan when he joined the court three years ago, and it has since grown stronger. The 15-page document… Jul 15 15July 15, 2015Article at StateTech Magazine
How the Louisiana Supreme Court Supported IT Staff Through a DisasterOn Friday, Aug. 26, 2005, Frank DiFulco received a call from his wife while he was shopping at Wal-Mart. She told him to pick up some water, batteries and other supplies, as forecasters warned that Hurricane Katrina was headed to New Orleans.… Jul 15 15July 15, 2015Article at StateTech Magazine
The Buzz Behind Social MediaIn August 1998, Nick Scott was paralyzed in a car accident. Consumed with his loss, the high school football player let his weight soar to 300 pounds. Then it struck him: “We all have challenges in our lives,” he says. “It’s about pushing yourself to… May 21 10May 21, 2010Article at BizTech Magazine
Righting Old WrongsKeith Beauchamp came into this world long after Emmett Till left it, but Till’s image has haunted him since he was 10, when he first saw the infamous photo of Till’s battered corpse in an old issue of Jet magazine. Nearly a half-century later,… Dec 31 09December 31, 2009Article at FedTech Magazine
The Hidden Stats on HomelessnessSTEPHEN YATES' NOMADIC LIFE on the streets ended six years ago. Living on the streets and alleys of Harlem, plagued by alcoholism and mental illness, Yates finally sought help at a local shelter. Upon intake, he provided his name, former address,… Oct 31 06October 31, 2006Article at StateTech Magazine
Digital War on PovertyIN ECUADOR, Gia Villena and her family had a pretty good life. They had a place to live and food on the table, but they thought things would always be “just OK.” “Whatever you’re born into is where you’re going to stay” is how Villena explains the… Oct 31 06October 31, 2006Article at StateTech Magazine
Record KeepersIF ABRAHAM LINCOLN had written the Gettysburg Address on a notebook PC, would it still be around today? That question, while rhetorical, helped guide the state of Washington as it built the nation’s first statewide, automated digital archive from the… Oct 31 06October 31, 2006Article at StateTech Magazine
Six Degrees to ConnectionForget Kevin Bacon. There are 1,323,200 people just four degrees from Diana L. Ferguson. Of them, 813,900 are looking for jobs. One of them was Michael Dowling. Ferguson, a senior technical staffing recruiter at Wells Fargo, had been searching… Sep 20 05September 20, 2005Article at BizTech Magazine
IT Volunteers Help Rebuild NYCSince Carie Lemack learned that her mother, Judy Larocque, was on American Airlines Flight 11 when it crashed into the World Trade Center, she has been trying desperately to gain some control in the midst of an out-of-control situation. She and her… Mar 04 02March 04, 2002Article at Computerworld
Workers Blindsided by Enron's DemiseEnron rose to glory on the concepts of transparency and communication in the marketplace. Throughout its 50-story glass headquarters, TV monitors and stock tickers kept workers on top of world events. But when the Enron empire began to crumble,… Dec 17 01December 17, 2001Article at Computerworld
H-1B RefugeesKamen Spassov has already seen hope vanish. He's seen 100% inflation in a single day. He's seen computer factories shut their doors or get recycled into refrigerator warehouses. He's seen his homeland, Bulgaria, turn into a land of despair. "After… Dec 03 01December 03, 2001Article at Computerworld
Higher CallingsIt's been more than 20 years since Pol Pot ended his reign of terror in Cambodia, but the ghosts of the past still torment the nation. Bones of the nearly 2 million Cambodians slaughtered by Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge soldiers still lie in the Killing… Sep 24 01September 24, 2001Article at Computerworld
IT community steps up to volunteerFirst there was shock. Then panic. Then grief. Then action. As relief workers looked for survivors amid the rubble from Tuesday's terrorist attacks, the IT community came together by the thousands to help rebuild the New York businesses that… Sep 14 01September 14, 2001Article at Computerworld
