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(8/7/2007) Service-oriented architecture or SOA is an architecture style, not a product or a project. It's an improvement over past architectures in that it captures and uses the best practices of the architectures that came before it. As such, SOA is an evolution in architecture, not a revolution. | (7/24/2007) Even though Australia is currently experiencing an ICT skills shortage, many IT veterans are "driving taxis", according to the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA). Despite an aging population which is having a negative impact on Australia's talent pool, AIIA CEO, Sheryle Moon, said 50 year-olds are still perceived as being past their use-by-date in the workforce. | (7/5/2007) A cyber attack two months ago that targeted much of Estonia's online infrastructure has resulted in the U.S. government sending cyber investigators to the Baltic state to assist them in understanding what went wrong. | (7/2/2007) The U.K.'s trial of e-voting and e-counting technologies during recent local elections resulted in crashed computers and technicians scratching their heads, while posing new concerns about the systems' security and reliability, a new report has concluded. | (6/26/2007) According to a survey conducted by analyst firm IDC, on the job training for IT personnel can significantly impact their contribution and productivity. The study commissioned by software firm Symantec Corp. of Cupertino Calif., questioned more than 200 North American IT teams with two or more staff members. | (6/25/2007) A recruitment firm is hunting for a new Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the Australian Department of Defence. A defence spokesperson confirmed advertisements for the position will appear in the next two weeks to replace former CIO air vice-marshal John Monaghan. | (6/20/2007) I grew up in Fairfax County, Va., and my K-12 experience took place within the Fairfax County Public Schools system. So it was with a certain amount of hometown pride that I learned that FCPS ranked No.10 on Computerworld's 2007 list of Best Places to Work in IT. | (6/12/2007) Let's face it: sometimes camping in the woods or hitting the beach just isn't your thing. Most of us got into the technology business because we love doing geeky things. Have no fear, we're here with five great ideas on places you can go this summer to satisfy the inner (or outer) geek that resides within us all. | (5/31/2007) The U.K. government has published a new version of the ITIL best practice guide, aiming to give IT staff more strategic how-to guidance. "ITIL v3 really talks about how IT organizations deliver services within their companies and the processes that underpin the successful delivery of IT services," says ITIL chief architect Sharon Taylor of Ottawa-based Aspect Group. | (5/29/2007) Those in search of eternal life need look no further than the computer industry. In fact, the harder you try to declare a technology dead, it seems, the more you turn up evidence of its continuing existence. Nevertheless, after speaking with several industry stalwarts, we've compiled a list of skills and technologies that, while not dead, can perhaps be said to be in the process of dying. | (5/26/2007) Those in search of eternal life need look no further than the computer industry. In fact, the harder you try to declare a technology dead, it seems, the more you turn up evidence of its continuing existence. Nevertheless, after speaking with several industry stalwarts, we've compiled a list of skills and technologies that, while not dead, can perhaps be said to be in the process of dying. |
  | |  | | Blog Spotlight: Sandford Borins |  | As Professor of Strategic Management at the University of Toronto, Sandford Borins brings InterGovWorld.com readers exclusive insights into how and why the public sector is changing. You'll find new perspectives and questions, observations and objectives, lessons and answers. Cover to Cover, the blog by Prof. Sandford Borins, appears every Thursday. Inside Cover to Cover | |
| | | Unified Communications |  | Unity is a word often heard in the public sector, with myriad agencies and departments looking to foster collective thinking around some of today's most pressing issues. The word, however, doesn't usually get mentioned in the same breath as technology. That's a situation, though, that might soon be changing, thanks to a new software platform known as unified communications.
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