NITC.news


April 26, 2006

Monthly news update from the Nebraska Information Technology Commission


Next NITC Meeting

The next meeting of the Nebraska Information Technology Commission is scheduled for May 1 at 1:30 pm. The location and agenda are posted on the NITC web site.


Standards and Guidelines
The Technical Panel is seeking comments on the following draft standards:

Web Cookie Standard
Wireless Local Area Network Standard
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan Standard

Submit comments by May 22, 2006 to rick.becker@nitc.ne.gov.








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  Communities
  Education


NETA Conference features Jason Ohler and Dan Beuttner

LB 1208 is signed into law

Microsoft foresees laptop for every student

The next regularly scheduled Education Council Meeting will be  Friday, May 19, 2006, 9:00am-12:00pm, at ESU 16, at Creighton University.

Upcoming Conferences
NETA, Omaha, NE, April 27-28, 2006
NDLA, Grand Island, NE, June 1, 2006
NECC, San Diego, CA, July 4-7, 2006
Syllabus, Boston, MA, July 31-August 3, 2006
EDUCAUSE, Dallas, TX, October 9-12, 2006
NSBA T+L2, New Orleans, LA, November 1-3, 2006
CoSN, San Francisco, CA, March 28-30, 2007


Other Conference Information: http://www.nitc.state.ne.us/itc/education/IT_conferences.htm

 

  State Government

Standards and Guidelines
The Technical Panel is seeking comments on the following draft standards:

Web Cookie Standard
Wireless Local Area Network Standard
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan Standard
Submit comments by May 22, 2006 to rick.becker@nitc.ne.gov.


New Shared Service Deployed
The SAN (Storage Area Network) shared service was deployed on April 13, 2006. Click here for SAN rates and contact information.


Nebraska State Patrol Awards Contract for Computer Aided Dispatch System
The Nebraska State Patrol awarded a contract to provide a statewide Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System. The new CAD system automates the state patrol's currently manual dispatch operations and will allow dispatchers to respond to, manage and track emergency calls more efficiently.


LB 921 - CIO Responsibilities
The Legislature passed and on March 13 Governor Heineman signed LB 921, a bill which provides the state Chief Information Officer with oversight responsibilities for the Division of Communications and IMServices.



 



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