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LA engineers hack into traffic control system

It's hard to explain why someone would want to hack into the Los Angeles Automated Traffic Surveillance Center, but that's just what two of the city's engineers did, causing a mild amount of havoc and thwarting work by other city engineers, reports IDG News Service. Gabriel Murillo, 37, and Kartik Patel, 34, are being charged with unauthorized access of a computer. The two men allegedly hacked in to the Los Angeles city traffic center to turn off traffic lights at four intersections last August.

Details Here: government.zdnet.com/?p=2834&tag=nl.e550

first published week of:   01/22/2007

Maryland Transit Customers to get Real-Time Information at Bus Stops

State transportation Secretary Robert L. Flanagan announced today that the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is installing a new state-of-the-art information system that will tell bus customers waiting at a bus stop when the next bus will arrive. The Next Vehicle Arrival technology (NVA) is the latest in transit passenger information systems and is now being installed at bus stops in the Baltimore region.

“Our goal has always been to improve customer service and make transit more convenient and user-friendly,” said Flanagan. “A big frustration for bus customers is not knowing when the next bus will arrive at their stop. This system empowers them with accurate, real-time information that will answer that key question and allow them to better plan the rest of their trip.”


Details Here: www.govtech.net/magazine/channel_story.php/103006 first published week of:   01/05/2007

Microsoft plans public-sector ERP software

The company will work with Tyler Technologies to develop the solutions, which will address fund accounting, encumbrance accounting and grant management.

Details Here: www.fcw.com/article97318-01-10-07-Web

first published week of:   01/19/2007

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