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Oregon IT in the News
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Press Releases & Announcements
April 18, 2007 Oregonians will soon have access to high-quality aerial and satellite imagery via a state-of-the-art orthoimagery portal
 
March 26, 2007 (pdf) GIS software adds a whole new dimension to local-government data
 
Aug. 2, 2006 (pdf) Brown University study of state and federal Web sites ranks Oregon.gov third in the nation
 
March 2, 2006 (doc)  State Takes Stand On Spam
 
Feb. 22, 2006 (doc)  Oregon's Data & Video Services is the state's newest classroom
 
Sept. 30, 2005 - Employment Department wins second national award for iMatchSkills; Center for Digital Government bestows award for best Government to Business application
 
July 27, 2005 - The state of Oregon Chief Information Officer Council, in collaboration with the State CIO, has released the 2005 Enterprise Information Resources Management Strategy
 
April 26, 2005 - Governor announces Oregon is expanding the AMBER Alert system with a new Web portal 
 
April 12, 2005 - Elections Q&A Web site honored by Horizon Interactive Awards
 
Dec. 17, 2004 - The Dept. of Consumer & Business Services wins award from InfoWorld magazine
 
July 8, 2004 - Governor Launches New iMatchSkills System to Help Bring Employers and Job Seekers Together
 
June 16, 2004 (pdf) - State to Review Preliminary Business Case for Data Center and Network Consolidation
 
March 31, 2004 - Online Vehicle Registration Renewal in High Gear
 
March 15, 2004 (pdf) - State Awards Data Center and Network Consolidation Contract

News Articles
Aug.2, 2006  - Oregon's online services third best in the nation
The Oregonian, Jeff Mapes
 
Nov. 17, 2005 - GIS Day event held at the Capitol in Salem, Oregon
GIS Monitor
 
Aug. 17, 2005 - Oregon using Open Source technology for audio conferencing
Slashdot
 
June 8, 2005 - Oregon launches multi-jurisdictional permit portal
Government Technology Magazine
 
May 3, 2005 - Fish & Wildlife computers to be upgraded
Statesman Journal
 
April 2005  - Oregon GEO in the News
Government Technology Magazine, Merrill Douglas
 
April 13, 2005 - Real-time tsunami warning service launched on Pacific Coast
Government Technology Magazine
 
Jan. 5, 2005 - Unemployed can call or go online to apply for benefits
The Oregonian, Dan Hortsch
 
Jan. 5, 2005 - Scientists map Oregon tsunami zones using computer model
Corvallis Gazette-Times, William McCall, AP writer
 
Jan./Feb. 2005 - Open Source Advocates Launch Oregon Open Source Technology Center
Government Technology Magazine
Corvallis Gazette-Times
 
Dec. 30, 2004 - Western Governor´s University improves, online university doubles its enrollment
Stateline.org, Eric Kelderman
 
Nov. 9, 2004 - Oregon Librarians answer questions through online chat 
Government Technology Magazine, Nick Mudge
 
Oct. 6, 2004 - Oregon NW Wireless and Security Summit and Statewide Interoperability Executive Council Summit
Government Technology Magazine, Andrea Logue
 
Sept. 29, 2004 - Portland hopes housing Web site helps coffers, too
The Oregonian, Fred Leeson
 
Sept. 20, 2004 - Brown University releases research study on E-Government; Oregon ranks 19th - up from 34th in 2003
Governing.com 
 
July 20, 2004  - Governors launch multi-state AMBER Alert Web portal
Government Technology Magazine 
 
July 16, 2004  - Oregon group wins $1.6 million Transportation Security Administration grant
Federal Computer Week, Brian Robinson
 
July 6, 2004 - Jackson County named in national survey of top 10 digital counties (population category 150,000-249,999)
 
June 2004 - Marion County Sheriff´s Office tracks parolees with GPS
Government Technology Magazine
 
March 26, 2004  - ODOT Trucking Online program gains momentum
Daily Journal of Commerce
 
March 19, 2004 - Accenture to Merge Oregon Networks
Federal Computer Week, Diane Frank

People
 
Curt Pederson receives Information Technology Executive of the Year award, April 2006.
 
Curt Amo honored as finalist for IT Executive of the Year award, April 2006.
 
Cy Smith, Statewide GIS Coordinator, is interview by the GIS Monitor, December 2005.
Topics discussed include Oregon's progress toward developing a GIS Utility.
 
Scott Smith, Oregon E-government Program Manager, is interviewed by Government Technology Magazine, September 2005. Topics discussed include the challenge of producing a portal that appeals to the younger generation.
 
Donald Fleming is interviewed by Public CIO magazine, May 2004.
Pulling Toward the Center:  Interest in data center consolidation is running high these days.
 
Dave White Receives Information Technology Executive of the Year Award, March 31, 2004.

 
Page updated: August 29, 2007

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