Last week, Microsoft held its eighth annual US Public Sector CIO Summit in Redmond, Washington where company officials unveiled enhanced certification and security capabilities for cloud users in government. According to the Microsoft vice president responsible for state and local governments, last week’s announcements were significant not just for federal customers, but also for states [...]
BasicGov, a provider of municipal planning, permit and code enforcement software for local government, announced last week the launch of BasicGov Licensing. The web-based software will help governments streamline the application, payments and renewal process for all licenses within its jurisdiction, the company said.
The State of New York is looking to merge and consolidate seven agencies and authorities under Governor David Paterson’s new budget proposal – a move his administration says will save $14.8 million per year. Among some of the more substantial changes, Gov. Paterson called for the creation of a new Homeland Security division, the combining [...]
2010 promises to be a big year for cloud computing. According to a recent INPUT survey of the state and local landscape, the market is expected to nearly triple by 2014. But recent actions by two state governments may throw private sector providers of cloud computing a curveball. Both Utah and Michigan are developing plans [...]
Moving a smaller city or county’s back-office licensing and permit processes into the modern age may seem like a trivial way to increase government efficiency. But according to Michael Togyi, vice president of marketing and sales for BasicGov, it can play an essential role in managing economic development and citizen interaction. And with his solution, [...]
