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ParentalControl Bar 5.0.1.457 (Windows)

The ParentalControl Bar is a free public service that helps concerned parents prevent their children from accessing adult-oriented Web sites. Complete our simple, three-step installation process below and start controling your family's online activity.

Tags: Public Service, WRAAC, ParentalControl Bar, Web Site Development, Microsoft Windows, Web Technology, Internet, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-06

Harnessing the Power of Location Intelligence in the Public Sector

Throughout the world, public services today are under pressure. The current economic climate, where tax receipts are naturally suppressed, provides very serious funding challenges. Moreover, in good times and bad, increasing regulation at the regional and national level is imposing additional duties and responsibilities on the public services...

Tags: Public Sector, Pitney Bowes Inc., Public Service, Taxes, Free Trade, Personal Finance, Financial Planning, Finance

White papers 2009-08-20

Council Transforms Revenues and Benefits Service Delivery With Enterprise Service Bus

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council in the United Kingdom wanted to reduce costs and improve public service delivery by offering more services electronically and by streamlining business processes. As a national leader in local government Information and Communications Technology ICT, the council entered a joint venture partnership with BT - called...

Tags: Revenue, Council, Benefit, Microsoft Corp., Public Service, Enterprise Service Bus, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-08-01

Czech Region Citizen Portal Offers Access to 70 Public Service Online Transactions

Until three years ago, local government in the Plzen region of the Czech Republic delivered public services by largely paper-based systems, with businesses and citizens making requests for services across the counter in working hours. In 2005, the regional administration sought European Union funding for an information portal capable of...

Tags: Citizen, Microsoft Access, Public Service, Portals, E-government, Data Management, Government, Web Technology, Databases, Internet, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2009-08-01

The City of Albuquerque: From Heterogeneous Data Sources to Public Service Visionary

At the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico, the saying goes that a well informed public service is an effective public service. It needed to automate data collection and information sharing throughout the City of Albuquerque's 20 departments, and supply critical information to the City's 750,000 citizens in a BI extranet....

Tags: Data Source, Public Service, IBM Corp., Pricing, Business Intelligence, Tools & Techniques, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Management

Case studies 2009-07-07

Weekend PSA; subscribe to the Smartphones & Cell Phones blog

My ZDNet Mobile Gadgeteer blog has thousands of RSS subscribers and I noticed that this still rather young Smartphones & Cell Phones blog has just a few of you subscribed to the feed. Thus, as a weekend public service announcement I wanted to make you aware that you can subscribe...

Tags: Blog, Cell Phone, Smartphone, Public Service, RSS, Blogging, Cellular Phones, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2009-03-28

"Grandparent's PC" Improves Quality of Life for Senior Citizens in Argentina

Improving the way public services are conceived and delivered is the perennial challenge of politics. More and more, governments are turning to technology to make public services accessible and citizen-centric in order to improve public policy outcomes. Yet technology is only one of the means to advance policy goals and...

Tags: Citizen, PC, Microsoft Corp., Public Service, Government, Vertical Industries

Case studies 2009-03-23

Innovative Public-Private Partnership Helps Guatemala Equip More Than Two-Thirds of Its Teachers for the Future

Improving the way public services are conceived and delivered is the perennial challenge of politics. More and more, governments are turning to technology to make public services accessible and citizen-centric in order to improve public policy outcomes. Yet technology is only one of the means to advance policy goals and...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Public Service, Government, Vertical Industries

Case studies 2009-03-20

UAE Performance Management Solution Drives Transformation in Public Services

The United Arab Emirates federal government wanted to deliver an improvement plan for public services aimed at reaching strategic targets by the end of 2010. The key to delivery of the transformation strategy is an automated performance management system, called ADAA performance in Arabic, and based on Microsoft Office PerformancePoint...

Tags: Drives Inc., Performance, Microsoft Corp., Public Service, Performance Management, Federal Government, Business Intelligence, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Government, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management

Case studies 2009-02-01

CRM 2.0: The Government, Public Service & A Transformed World

I KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET columns loves technology. I get that.  I also KNOW that everyone who reads ZDNET blogs loves it when the bloggers dish on technology companies - especially, it seems, Microsoft.  I realize that coolness and government don't go together very well - probably something...

Tags: Institution, Singapore, Public Service, CRM, Stuff Legend, Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Paul Greenberg

Blog posts 2009-01-14

Korean Government Extends Range of and Improves Efficiency of Online Public Services

In 2003, the president of South Korea expressed his firm resolve to innovate the public sector. The firm resolve of the government gave birth to the E-Government Roadmap, designed to achieve Korea's vision of becoming the "World's best open e-government". An open e-government involves the participation of the nation's people...

Tags: Oracle Corp., Resolve, Public Service, E-government, Government

Case studies 2008-02-01

A Unique Realization in Public Services at Flemish Government Contact Center

In the late 90s, the Flemish Government put transparency and easy accessibility for all citizens high on its agenda. The goal was to serve citizens in a professional, user friendly manner and address all questions regarding the Flemish Government. Citizens expected to be served via other communication channels besides high-quality...

Tags: Citizen, Capgemini, Government, Contact Center, Public Service, Call Centers, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), It Operations, Enterprise Software, Software

Case studies 2007-09-03

Government Regulator Streamlines Public Service With Customer-Centric Solution

The Pensions Regulator aims to offer a more responsive and professional customer service as part of its customer contact strategy. Its existing business solutions were becoming dated, making access to information unwieldy for staff dealing with customers. A Microsoft Dynamics CRM implementation has made a significant difference, giving these employees...

Tags: Regulator, Customer, Microsoft Corp., Public Service, Government Regulator, Microsoft Dynamics CRM Implementation, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Product Marketing, Regulations, Advertising & Promotion, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Government

Case studies 2007-08-01

Constellation Energy Sees Its Most Successful Rate Case With Case Management Solution

Constellation Energy's Baltimore Gas and Electric subsidiary hadn't filed a rate case with its public service commission - which would enable it to adjust rates to customers to reflect changing costs - in five years. Its legal staff was smaller than before, and many employees experienced with the previous rate...

Tags: Case Management, Microsoft Corp., Public Service, Constellation Energy

Case studies 2007-01-01

A website to promote public service

In the wake of baby boomer retirements and widespread difficulty in recruting top managers to government, the Council for Excellence in Government launched a site today to promot public service as a smart career move. The site will provide talking points and data to help commencement speakers and others promote...

Tags: government

Blog posts 2006-04-25

TealMovie: FixCats.com Public Service Announcement (Mobile)

This hilarious public service announcement PSA, was conceived to promote responsible pet ownership by the organization: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals PETA. Created by the advertising firm Saatchi and Saatchi, many TV stations banned the Ad, claiming its faux-feline feigned-fornication scenes as "too lewd" for broadcast. Consequently, it...

Tags: Advertisement, Mobile, Movie, Public Service, TealPoint Software, Palm OS, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2001-09-13

Staffordshire Connects Delivers Improved Public Services

Determined to demonstrate true collaborative working in the cause of better service to local citizens in the county of Staffordshire, United Kingdom, the county council, eight district councils, and the unitary authority of Stoke-on-Trent all contributed funds to set up the Staffordshire e-Government Partnership under the name Staffordshire Connects. The...

Tags: County, Oracle Corp., Council, Public Service, Staffordshire, E-government, Purchasing & Procurement, Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Software, Government, Business Operations, Software

Case studies

Centralised IT System Delivers Enhanced Public Services for Citizens in Romania

Mehedinti District Council delivers public services to citizens in the Mehedinti region of Romania. Traditionally, these services depend on paper processes that require citizens to visit local authority offices in person. To address this, the council joined forces with CG&GC Intelligent Technology and a number of other business partners to...

Tags: Citizen, Information Technology, Microsoft Corp., Public Service, Romania, Mehedinti District Council, GIS, Portals, Software, Internet

Case studies

Minneapolis Establishes World-Class Virtual City for Public Services

With a vision of becoming a national leader in public service delivery and thus attracting more business the city of Minneapolis faced significant resource challenges. It's Information Technology and Services department was already working at full capacity providing "Break/fix" services for the city's 4,000 employees. The City of Minneapolis outsourced...

Tags: Minneapolis, Unisys Corp., Public Service, Taxes, Financial Planning, Finance

Case studies

WiscNet Elects 8e6 to Lead Wisconsin Schools, Government, and Public Services With a Hardware Filtering Solution

Wisconsin State Education Research Network WiscNet is a non-profit, membership-based association. WiscNet was experiencing many performance problems with their former software Internet filtering solution, such as failure to connect to the Internet, bottlenecks, and difficult manageability. The company wanted to block unacceptable Web sites and protect both students and employees...

Tags: Hardware, Public Service, 8e6 Technologies, WiscNet, Internet, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Performance Management, Spyware, Government, Cyberthreats, Channel Management, Security, Viruses And Worms, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Marketing

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