US gov't agencies embrace collaborative software development

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	US gov't agencies embrace collaborative software development U.S. government agencies have long used open-source software. Now, some agencies are embracing the collaborative development model of open-source software development and are releasing code back to the wider community. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of execution. Register Now In this Issue US government agency drops BlackBerry in favor of iPhone Spammers abuse .gov URL shortener service in work-at-home scams Despite e-voting improvements, audits still needed for ballot integrity WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level By viewing this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. View Now US government agency drops BlackBerry in favor of iPhone Over 17,600 users in U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) are being moved from their BlackBerry devices to Apple's iPhone, after it was found that technology from Research In Motion cannot meet the mobile technology needs of the agency, according to contract documents. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Accelerating Cloud Performance with WAN Optimization Today's smart CIOs are assessing their workloads against business needs and analyzing where each should run—locally or in the public cloud. Read on to learn about the benefits of cloud computing, and why its success or failure is often dependent on WAN optimization. Learn more. Spammers abuse .gov URL shortener service in work-at-home scams Spammers have found a way to abuse a URL shortener service destined for U.S. government social media activities in order to craft rogue .gov URLs for work-at-home scams. Read More Despite e-voting improvements, audits still needed for ballot integrity Technology and process upgrades rolled out since the controversial 2000 presidential election have made e-voting more secure and reliable, according to the Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project. Read More
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