Elections offices are mandated to go through cybersecurity assessments and training, and jurisdictions with a population over 100,000 have video surveillance of ballot-holding areas.
Industry Insider — Texas would like to welcome ISF Inc., to the Industry Insider family. The company consults on organizational transformation, strategy and operations, and IT modernization; it also offers public-sector advisory services. ISF provides web development, managed services and deliverables-based information technology to Texas state agencies through multiple categories. The firm is more than 40 years old, serves 22 states and has home offices in Austin and Florida. Contact Nick Aliberti, senior client partner, or visit the ISF website.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Canonical to the Industry Insider family. Canonical publishes Ubuntu, an open source platform used across industries including government. The 20-year-old company helps to power the cloud, Internet of Things devices, desktops and servers. For more information, contact Dane Redman or visit the Canonical website.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Box to the Industry Insider family. The company offers the public sector multiple products that support citizen and employee experiences. Collaboration, e-signature, app integration and process automation are just a few of the pieces Box brings together. For more information, contact Eric Roy or Murtaza Masood or visit the Box website.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome ServiceNow to the Industry Insider family. ServiceNow provides enterprise cloud software for state and local government and helps them provide seamless public services. The company, founded in 2003, has worked with governments around the world and Fortune 500 companies. For more information, contact Alexandra Vermeer, Ali Lakhani or visit ServiceNow.com.
Industry Insider — Texas will observe Labor Day on Monday and will not be publishing a newsletter. The daily update will resume Wednesday. The staff of Industry Insider wishes our readers and friends a safe and meaningful holiday.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Parsolvo to the Industry Insider family. Parsolvo is a management advisory and consulting firm specializing in driving enterprise-wide transformation in the areas of technology, data, supply chain, procurement and financial administration. Project expertise includes chargeback, IT financial management, data architecture, data warehousing, data governance, data management and AI/BI insights for state, local and federal government as well as education. For more information, contact Tim Barto or visit Parsolvo’s website.
Digital twin technology combines data, spatial and visual information, real-time analytics and modeling — in this case to maximize scheduling and classroom use.
This webinar, set for 10 a.m. Wednesday, will feature Dustin Haisler, president of Government Technology, and Mike Driessen, vice president of subscription services. These industry leaders will provide a preview of the emerging trends driving Texas’ state government technology market and crucial tech initiatives.
The speakers will offer up their forecasts on future initiatives impacting IT across the state, providing “insights to help turbocharge business strategies and validate sales and marketing activities,” according to the event announcement.
Join e.Republic’s webinar, “Supercharge Your Business with Public-Sector Events,” at 2:30 p.m. Monday, in which industry experts will share game-changing strategies that will transform your approach to public-sector events.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Intel to the Industry Insider family. Intel, founded in 1968, introduced the programmable microprocessor in 1971. The company is an industry leader that helps governments harness technology with fast, reliable hardware including the Intel Core vPro processor and its Xeon processor-based servers. The company is enabling smart cities technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) applications through its partnerships. For more information, visit intel.com/publicsector or contact Texas public-sector managing director Alan D. Rose.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Gartner to the Industry Insider family. One of the world’s top research and advisory companies and an S&P 500 member, Gartner provides vital insight, advice and tools to enable business and technology leaders to achieve mission-critical priorities. CIOs and senior IT leaders at corporations and government agencies, leaders in high-tech and telecom enterprises and professional services firms, supply chain and digital marketing professionals and technology investors rely on Gartner, the partner to clients at almost 20,000 enterprises. For more information, visit gartner.com or contact AJ Johnson.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome AvePoint Public Sector to the Industry Insider family. The subsidiary of AvePoint focuses on data protection, migration and management with software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for state and local government. AvePoint was founded in 2001 and now has a global footprint to enable digital workplace transformation in multiple sectors. For information, contact Dan Bichsel.
Industry Insider — Texas will not publish a newsletter Wednesday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The newsletter will resume on Friday morning.
Industry Insider — Texas will observe Memorial Day on Monday and will not be publishing a newsletter. The daily update will resume Wednesday. The staff of Industry Insider wishes our readers and friends a safe and meaningful holiday.
“We are pleased to provide an improved user experience with our new website accessibility features, so all members can access our job-critical content,” said Mike Driessen, publisher of Industry Insider and vice president of member services for e.Republic.
DIR’s Neil Cooke speaks with Governing’s podcast crew about data management and its impact on AI; he also discusses how his agency and the Legislature are leading data and AI policy.
The Texas Department of Public Safety has been working to consolidate the multiple systems currently used to administer computerized criminal history system functions into a single platform.
The company announced its upcoming plans in Titus County this week, one of several that will be connected to high-speed Internet with help from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Red Hat to the Industry Insider family. Red Hat provides enterprise open-source solutions, including high-performing Linux, cloud, container and Kubernetes technologies. It also helps state and local government agencies maintain their IT assets while freeing up resources to focus on modernization efforts, such as cloud-native development and hybrid cloud. For more information, contact Linda Burwell or visit Red Hat’s website.
The county is using a tool on which RapidSOS and Hexagon have partnered, providing real-time data capabilities and digital alerts resulting in faster fire response.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome CORE to the Industry Insider family. CORE provides end-to-end payment solutions for seamless citizen interactions, automating the full payment life cycle by accepting and reconciling payments. The company, founded in 1986, provides revenue management and customer engagement to the public sector, government and higher education. For more information, contact Mike D’Andrea or visit the CORE website.
