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A consultant spoke with Industry Insider — Texas on how far smart cities have come, and how far they have to go.

The retired leader of a big-city school district has taken a role with an Austin-based company.

This computer mapping system makes Grapevine-Colleyville schools safer. Here’s how.

In addition to working in public-sector IT, he is a nonprofit board member.

The monies will assist in deploying a Texas EV infrastructure to meet future drivers’ needs.

The contractor will be expected to provide multiple services for pharmacists and patients.

During the first quarter of 2022, 374 purchases were made from 72 IT vendors.

The upgrade will cost an estimated $750,000.

Higher ed’s complex array of systems creates a large attack surface, and institutions are likely to pay ransom. Meanwhile, K-12 schools struggle with cyber staffing but more often resist extortion, a global report finds.

The vendor will have to work with Texas Workforce Commission data.

The Austin IT veteran is moving from an agency where he served for more than eight years.

Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Spectrum Enterprise to the Industry Insider family. A part of Charter Communications Inc., Spectrum Enterprise is a national provider of scalable fiber technology solutions serving many of America’s largest public-sector organizations. The broad portfolio includes networking and managed services solutions: Internet access, Ethernet access and networks, voice and TV solutions. The Spectrum Enterprise team of experts works closely with clients to achieve greater mission-critical success by providing solutions designed to meet their evolving needs. For more information visit enterprise.spectrum.com or contact Patrick Kufrovich.

The projected $85 million construction project will further master planning goals. A pre-bid conference is scheduled for Monday.

Goals include better health outcomes, access to services, care of the vulnerable, efficiency and accountability.

Audits include making sure election systems are cyber secure, according to state law.

The executive has a successful history of managing global accounts for several key industry organizations.

The state official updated the North Texas Commission and guests on broadband, ending with a strong outlook on the state economy.

Texas SLED insiders talk to Industry Insider — Texas about current IT practices, challenges and solutions.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas directs where power is supplied throughout the state.

The plans by this South Texas city’s police and courts include several improvements via technology for large municipalities.

Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Unisys to the Industry Insider family. Unisys is built on over 145 years of game-changing innovation. The company says it has helped to make the world a better place by bringing technological innovation to businesses and governments around the world. According to its website: “Our company has evolved and adapted over time, but our passion for innovation and for helping our clients succeed has remained constant. Our mission is to deliver advanced IT solutions to businesses and governments around the world. Our solutions consistently deliver the significant, measurable results that matter most to our clients. Better still, we build security into the solutions themselves. Unisys is committed to making a positive impact in the communities where our associates and clients live and work through corporate philanthropy.” For more information about Unisys, go to www.unisys.com/industries/public-sector or contact Brent Mears or Andrew Barkoff.