Tropos Networks and Veraloft have launched Pacifica Net, a citywide Wi-Fi service in Pacifica, California. The network will provide high-speed fixed and mobile Internet access for residential and business customers.
The Ministry of Industry and Primary Resources, Brunei has launched online fisheries (e-Fisheries) service in the country. The service, e-Fisheries is part of the e-MIPR initiative under Brunei Darussalam’s e-Government project.
The capital of Manipur, India, Imphal would be connected with the district headquarters upto sub-divisional/ block headquarters for running e-Governance applications by various departments of state government.
The Madhya Pradesh State (India) Government has decided to establish 9,232 common service centers (e-kiosks) under the National e-Governance plan (NeGP) in the state.
Dharamshala, the home of Dalai Lama in India is fully covered with wireless connection. Here, the head priest teaches his followers through computers.
The Boston Police Department has launched a text message based service for the residents of Boston. The service will enable citizens to anonymously provide information about crimes that may help police make their communities safer.
The Orissa (India) State Government has decided to take e-Governance to the panchayat lavel. Under this programme, every gram panchayat would be computerised to keep accounts of the projects implemented under the panchayat accounting monitoring system and asset monitoring.
The World Bank announced that the bank will support the design and implementation of e-Governance in Sri-Lanka. The bank will continue to provide assistance to the Government of Sri Lanka through the e-Sri Lanka Development Project.
Soon the offices of the Bangladesh Planning Commission Campus would be interconnected and then connectivity would be extended to the important government offices of the country.
Red Hat has received best security certification by the government funded National Information Assurance Partnership’s (NIAP) Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme for IT Security program, which evaluates the security of commercial technology products.
