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November 2, 2004

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Tuesday, November 2, 2004	Volume 3, Issue 42
The weekly GovPro Newsletter is produced by the editors of Government Product News and Government Procurement Journal. Visit: www.govpro.com a news-, product-, and issue-driven site for all levels of government. Sponsored by C&H Distributors This Week Features City Automates Citation Process in the Field Council on Disability Calls for IT Design Changes No Strings Attached with Wireless SCADA Canada Embraces E-Waste Recycling News State Police Test Ticket Machines NASA’s Supercomputer is World’s Fastest Public-Private Partnership Funds Cleaner Power Plants News of The Weird Links Features City Automates Citation Process in the Field By adding citiation and parking modules to a mobile information system, the Police Department in Garden City, NY, is one of the few states that has standardized citation forms and data capture. C&H has over 67 years of experience working with all levels of government for their institutional product needs; from storage to office and janitorial. Certified Product Specialists and our Perfec Service Policy provide you efficient ordering and quick delivery. Visit: www.chdist.com Council on Disability Calls for IT Design Changes The National Council on Disability (NCD) called on the designers and manufacturers of electronic and information technology (E&IT) to incorporate universal design processes when developing their E&IT products. The report demonstrates how designing with access in mind can significantly increase the size of targeted markets for E&IT. Verizon Wireless offers voice and data solutions to Government Agencies. To find out more, visit the Verizon Wireless website at www.verizonwireless.com or contact their Federal Supply Schedule Support Line at 1-800-561-6227. No Strings Attached with Wireless SCADA The demand of monitoring water-infrastructure facilities and the increasing distance between them led Romeoville, IL, to update its supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system with a wireless solution. Spacesaver offers cost-effective, space-efficient, value-added solutions for all your storage needs- files, tools, equipment, weapons and more. For a brochure featuring storage applications for the Military and Government, visit: www.spacesaver.com Canada Embraces E-Waste Recycling Electronics and electrical equipment of all kinds--from computers to food processors to cell phones to nail guns--are on a new list issued by the government of Ontario of items that could be kept out of landfills and diverted into a special program. GPN Adds New E-Cards Visit the GovDeck to view an enhanced, electronic version of GPN's familiar "action card" deck. Click on a card of interest and link directly to vendor's Web site or click the "Learn More" button and link directly to vendor's e-mail address. News State Police Test Ticket Machines The California state police will test a ticket-writing system in San Miguel, Sandoval, and Santa Fe Counties. Two officers patrolling the three counties will use the system to print out tickets to violators of traffic laws. The offices will use a computer card reader to record driver’s license information, and violators will sign an electronic pad to confirm they were tickets. Lt. Jimmy Glascock with the State Police emphasizes the system’s main advantage is to cut down the time requirements associated with traffic stops. Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC). NASA’s Supercomputer is World’s Fastest Silicon Graphics and NASA confirmed that NASA's new Intel Itanium 2 processor-based Columbia supercomputer is the most powerful computer in the world. Only days after NASA completed installation of Columbia--and using just 16 of Columbia's 20 installed systems--the new supercomputer achieved sustained performance of 42.7 trillion calculations per second (teraflops), eclipsing the performance of every supercomputer operating today. Shattering long-held assumptions about supercomputing deployment, Columbia was built and installed in fewer than 120 days, and was available to scientists throughout its installation. In fact, scientists from NASA centers and universities throughout the U.S. used new Altix systems within days after they arrived at NASA. Columbia is already having a major impact on NASA's science, aeronautics, and exploration programs, in addition to playing a critical role in the Space Shuttle Return to Flight activity. Public-Private Partnership Funds Cleaner Power Plants Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, joined by Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and Senator Norm Coleman, announced that a team effort led by Excelsior Energy Inc. of Minnetonka, MN, has been selected by the Department of Energy to receive $36 million for the development of one of the cleanest coal-fired power plants in the world. The project was one of two selected to demonstrate advanced power generation systems using IGCC technology, a variation on a natural gas-fired combined cycle power plant in which a coal-derived gas (produced by the coal gasifier) replaces the natural gas. News of the Weird For bizarre but true stories about real people, Links Crown Equipment designs, manufactures, distributes, services, and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value. www.crown.com/ A. Daigger and Company has been serving the laboratory and government safety needs for over 110 years. Whether you need laboratory testing equipment, safety products, or consumables, come see why more people are choosing Daigger for their purchasing needs. www.daigger.com Easi-Set develops and licenses the production of their branded precast products, including the Slenderwall, Architectural Precast Concrete Panel System, the J-J Hooks Highway Traffic Safety Barrier, and the Easi-Set and Easi-Span Precast Concrete Buildings throughout North America. www.easi-set.com Swenson Spreader provides Snow and Ice Control equipment designed to minimize downtime, increase productivity and most importantly - improve your bottom line. www.swensonspreader.com We welcome your feedback. Please e-mail suggestions and comments to Katherine Frisch at: mailto:kfrisch@penton.com You may qualify for a complimentary subscription to Government Product News. For more information, visit:www.submag.com/sub/gn You may qualify for a complimentary subscription to Government Procurement. 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