SEPTA receives $1.2 million grant for locomotive upgrade
SEPTA received a $1.2 million EPA grant to improve air quality in and around its rail yard by converting one of its locomotives to a clean diesel engine. Original post
PASSING OF A CORNERSTONE
PASSING OF A CORNERSTONE It is with deep regret that I inform the BIG family of the passing of Mrs. Rubye Fields. As we all know, Rubye was one of the elite members who charted the original chapter (Parklawn Chapter) of Blacks In Government. Her love for BIG was evident, and there was no oneRead… Read more »
Dubai Metro installs real-time digital displays
The Public Transport Agency at the Roads & Transport Authority (UAE) installed 89 video monitors in Dubai Metro stations to display real-time information. Original post
MTA launches Weekender website again
The MTA launched a new version of its weekend-only home page which provides information about construction-related weekend subway delays and diversions. Original post
Approaching change (almost) asymptotically
The skill of a pilot is in bringing vertical speed to zero just at the landing point. The skill of a bell ringer is in bringing rotational speed to zero just at the balance point. The skill of managing change is in making the rate of change as close to zero as possible at theRead… Read more »
Invincea Continues to Gain Momenturm
We’ve already covered how odds are your software applications aren’t secure. Threats and attack vectors seem to expand faster than solutions, and many solutions are employed sub-optimally due to poor updating, patching, and information management. And conventional tools can’t protect users against targeted attacks like spear phishing, which rely on flaws in judgement rather thanRead… Read more »
Me on The Future of Collaborative Enterprise
French collaboration expert, Thierry De Baillon and his colleagues have been working on a project entitled The Future of Collaborative Enterprise, that, in their words is intended to be: … a laboratory, an attempt to pave the path to a plausible future, by drafting actionable scenarios of what “social” organizations might look like and operateRead… Read more »
The Direct Economy
How To Profit From The Most Lucrative Market In The History Of The World! A Tale Of Two Resorts Orlando, Florida and Carolina’s Outer Banks (OBX) are two areas on the east coast where people go to enjoy the weather, vacation and be entertained. Orlando, with a major airport, Walt Disney, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, Legoland,Read… Read more »
Social Searching Everything, For Everyone
What could you do if you had access to all of twitter all at once? What if you combined that with 75 million other data feeds? And combined it with an easy-to-use-tool and impressive visuals? What if it were a service software? That’s exactly what the Social Media Command Center from InTTENSITY is. It’s yourRead… Read more »
Korea: T20 Ministers will Drive #gov20 Worldwide
T20 Ministers Meeting Incredible Success for Government 2.0 I was heartened to hear during my keynote (goto Login Tourism Speakers) and after at the T20 Meeting in Buyeo, Korea, that nations are taking technology adoption to a new level and will continue to drive it from within their national and local tourism bodies. The KoreanRead… Read more »