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                      <TD><B><U>Technology
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                          <LI><A HREF="/services/consulting.shtml">Click here for GFOA consulting services in Technology.
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                      <TD><B>Research Resources</B></TD>
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                          <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/Needs-Assessments.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;Needs Assessments and Business Case Analysis for Technology Investment Decisions&quot;</A>
                          <LI>	<A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/eGov-Evolution.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;e-Government Evolution: The Richardson, Texas, Experience&quot;</A>
                          <LI>	<A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/Intergovernmental-Cooperation.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;Intergovernmental Cooperation on ERP Systems&quot;</A>
                          <LI>	<A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/Dashboards.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;Dashboards and Scorecards: Executive Information Systems for the Public Sector&quot;</A>
                          <LI>	<A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/XML.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;Extensible Markup Language: A New Technology Tool for the Public Sector&quot;
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                          <LI>	<A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/Power-to-the-People.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;Power to the People: Implementing Constituent Relationship Management in the Public Sector&quot;</A>
                          <LI>	<A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/Strategic-Planning.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;Strategic Planning for Technology Investments&quot;
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                          <LI>	<A HREF="/services/dfl/trg/ERP-Implementation.pdf" TARGET="_blank">&quot;ERP Implementation: Managing the Final Preparation and Go-Live Stages&quot;</A></LI>
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                      <TD><B>Best Practices Examples</B></TD>
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                          <LI>Enterprise Geographic Information System / Oakland County, Michigan (2001 Award for Excellence Entry)</LI>
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                            <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/bestpractices/Oakland-Co-App.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Application</A></LI>
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                          <LI>Paperless Real Estate Transaction / Broward County, Florida (2001 Award for Excellence Winner)</LI>
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                            <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/bestpractices/Broward-App.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Application</A></LI>
                            <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/bestpractices/Broward-Doc.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Documentation</A></LI>
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                          <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/samples/TRG-Cincinnati-Cell-Phone-Policy.pdf" TARGET="_blank">City Of Cincinnati Department Of Public Services Telephone Usage Policy</A><IMG SRC="/images/iconpdf.gif" WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="16"></LI>
                          <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/samples/TRG-Midland-Cell-Phone-Policy.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Midland Mobile/Cellular Telephone Policy</A><IMG SRC="/images/iconpdf.gif" WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="16"></LI>
                          <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/samples/TRG-Snyderville-BWRD-Internet-Policy.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Snyderville Policy for Use of District Computers, Network Systems and Internet</A><IMG SRC="/images/iconpdf.gif" WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="16"></LI>
                          <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/samples/MPERA-Computer-Use-Policy.pdf" TARGET="_blank">Montana Public Employee Retirement Administration, Computer Use Policy</A><IMG SRC="/images/iconpdf.gif" WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="16"></LI>
                          <LI><A HREF="/services/dfl/samples/Gatlinburg-Email-Internet-Policy.pdf" TARGET="_blank">City Of Gatlinburg - Policy for the Use and Monitoring of E-mail and Internet Access</A><IMG SRC="/images/iconpdf.gif" WIDTH="16" HEIGHT="16"><BR>
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                      <TD><B>GFOA Publications &amp; Products</B></TD>
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                          <LI><A HREF="https://www.estoregfoa.org/Source/Orders/index.cfm?section=OrdersBooks" TARGET="_blank">Click here for GFOA Publications &amp; Products in Technology</A></LI>
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                      <TD><B>Leading Organizations &amp; Web sites</B></TD>
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                          <LI>AllExperts.com<BR>
  Useful web site that can provide help on MS Office applications.

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                            <A HREF="http://www.allexperts.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.allexperts.com</A>
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                            Best Practice Business Process Design, SM Thacker and Associates<BR>
  Site on business process redesign and IT project implementation.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.smthacker.co.uk/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.smthacker.co.uk/</A>
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                            The Complete Intranet Resource<BR>
  Everything you ever wanted to know about intranets.
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                            <A HREF="http://intrack.com/intranet/index.shtml" TARGET="_blank">http://intrack.com/intranet/index.shtml</A>
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                            Reports on E-Government and Other Subject Areas - Price, Waterhouse, Coopers<BR>
  PWC site where users can find endowment reports of interest to government.
      <A HREF="http://endowment.pwcglobal.com/publications_grantarea.asp#4" TARGET="_blank">http://endowment.pwcglobal.com/publications_grantarea.asp#4</A>
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                            Techrepublic, Information on Enterprise Software and IT<BR>
  Site sponsored by Gartner Group that has a lot of information on enterprise software and IT generally.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.techrepublic.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.techrepublic.com</A>
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                            Webopedia<BR>
  Dictionary for technology terms.
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                            <A HREF="http://webopedia.internet.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://webopedia.internet.com/</A>
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                            TechEncyclopedia<BR>
  	Dictionary for technology terms from TechWeb.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.techweb.com/encyclopedia/</A>
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                            XML.com<BR>
  Everything you ever wanted to know about XML (Extensible Markup Language).
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                            <A HREF="http://www.xml.com" TARGET="_blank">http://www.xml.com</A>
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                            XSPsite.net, The Service Provider Industry Network<BR>
  	Site on XSPs with links. 
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                            <A HREF="http://www.xspsite.net/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.xspsite.net/</A>
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                            xSP Compass<BR>
  	Another xSP site.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.xspcompass.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.xspcompass.com/</A>
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                            searchServiceProvider.com<BR>
  Yet another xSP site.
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                            <A HREF="http://searchserviceprovider.techtarget.com" TARGET="_blank">http://searchserviceprovider.techtarget.com</A>
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                          <LI>Forrester<BR>
  	General Technology Research.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.forrester.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.forrester.com/</A>
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                            IDC<BR>
  	General technology research.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.idc.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.idc.com/</A>
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                          <LI>Public Technology, Inc.<BR>
  Technology membership organization for local government.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.pti.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.pti.org/</A>
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                            IT Association of America<BR>
  	Good general resource with a section devoted to government issues.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.itaa.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.itaa.org/</A>
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                            All About ASP Web Site<BR>
  News and information about Application Service Providers, the ASP delivery model, and the global ASP marketplace.
      <A HREF="http://www.aspindustry.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.aspindustry.org/</A>
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                            ERP World<BR>
  ERP user community Site
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                            <A HREF="http://www.erpworld.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.erpworld.org/</A>
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                            Intertex<BR>
  ERP information, education/training, interest group listservs, and vendors directory.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.interex.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.interex.org/</A><BR>
   
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                            intelligentERP<BR>
  	ERP resources and resources for other enterprise applications.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.intelligenterp.com/resources.shtml" TARGET="_blank">http://www.intelligenterp.com/resources.shtml</A>
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                            InfoWorld<BR>
  	General technology news and information.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.infoworld.com/</A>
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                            CFO.com<BR>
  General financial information, but also includes finance related technology information.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.cfo.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.cfo.com/</A>
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                          <LI>CIO.com<BR>
                            Resources for Information Technology Executives from CIO Magazine and IDG<BR>
                            <A HREF="http://www.cio.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.cio.com/</A>
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                            Government Computer News<BR>
  	Daily news about information technology in the public sector.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.gcn.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.gcn.com/</A>
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                            ZDNet<BR>
  	General technology news.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.zdnet.com/</A>
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                            White Papers on Knowledge Management<BR>
  	Executive Information Systems information.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.dkms.com/White_Papers.htm" TARGET="_blank">http://www.dkms.com/White_Papers.htm</A>
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                            CERT Coordination Center<BR>
  	Federally funded internet security research program.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.cert.org/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.cert.org/</A>
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                            Government Technology Magazine<BR>
  	Government Technology magazine home page.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.govtech.net/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.govtech.net/</A>
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                            ITWorld.com<BR>
  General information technolgoy news.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.itworld.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.itworld.com/</A>
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                            TechWeb<BR>
  General information site for IT professionals.
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                            <A HREF="http://www.techweb.com/" TARGET="_blank">http://www.techweb.com/</A><BR>


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