$8 Billion Public Safety & Criminal Justice IT Opportunity.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CHANTILLY, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 2002 State & Local governments will spend at least $8 billion on IT initiatives in the Public Safety and Criminal Justice market segment in 2003, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. INPUT, the essential sales and marketing resource for technology vendors. Largely due to the need for homeland security Noun 1. Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Department of Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States initiatives, this vertical segment will account for over 20% of total State & Local IT spending. "State and Local governments are focused on purchasing technology that will allow them to create seamless networks for communication among Public Safety and Criminal Justice departments," said Meredith Luttner, the manager of State and Local Database Services at INPUT. "Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. among these entities has always been important, but since September 11, 2001, it has become absolutely crucial." INPUT's analysis reveals that Public Safety departments are spending the majority of their IT dollars on networks and systems that allow agencies to communicate with one another, particularly in emergency situations. Criminal Justice spending, on the other hand, is primarily on software systems that allow consolidated information storage and sharing among agencies. A significant number of Public Safety and Criminal Justice projects will be funded by grants from the Federal government, especially in the homeland defense area. Luttner said, "To capture part of the large IT opportunity in this vertical market, vendors need to follow the flow of money from the Federal government to State & Local organizations." For complete details and analysis, download the INPUT/Output(R) report at: http://www.input.com/index_v1_about.cfm?page=include_v1_infoform&ref= Media&promoid=9 (Due to the length of this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. , it may be necessary to copy and paste To copy files from one location to another or to copy text and images from one document to another. All modern operating systems and applications have a copy and paste capability that is typically selected from an Edit menu. See cut and paste and Win Copy between windows. this hyperlink A predefined linkage between one object and another. See hypertext. hyperlink - anchor into your Internet browser's URL address field.) About INPUT: Providing the most relevant information and analysis in the most useful formats, INPUT is the essential sales, marketing and complex procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. resource for technology vendors to government and business. Based in Chantilly, Va., INPUT offers an array of standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. and customized content, research, and web-based software services to help clients secure new business, address new markets and manage resources. For more information about INPUT, visit www.input.com or call 703/378-8740. Proper use of name is INPUT. |
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