By David Maxwell, Director of the Project Management Office, Maine Office of Information Technology

In keeping with the intention to keep the readership apprised of activities regarding these two initiatives, here is the current status:

• in concert with and under the guidance of the Leased Space Division within the Bureau of General Services ...
  

By Paul Sandlin, Manager of eGov Services, Maine Office of Information Technology and Britton Child, Director of Operations and Marketing, InforME

The Maine State Web Portal, http://www.maine.gov/">www.Maine.gov,">http://www.maine.gov/">www.Maine.gov, has onc...

By Wayne Gallant, Chief Technology Officer, Maine Office of Information Technology

Users of the State’s “Public Access” wireless network can expect to see minor changes resulting from technical enhancements made recently by OIT’s network team.  Upgrades were implemented that strengthen security and supply network administrators wit...

By Andy Strickland, Kevin Fowles, Greg Schueman, Nicky Bistrais and Jim Theriault

The Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program (WIC) is a nutrition and health program for growing families.  WIC services are all free and include nutrition education, breastfeeding support, health screening as well as checks to buy healthy foods.&...

Recently on the http://www.linkedin.com/">Linked">http://www.linkedin.com/">Linked In ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) based discussion groups there have been discussions about the importance of understanding ITIL in relationship to the goals of the IT organiza...

Tom Driscoll, OIT Radio Project Office, MSCommNet Outreach Coordinator

All requirements to commence construction at the Mount Blue public safety radio communications site have been fulfilled.  On August 24, 2010 the interagency agreement (IAA) between the Maine Department of Conservation and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) was signed by Conservati...

By Michael Smith, State GIS Manager, Maine Office of GIS (MEGIS) http://megis.maine.gov">http://megis.maine.gov

Recent news indicates that coastal towns are in for some interesting times.  With Portland getting eleven inches of rain in March 2010, southern ...

By Lisa Leahy, Associate Executive Director - ConnectME Authority

The ConnectME Authority is conducting a comprehensive study about broadband access and internet usage throughout the state.  If you want a voice in our state’s plans for bringing high-speed internet service to Maine, we invite you to join your neighbors and business associates in this di...

Wednesday, October 6, 2010, Augusta Civic Center

Despite our budget challenges, the next two years are going to present us with significant opportunities to advance how the State of Maine employs technological solutions.  We, as IT professionals, need to be prepared to provide collaborative, innovative and timely solutions that meet the growing dem...

Leigh Wilkinson, OIT Project Management Office

Last month we wrote an http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=oit_news&id=118769&v=article">article">http://www.maine.gov/tools/whatsnew/index.php?topic=o...

Lavana Snyder, OIT Project Management Office

The Maine Automated Payment (MAP) Card for Maine Department of Labor’s (MDOL) Unemployment Insurance Division is now a reality for all eligible unemployed claimants. The MDOL objective for the project named Unemployment Insurance – Electronic Access Card (UI-EAC project) was primarily to provide cost s...

Recent OIT newsletter articles gave suggestions for using OIT resources for conference call meeting management.  A few people commented that a quick review of basic meeting management ideas would be helpful for many of us.

Poor meeting organization or behaviors can derail a group and frustrate the membership.  Well planned meetings create a sense of team and...

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The Maine State Library ...

As the notice posted at the beginning of films in movie theaters requests, “Please silence cell phones and pagers.”

Some say the use of BlackBerrys and iPhones in meetings can be disrespectful.  Some may insist that to ignore real-time text messages in a need-it-yesterday world is to invite peril.  Both perspectives have ...

As state government continues to look for ways to use technology to reduce travel costs, more and more people are using phone conferences to hold meetings.  http://www.maine.gov/oit/services/conferencing/teleinstructions.html">Most">