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Case Study: CDCR Boosts System Performance, Avoids Nearly $2 Million in Technology Costs with Engineered System

May 31, 2013
Case Study: CDCR Boosts System Performance, Avoids Nearly $2 Million in Technology Costs with Engineered System

Sponsored by Oracle The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) works to improve public safety through evidence-based crime prevention and recidivism reduction strategies and programs. It is one of... Read more »

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Central Valley focus of new digital literacy campaign

May 30, 2013
Central Valley focus of new digital literacy campaign

Though broadband Internet adoption has increased throughout California in the past decade, certain communities have still lagged behind: low-income, Latino, and rural households in particular. In an effort to reach... Read more »

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Michele Robinson Appointed State Information Security Chief

May 30, 2013
Michele Robinson Appointed State Information Security Chief

Governor Jerry Brown announced today his appointment of Michele Robinson as the director of the Office of Information Security (OIS) within the California Technology Agency. Robinson joined OIS in 2007... Read more »

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M Corp migrates 500 M records for CalPERS project

May 29, 2013
M Corp migrates 500 M records for CalPERS project

Sacramento-based consulting firm M Corp has completed a major project for CalPERS that includes migrating 500 million records of data from a legacy mainframe system to a new database, the... Read more »

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Chong: Speed Dating Takes on New Meaning in San Francisco Business Community

May 29, 2013
Chong: Speed Dating Takes on New Meaning in San Francisco Business Community

It was quite a scene to behold.  Yesterday, under the soft natural lighting of the San Francisco City Hall North Light Court, fifty couples sat across from each other at... Read more »

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June 8: First Annual Charity Poker Tournament

May 28, 2013
June 8: First Annual Charity Poker Tournament

As part of our memorable fundraising efforts to benefit Latino Sports Outreach (LSO) an IRC 501(c) (3) non-profit organization, 20-4488266, Brekken Technology is proud to present the First Annual Charity... Read more »

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Page: Disruptive Technologies to Teach About

May 28, 2013
Page: Disruptive Technologies to Teach About

Educators who wonder how their instruction is essential to California’s future should take a look at a report just issued by McKinsey Global Institute entitled: Disruptive technologies: Advances that will... Read more »

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Montgomery: California’s Washington, D.C. Tour Guide

May 28, 2013
Montgomery: California’s Washington, D.C. Tour Guide

Only in America does one of the brightest privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory specialists in the world need to be a Chemical Oceanographer just to navigate the regulatory waters. Paul Rosenzweig... Read more »

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Video: BOE CROS Project Update

May 25, 2013
Video: BOE CROS Project Update

Here’s a short video posted on Friday by the Board of Equalization that gives an update on the agency’s Centralized Revenue Opportunity System. Project Director Eric Steen says an RFP... Read more »

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Video: Senate Budget Subcommittee Hearing on MyCalPays Project

May 24, 2013
Video: Senate Budget Subcommittee Hearing on MyCalPays Project

Below is video from yesterday’s hearing of the Senate Budget Subcommittee #4 which heard the governor’s revised budget proposal on how to move forward after the State Controller’s Office in... Read more »

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