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November 07, 2002
Utah Ranks 7th in Digital State Survey
The Center for Digital Government released their annual rankings of the states today. Utah ranked 7th, the same place we were least year. At first glance, that may seem like we're not making progress, but CDG raises the bar every year, so to "stay the same" you have to make significant improvements. Of the 6 states ahead of us, only 3 were ahead of us last year as well: Washington, Illinois, and Arizona. There's only a handful of state that are consistently in the top ten every year and Utah is one of them. This sort of consistency doesn't happen because of one person's push or a few interesting programs, it is the result of many dedicated people working over time to continually improve every facet of government. Congratulations and thank-you to everyone who worked hard to make our eGovernment program one of the best in the Nation.
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Utah Company Makes InfoWorld Top Ten
Associated Food Stores, a Utah-base food distribution company was ranked No. 9 in the InfoWorld 100 for wireless networking. The write-up says:
Farr West, Utah, is home to AFS’ 600-acre distribution center and massive wireless networking deployment that locates, tracks, and manages assets. The network uses WhereNet’s Real-Time Locating System, which works with wireless LANs and bar code data-capture tools and rides on AFS’ trailers, tractors, and dollies, to provide AFS with up-to-the-second location and telemetry information on the hundreds of vehicles rolling through the center. Led by Tim Van de Merwe, Internal Logistics Manager, the wireless system returned AFS’ investment of several hundred thousand dollars in just six months.
I'll have to go visit and see for myself what they're doing. Sounds like a fun field trip.