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Technology Advisories
Technology advisories are reports that look at specific technology and business integration topics that reflect current issues of concern to the State.
- Windows
Vista (April 6, 2007)
This report provides an overview of migration considerations and the probable impacts and planning considerations associated with adopting Windows Vista and the related migration to Office 2007. - Open
Source Viability at the State of Utah (November 26, 2006)
Open source refers to software that is created by a development community rather than a single vendor. This document looks at the advantages and disadvantages of using open source vendors.
Technology Briefs
Technology briefs are generally short tactical documents that address specific technology implementation issues and use of specialized resources.
- Generating XML
Sitemaps for Agency Web Sites (June 22, 2007)
XML sitemaps enable search engines to completely crawl and understand the context of an agency's Web site. - Google Custom Search Engine (CSE): Ten Steps for Creating an Agency CSE (December 4, 2007)
Developing a Google Custom Search Engine for an agency Web site can be done relatively easily. - Information Technology
Research Resources (May 16, 2007)
This document provides a brief overview of IT Research resources and the IT Research CSE. - Technical
Architecture Quick Guide (October 29, 2007)
A guide to the Technical Architecture process. - Writing for the
Web (July 6, 2007)
An exploration of the factors contributing to well written Web text.
Tech Watch
Tech Watch is a periodical survey of relevant new technology.