Again in 1996, the Highway Patrol was nominated by Lotus and recognized with an award of honorable mention for their violent crime task force system. Information engineering has been adopted by many state agencies as the methodology for system development. The state s commitment to Texas Instrument s information engineering product, IEF Composer, is currently the largest among state governments. Some agencies also utilize Power Builder and Visual Basic for system development. Continuing education for the information technology professional is encouraged among the state agencies.
Many agencies also offer reimbursement for successful completion of higher education classes.
Agencies often provide information technology training opportunities for specific agency initiatives and also work together through the statewide education center to make training opportunities available across all agencies. Memberships in statewide user groups such as Composer, Focus, and Internet are also encouraged to further the education of the information technology professional.