GT National Technology Snapshot A roundup of information technology news and events from each of the 50 states. Early warning systems were credited with saving lives when a tornado struck North-Central Alabama last April.
Victims can also query the system for information.
The system links to the city's GIS and provides utility companies with realtime interactive maps to aid in their design. It also tracks the progress of permit applications over the Internet. At Beebe High School in Beebe, parents, students, teachers and school administrators have immediate access to teachers' daily grade books via the Internet, and even families without a computer have access via telephone. The project involves the use of Digital Alpha servers, Compaq workstations and Oracle software. Ben J. Dyer, president of Intellimedia Commerce, was inducted into the Georgia Technology Hall of Fame, formed in 1993 to honor individuals whose lifelong achievement have contributed to the growth of the technology industry and community at large in Georgia.