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>> Now there's certain technologies or architectures, platforms that you're going to be standardizing on going forward?
>> Yes, there are a number. In fact, actually our challenge is that we have a lot of technology. And what we're trying to do is to standardize more on certain technologies, but then also what we're doing is looking forward because Web 2.0, collaboration, actual knowledge sharing is going to be a big, big important part of what we do going forward.
>> It sounds very much like what we've heard from the President-elect Obama in terms of his plan for focusing on technology and data sharing, egovernment. How do you think the federal government and the state government are going to work together on those kinds of initiatives?
>> Well, we're very excited to hear a new focus on information technology and the use of technology at the federal level. It has been a challenge in the past to really look at how we can collaborate. There's a significant amount of things we do together now, but I think there's going to be a way for us to work even better in the future. There are so many programs like our health care programs, our education programs, our Homeland Security programs, that we do together with the federal government today. And being able to leverage our technologies is just going to be able to improve services for constituents and businesses. You know, one thing we always say is for you as a constituent, you don't really care whether your service comes from a county, a state or the federal government, you just want your services delivered in the most effective way possible.
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