Linux in Government: Technical Aspects of the Emergency Response Network System

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 29, 2004

[ Thanks to Tom
Adelstein
for this link. ]

“Last week’s column was about Linux acceptance in a critical
emergency role at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Specifically, that article discussed YHD Software Inc., a company
started by Jo Balderas and her son, Mike, and its efforts to
provide Emergency Response Network systems (ERN) currently being
used by ‘the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of
Public Safety and the Department of Homeland Security.’

“This week, I met with the Mike Balderas, who does the critical
programming and manages development and support for YHD Software.
In the following interview, Mike explains more of the technical
aspects of the ERN project…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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