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Iowa schools notable for lowest availability of illicit drugs, smallest...

Highlights from Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2009 published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics. Released online Thursday, Dec. 10:p. 34In 2007,...

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Cedar Rapids school district data safe after software failure

A failed upgrade to the PowerSchool program temporarily shut down the system for the Cedar Rapids school district this week.It was the only district affected by the failed upgrade. The program was down...

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Iowa City has 2nd fastest Internet connections in U.S.: Report

If you are looking for a fast Internet connection in the U.S., Sandy, UT and Iowa City currently offer the fastest connections. …Average broadband speed for Iowa City is 27.381 Mbps (link is to...

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Northwest Iowa university reports security breach

A northwestern Iowa university has reported a data breach on campus records which could include Social Security numbers of students and staff dating back to 1987.Buena Vista University reported the...

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SourceMedia Group data team members ready for Iowa vs. ISU

Chris Doty and Diane Langton at their desks on the second floor of the Gazette building in Cedar Rapids.Posted from WordPress for Android

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Report says Iowa’s dropout rate falling, but data is dated

A new report says Iowa's dropout rates are falling, but the data is said to be dated.A new study reports that the state’s number of dropouts has decreased from 2002 to 2008.Iowa’s number of high...

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New reporting system should bring more data on Iowa fires

Firefighters battle a house fire near Prairieburg April 25. (KCRG-TV9)More data about fires in Iowa will soon be available to state officials, who announced a new web-based reporting system for local...

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CompleWare Launches Next Generation Clinical Research Information System

CompleWare Corporation, based in North Liberty, announces the launch CompleClinical, the next generation Clinical Research Information System. CompleClinical captures electronic patient reported...

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Research tracks fish in open water

openerfish A research project in Minnesota’s lake country can’t quite answer every angler’s burning question – where are the fish? – but it’s already gathered answers to questions not even thought of...

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Marion data storage business planning more facilities

Monday May 9, 2011 (Becky Malewitz/SourceMedia Group News)MARION — Secure off-site computer data storage has become an imperative for many businesses and an Eastern Iowa company is growing with plans...

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Water studies, parks suffer in DNR budget

A proposed 49 percent cut in the Iowa Geological and Water Survey’s budget for next year will severely compromise the Department of Natural Resources division’s ability to deliver geologic, water...

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Binge drinking at University of Iowa on decline, national survey says

An employee checks ID's and marks patrons' hands accordingly at an Iowa City bar in September 2003. (Gazette file photo)University of Iowa students reported an 8 percent drop in the binge-drinking rate...

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Builders, suppliers see interest in smaller homes

Bob Colby of Cedar Rapids works on a door frame in the basement of a house Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in the new addition to Stoney Point Meadows in northwest Cedar Rapids. (Liz Martin/SourceMedia Group...

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Involta planning Minnesota data storage center

MARION — Involta LLC, a Marion-based developer and operator of data storage facilities, is planning a hardened enterprise data center in Duluth, Minn.The $10.5 million facility will be a stable,...

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Chicago to publish crime stats online for past 10 years

In this photo taken Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011, Brett Goldstein, Chicago's chief data officer, sits at a row of computers in his office. On Wednesday, Sept. 14, Chicago will post online millions of crime...

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Tech Connect: Does your backup have your back?

By Mike McKay, vice president and general manager, Keystone IT, Iowa CityI don’t think that many of you need convincing that a good backup system is essential in protecting your business. I am sure...

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Hiawatha lands $12 million computer data storage center

Enseva renderingA company that designs, constructs and operates secure computer data storage centers is planning a $12 million facility in Hiawatha.Enseva, a data colocation firm, broke ground Monday...

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Technology used shoppers’ cellphones to track movements through malls

Image by Getty Images via @daylifeKAREN MATTHEWS, Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Technology that uses shoppers’ personal cellphones to track their movements through a mall or store should not be used...

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Rockwell Collins working on NASA data link

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NSA revelations show how technology is redefining privacy

 Ben Reagan, a freshman in computer science at Iowa State University from Bettendorf, Iowa, and a member of the university's Computer Science Club, takes a whack with a sledgehammer at a pile of...

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Hospital ratings — the rest of the story

By Mark Valliere—-  In recent years, a great deal of energy has been invested in developing health care price and quality information, with the ultimate goal of motivating consumers to become more...

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Privacy protection on the ‘cloud’

The Gazette Editorial Board—- While the nation’s attention has focused on the National Security Agency’s surveillance practices after former NSA employee Edward Snowden blew the whistle, another 4th...

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