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Joe Dysart

Digital Government

Web site designs get personal

Web site design has been largely an anything-goes affair. But Internet analysts predict that successful government Web sites of the future will give each visitor a personalized experience tailored to a specific need. "Catch-as-catch-can design, massive start-from-scratch overhauls, and a hodgepodge of features and information are no longer valid," said Paul R. Hagen, an Internet analyst at Forrester Research Inc. of Cambridge, Mass.

  • By Joe Dysart, GCN
Digital Government

Set your sights on smart sites

Heading into the new millennium, the Internet will evolve into an ever-more sophisticated tool for communications and collaboration, according to industry analysts. Just about everything that can be done on a standalone computer now probably will be fused to the Net. Several emerging technologies have a head start in transforming the Internet over the next few years.

  • By Joe Dysart, GCN