Technically News is a new feature on Technically Speaking that scans thousands of industry articles to present you with a weekly source of IT news, information and ideas that impact the public sector.

Last year, the public sector was given a unique opportunity to showcase its achievements in digital design thanks to the [acronym] Magazine CAD Awards. This contest was the first of its kind to give the government the opportunity to share the creative ways it has used digital design/CAD software to improve the performance of their agency and enhance the delivery of citizen-centric services.

Congratulations to our CFO Craig Adler, for being named by the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) as a finalist for their 16th annual Greater Washington Technology CFO Awards. Craig has played a key role in several successful endeavors including negotiating an expanded credit facility, which enables DLT's executive team to focus on managing the business for growth, while maintaining the core business base, in the current economic environment.

DLT Solutions and its Cloud Advisory Group have been named one of four finalists in the Excellence in Team Building, Management and Development category of the 2012 Institute for Excellence in Sales & Business Development (IES&BD) annual awards. The IES&BD Awards are the only independent awards that promote and advance excellence in Sales & Business Development by recognizing companies and organizations who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and strategic vision in Sales & Business Development.

We are excited to announce the launch of Technically Speaking, DLT’s new podcast series dedicated to providing IT information to our public sector customers in an easy, listen-as-you-go format. TS will cover a variety of topics ranging from government IT initiatives to new products and solutions to any other topics that YOU would like to see discussed.

Despite the gnashing of teeth in 2009 when Oracle bought Sun Microsystems, Sun's stewardship of Java seems to have passed, with very little turbulence, into capable hands. The language continues to evolve to address the productivity needs and desires of end users and mesh with the new computing models driven by the growth in web applications, mobile devices, and advances in hardware design and enterprise architectures.

Government agencies around the country are adopting Google Enterprise Solutions to manage information securely, increase collaboration, and reduce search time. Learn from Google product experts how enterprise solutions help your agency overcome current challenges and stay compliant.

On Thursday, November 17, Google and DLT Solutions are hosting a live technology seminar in Denver, Colorado. The Tech Day will be held at the Sheraton Denver West Hotel in Lakewood, CO. Government agencies around the country are rapidly adopting Google's enterprise solutions to manage information & promote teamwork, while lowering their IT costs. Learn from Google product experts how these modern technology solutions allow you to meet the current challenges of your agency. You will see, in a briefing and in demonstration, today's art of the possible and a compelling vision for the future!

Earlier this summer, [acronym] launched the first ever public sector CAD awards and now we’d like you to join us as we honor our finalists at the [acronym] Magazine Public Sector CAD Awards on November 14,2011 in Washington, D.C. When we first launched the contest, we asked you to tell us how you have used digital design software to help your agency to achieve its goals and your response was phenomenal! Thank you to all who entered.

When Christine Schaefer joined value-added reseller DLT Solutions nine years ago, the firm did not have a strong reputation for proactive sales and marketing in the channel. Today, DLT is recognized as one of the Top 100 Government Contractors, and has its pick from a crowd of 300 technology providers who pursue it annually. At a time when government spending grew at three to five percent annually, DLT grew from $504 million in 2008 to nearly $800 million in 2010. What enabled the organization to transform itself from just another fulfillment reseller to a top government value-added reseller for many of the leading technology brands?