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$55.8 million contract signed with HP Governor for Anaheim’s tech needs Brown signs by Vickie Vértiz agreement with Mexico to reduce dangerous greenhouse gases The City of Anaheim an- virtualization, a program that HP will also be expanding
HP will continue to manage the city’s information technology -Courtesy Photo
nounced on Monday, July 28, that a $55.8 million agreement was signed with HP for continued management of information technology (IT). HP currently provides a full set of services for the IT infrastructure of Anaheim. New additions to those offerings include an upgrade to disaster recovery protocols that will ensure companies can conduct business as usual following a catastrophic event. New services also include lower power consumption with PC power management, enhanced IT security, and enhancements that will improve hosting service
allows a single server to run multiple operating system images at the same time. According to Marketwire, “With more than 336,000 residents, major corporations and significant travel and tourism activities, the city’s IT needs are critical,” said Debbie Moreno, finance director, City of Anaheim. “HP serves as our IT department, combining its deep knowledge of technology and city operations to boost our productivity, security and ability to avoid and respond to incidents while enabling us to redirect resources to innovation and strategic planning.”
services to improve the existing videoconferencing system to increase public access for city officials. The public will directly receive perks as the renewed contract also includes new web content management services for internet and intranet sites. Marketwire pointed out that the goal of these latter changes is to streamline workflow and improve timely communications with citizens. HP also monitors and manages the Network Management Services for the city, securing its wired and wireless network.
Doe #2 received. This case was investigated by the Anaheim Police Department (APD) with assistance from Orange County Human Trafficking Task Force (OCHTTF), who contacted Garcia through the magazine advertisement. Members of OCHTTF and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) work proactively to protect women and minors from falling victim to commercial sexual exploitation. OCHTTF is a partnership
On the first full day of California’s Trade and Investment Mission to Mexico, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Mexican environment officials signed an agreement to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change. “California can’t do it alone and with this new partnership with Mexico we can make real progress on reducing dangerous greenhouse gases,” said Governor Brown. July 28th’s agreement was signed by Governor Brown, Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Rodolfo Lacy and Mexican National Forestry Commission Director General Jorge Rescala Pérez. “Mexico and California have a long and rich history of environmental cooperation, and recognize each other as strategic partners in coping with climate change challenges and protecting and preserving our natural resources. The agreement signed today will take our joint work to a whole new level of cooperation, which will reflect in tangible and concrete results that will inure to our mutual benefit,” said Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Rodolfo Lacy. The pact seeks to enhance
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Woman convicted of conspiracy to pimp two women from brothel she operated from motel A woman was convicted today of conspiring to pimp two women from a brothel that she operated out of a motel. Ramona Judith Mora Garcia, 41, Anaheim, pleaded guilty today to two felony counts of conspiracy to commit pimping. She was sentenced to one year in jail and six years in state prison stayed pending the completion of three years formal probation. Circumstances of the Case: Garcia is a pimp/modern-day slave owner who exploits women and/or children for financial gain. She required the victims
in this case to turn over half the payment they received for performing unlawful sex acts from sex purchasers. Between Oct. 1, 2013, and Feb. 12, 2014, Garcia recruited 38-year-old Jane Doe #1 and 33-year-old Jane Doe #2 to work for her as prostitutes in a brothel she was operating out of an Anaheim motel. Garcia placed sexually suggestive advertisements in a Latino magazine and then set up sex purchasers to meet with a Jane Doe for commercial sex. The defendant kept half the payment Jane Doe #1 and Jane