The City of Winter Park, Fl, recently picked DigitalPersona, Inc. to take care of the Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) mandates authentication component. The city selected DigitalPersona Pro as well as DigitalPersona Privacy Manager Pro to secure their local networks and programs used at Winter Park’s City Hall.

DigitalPersona, Inc. is one of the word’s leading providers of fingerprint identity and authentication solutions for businesses, program developers, and regular consumers. The company develops software and hardware that secures the sensitive information of people and businesses.

Among the facilities the new systems will “keep watch” over are the department of motor vehicles, electric division, as well as the city’s roster of emergency and police vehicles. Furthermore, confidential and sensitive information is kept secure thanks to digital signing and use of an ultra-sophisticated encryption code for e-mails and important documents.

Before DigitalPersona, Inc. was chosen by the City of Winter Park, they used usernames and passwords to protect networks from intruders and unauthorized personnel. But every hacker worth his gold knows this level of security is too easy to break into. The CJIS mandate however, called for Winter Park to utilize advanced authentication systems. Officials from the city commented that DigitalPersona was the best choice due to their excellent track record.

Beginning the 15th of February, Monday, High Performance Sports Management, Inc. will be the official management company behind Winter Park, Fl’s Azalea Lane Tennis Center, situated right along Azalea Lane.

And to make it official, the popular tennis center will be holding a Meet & Greet Open House on the 27th of February, Saturday, starting at exactly 12 noon, and ending at 4 in the afternoon. Those who attend the celebrations will get the opportunity to meet the pros behind High Performance and marvel at the great improvements made on the tennis center – these include brand new resurfaced courts, as well as a practice wall for lone players who want to hone their game, as well as for squash fanatics.

New services one can expect from the tennis center include a new Pro shop, beer & wine, as well as food service. Busted a racket? You can have it stringed by the center’s employees for you. And if you simply like to watch the game, expect the Azalea Lane Tennis Center to play host to big tournaments for youth and adults.

Indeed, the new and enhanced center offers a brand new experience to current members, as well as to new ones.

Winter Park Country Club’s Golf Lecture Series will be featuring a special PGA® Merchandise Show on the 27th of January, at 6:30 in the evening. The WPCC, located along 761 Old England Avenue in Winter Park, Fl, will be having a lecture with the special participation of Jim McLean, one of golf’s top 5 instructors in the world today.

With golfers and lovers of the sport are rushing to get reservations, it might be a bit difficult to get seats, especially since they are limited. Tickets are priced at $10, and can be purchased at the WPCC. Snacks and refreshments will also be provided by by Tolla’s Italian Deli & Cafe.

For 20 years, Jim McLean has worked with golf’s top professionals, as well as young golfers to help build their skills and talents. Looking to share his knowledge and experience, the winner of the 1994 PGA National Teacher of the Year award founded the Jim McLean Golf School, which is widely regarded as the world’s best golf school.

The special edition lecture is presented by the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children and the North Florida PGA.

For more information on the lecture and the WPCC lecture series, you can send an email to winterparkgolf@cityofwinterpark.org or call 407-599-3339.

In the wake of the cataclysmic disaster that claimed thousands of lives in Haiti, the City of Winter Park, together with the Salvation Army Orlando Area Command is presently putting up a fundraiser to help pool money and other supplies used for the relief and recovery efforts for the victims of the massive earthquake that struck Haiti just recently.

Winter Park Fl Mayor Ken Bradley, urged his fellow community members to extend a helping hand to the victims devastated by the 7.0 magnitude earthquake. He pointed out that while America may have its own share of problems today, the lives of those in Haiti literally depend on our assistance.

Winter Park’s residents have stepped up to the plate by donating money and non-perishable food items.

Donations will be accepted through the 29th of January, 2010. You can drop supplies and monetary donations at the Winter Park City Hall, the Winter Park Public Library, and the Winter Park Public Safety Facility.

Officials in the city are encouraging residents to drop by with batteries, children and infant clothes, blankets, powdered milk, bottled drinking water, other clothes, and canned goods.

Haiti needs our help. If you want to know more, logon to www.salvationarmyusa.org, or dial 1-800-SAL-ARMY (725-2769).

Even if it’s still a few months away, tickets for the City of Winter Park’s 9th annual Dinner on the Avenue have officially been sold out. The yearly event will be happening on Saturday, April 17, 2010.

Tables were sold out only 2 weeks after they were officially put on sale on January 4 – an amazing response considering over 140 tables were made available during the first day. Organizers have counted 1,300 heads to participate in the event, made up of both locals and tourists. Undeniably, the dinner has become the biggest social event in Winter Park, Fl, since it was first started in 2001.

It’s a massive collection of family, friends, tourists and newcomers, and more. All of them will be dining under the stars and the moonlight from 6 to 10 in the evening at the picturesque Park Avenue. Each set of diners will be provided with of course, a table, linen tablecloth, and chairs. The rest is up to their imaginations.

Each year, the event draws in dozens of people looking to show off their creativity by designing their tables. Designs range from the unique, to the extremely elegant. Judging begins at exactly 7 on that evening.