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AT&T, IBM Forge Multiyear Strategic Alliance; Thaddeus Arroyo Quoted
IBM and AT&T announced a multi-year strategic alliance between the companies on Tuesday. AT&T Communications will use IBM’s expertise to modernize AT&T Business Solutions' internal software applications, enabling migrations to the IBM Cloud through the partnership.
AT&T Implements FirstNet Emergency Response Comms Service to Calif. City
AT&T has partnered with the government of San José in California to field the FirstNet communications service for first responders, equip the service to various agencies including the police, emergency, environmental services and fire departments as part of San José’s Emergency Action Plan initiative.
DHS Taps Industry, Alabama to Explore New First Responder Technology
The Department of Homeland Security, along with several companies, will be testing new technologies that will help enhance the capabilities of emergency responders during a local demonstration affiliated with the agency’s Next Generation First Responder program.
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AT&T Survey: Majority of Businesses Have Not Yet Assessed Climate Change-Related Risks
A survey commissioned by AT&T as part of the company’s Climate Resiliency Project says 59 percent of U.S. business leaders consider their firms as “climate resilient.†Market research firm Morning Consult polled more than 600 business executives between April 15 and April 22 and found that 71 percent of respondents said they have not yet evaluated the risks of climate change to their companies, AT&T said Monday.
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GovCon, IT Industry Vets Named to AFCEA Exec Committee, Board of Directors
AFCEA International has named 14 government contracting and information technology industry executives to the association's executive committee and appointed 15 professionals to its board of directors.
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Security Experts, Former Federal Officials Join Virginia Tech in New Fellows Program
Security experts with public and private sector experience will assist Virginia Tech in a new fellows program aimed to promote innovation across the security community.
AT&T, Mutualink Forge Public Safety Comms Interoperability Partnership; Chris Sambar Quoted
AT&T and Mutualink have entered into an agreement to facilitate communications interoperability for first responders and other public safety personnel. AT&T said Thursday it will add Mutualink’s Interoperable Response and Preparedness Platform to the FirstNet public safety broadband network under the partnership to help users accelerate sharing of data, voice and video across systems.
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AT&T’s Jill Singer: New Int’l Spy Museum Offers Look at Intell Operations
The International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., opened Sunday to showcase a collection of espionage-related global artifacts and different types of intelligence-gathering activity, Military Times reported Sunday.
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AT&T Passes 50% FirstNet Buildout Completion Mark
AT&T has completed 53 percent of buildout efforts for the nationwide public safety broadband service as of the end of the first quarter, Urgent Communications reported Thursday.