The U.S. Army aims to improve its acquisition procedures through network integration evaluations this coming May and will begin to purchase bite-sized chunks of technology instead of pursuing larger projects, AOL Defense reports. According to Army Staff Col. John Morrison, the Army typically changes their acquisition approach as a result of NIE, which is a [...]
ARINC Inc. announced Tuesday has deployed its messaging service solution to the Netherlands for integration with that country’s border system, the company announced Tuesday. The company, which has several Annapolis, Md.-based divisions, said its EMEA government and security division installed a new advance passenger information system service. The installation occurred in collaboration with the country’s [...]
HP launched a healthcare affiliate program to provide customers specialized equipment such as medical charts, digital signage and clinical reference technology. HP said it formed the HP Healthcare Alliance program with companies such as Quest Diagnostics, Greenway Medical Technologies and Central Logic. Independent software providers combine their offerings with HP’s hardware through the alliance. HP and its partners [...]
Intel Corp. and the United Nations Population Fund have unveiled a joint effort to educate 1 million healthcare workers worldwide through technology. The UN said on Monday the initiative aims to use software and technical assistance to reduce the number of deaths related to childbirth. The UN said Intel will work with governments to increase [...]
Intel’s investment and M&A organization, Intel Capital, shed light on its $100 million Intel Capital AppUp fund through which it will invest in software tools and services companies that are making innovative applications for the mobile and PC environment. The initial investments include a German OSV and tablet device developer, 4tiitoo, and Urban Airship, a mobile platform-as-a-service company. “The Intel Capital [...]
In an effort to better manage and track services and payments for the workforce in India, the Government of Maharashtra has recruited and awarded Accenture a three-year contract to provide management and consulting technology. Accenture will take part in managing labor law administration as well as creating a system in which the government will more easily be able [...]
Five hopeful companies have made the IBM SmartCamp in Brazil finalist list after preliminary selections across eight Brazilian cities based on technology solutions they’ve developed to address issues such as food safety, traffic and healthcare.The winner will be announced on Nov. 11 in Rio de Janeiro. Camp attendees, including start-ups and senior government and business leaders from progressive [...]
