F5 Networks, a virtualization and cloud computing service provider, has named Carahsoft Technology Corp. its federal partner of the year. Carahsoft said in a Tuesday release it would receive F5’s Federal Partner of the Year award at F5’s agility partner summit in New York, scheduled to occur between Monday and Wednesday. Carahsoft was also recently […] More

Forcepoint announced on Tuesday that the company has appointed Peter Brant as senior vice president of North America Sales and Myles Bray as SVP of EMEA Sales. Brant and Bray will bring their extensive experience in enabling enterprises to adopt cloud-delivered security alongside hybrid technology investments. The new senior VPs will lead the company’s customer-first […] More

Ben Gibson, formerly chief marketing officer at F5 Networks, has been appointed to the same position at California-based cloud computing software company Nutanix. Nutanix said Tuesday Gibson will be responsible for developing and implementing a global marketing strategy intended to drive adoption of company-built enterprise cloud technology offerings. Gibson said he aims to help expand the company’s customer base […] More

Jonathan Chadwick – formerly executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief operating officer at VMware — has joined the board of directors of Cognizant Technology. Chadwick will also serve on Cognizant“™s audit committee and as a board member until the company’s annual stockholders’ meeting later this year, Cognizant said Tuesday. “Jonathan brings a wide range of expertise as […] More

A new Research and Markets report predicts the distributed denial-of-service mitigation market revenue will reach $977.2 million by 2019 from $449.5 million in 2014. Research and Markets said Monday the demand for DDoS mitigation services sustains its growth trend as organizations continue to fall prey to this kind of attack. The report cites Akamai, Arbor Networks […] More

Research and Markets‘ latest report on the global mobile security market projects a 30.7 percent compound annual growth rate through 2019 to reach a market value of $5.75 billion. The company said Wednesday the demand for smartphones and other smart devices, upgrades on mobility software and integration of mobile security with cloud service requirements will drive market growth. The […] More

Merlin International has won a five-year contract from the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide antivirus, host intrusion prevention and anti-spyware/malware services and supporting technologies through its partnerships with McAfee, NetApp, Cisco and F5 Networks. Merlin said Thursday that the VA may also procure $21 million in solution, infrastructure and storage components from Merlin’s partners, as well […] More

Red Hat has given its North American Public Sector Distributor of the Year Award to Carahsoft Technology Corp. for its work to offer Red Hat tools to public sector clients in 2013. The companies started their partnership in 2005 and Carahsoft serves as a sales force to Red Hat in Canada, Red Hat and Carahsoft said Tuesday. Mike Byrd, Red […] More

VMware announced today the speaker lineup and sponsorship list for the VMworld 2011 cloud computing conference in Las Vegas. The conference plans to highlight new innovations, trends and opportunities in the virtualization and cloud computing industry. According to VMware, this year’s theme of the conference is “Your Cloud, Own It.” The event will feature more […] More

Image by Kristi Blokhin from Shutterstock.com Raytheon Technologies is a leading aerospace and defense company and manufacturer of technologies for mission-critical operations. The company’s primary customer is the Department of Defense, providing the military with the latest equipment and services. Take a look at Raytheon Technologies’ leaders, founders, and executives. About Raytheon Technologies Image from […] More

General Dynamic is an aerospace and defense company focusing on four business groups: Aerospace, Marine Systems, Combat Systems, and Technologies. Since its incorporation in 1952, the company has been receiving contract awards from the federal government, requiring manufactured and developed tanks, missiles, submarines, and electronics for the U.S. military. Let’s look at the top General […] More

Since the federal government is known to be one of the most lavish spenders all over the world, it made up its own national procurement system. Many companies are bidding over the available government contracts in the hope of bringing their businesses to potential success. But before any company may do business with the federal, […] More