Craig Schneider, formerly a principal and director of technical delivery at Excella, has been named vice president of technology programs at Vertical Applications. He will oversee technical strategy for the Arlington, Va.-based information technology company's federal practice in his new position.

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Joel Brunson, who holds more than 30 years of leadership experience, has joined Jazz Networks to serve as CEO of the firm’s federal business.

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A new Research and Markets report forecasts the unified communication as a service market to reach a compound annual growth rate of 11.2 percent beginning in 2016 through 2022. The report indicates that telecommunications, information technology and retail applications currently dominate the market and that banking, financial services and insurance and logistics will drive the […] More

A new Technavio report predicts the global network security market will grow 7.84 percent year over year through 2019 on increases in use of mobile devices. The report compares products and features for market vendors and discusses what drives and inhibits the market, Technavio said Thursday. Technavio also described the market as fragmented due to the presence […] More

George Borgh serves as vice president of strategic alliances and business development at Philips Government Solutions, where he is responsible for the development of a government market presence in the U.S. Prior to joining Philips Government Solutions in July 2011, he served as VP of marketing and sales at Siemens Government Services from June 2008 […] More

A new Research and Markets report projects the unified communication-as-a-service market to reach $24.88 billion by 2020 from $15.12 billion in 2015. The report noted a growing adoption of UCaaS in retail industry vertical due to the consumer goods and retailers’ increasing need for business communication process as they transform into large enterprises, Research and […] More

A new MarketsandMarkets report predicts that the market for unified-communications-as-a-service will grow at a 10.5-percent compound annual growth rate to reach a market value of $24.88 billion in 2020. The company said Monday the market is currently worth $15.12 billion, driven by the increasing use of communications solutions that integrate desktop, video, voice and messaging applications. According […] More

A fresh Research and Markets report has projected the global unified communication-as-a-service market to achieve a compound annual growth rate of 27.50 percent from 2014 through 2019. Research and Markets said Wednesday that factors such as productivity, agility, cost reduction and adoption of mobility in unified communication could spur the demand for UCaaS services. “Decline […] More

Technavio has forecast a 28 percent year-over-year growth for the global unified communications-as-a-service market from 2015 to 2019. Faisal Ghaus, a vice president of Technavio, said Thursday the UCaaS market growth is driven by an increase in the use of smartphones for enterprise bring-your-own-device programs. Ghaus projected Asia Pacific will be the biggest adopter of […] More

DRS Technologies has been awarded a $55 million contract with the U.S. Navy to install voice communications systems in the Aegis cruisers and destroyers. The integrated communications systems will link to the ships’ announcement system, shore telephone lines, radio and sound-powered telephone circuits, DRS said Wednesday. DRS will begin the installation process in 2015. The IVCS […] More

Charles Peiffer, who currently serves as executive vice president and chief financial officer of PAE, joined the company in April 2014. He previously served as senior vice president and CFO of IAP Worldwide Services and vice president of finance and CFO of ITT‘s Fluid Technologies segment. At Fluid Technologies, Peiffer helped complete eight acquisitions within a six-year period. He […] More

DRS Technologies has received a contract to manufacture tactical voice switching systems and terminals for integration into New Zealand’s Anzac-class frigates. DRS serves as the primary subcontractor to Lockheed Martin under the Royal New Zealand Navy’s vessels communications modernization initiative, DRS said Wednesday. Steve Zuber, vice president and general manager of DRS Technologies’ Canadian subsidiary, […] More