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  • Richard Simonian: Harris CapRock Division Reveals VSAT Offering to Meet Shipping Market's Bandwidth Demand - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Richard Simonian: Harris CapRock Division Reveals VSAT Offering to Meet Shipping Market’s Bandwidth Demand

    Maritime Solutions has introduced a new satellite antenna offering for customers to set up bandwidth services according to the requirements of end users, Maritime Global News reported June 19. Greg Trauthwein writes the Harris CapRock Communications company teamed up with equipment manufacturers and invested in new technologies to develop the VSAT network architecture for bandwidth […] More

  • HP Launches Cloud Encryption Offering - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP Launches Cloud Encryption Offering

    Hewlett-Packard Co. has unveiled a new cloud encryption tool for customers to protect sensitive data, Infotech Lead reported Thursday. HP designed the Atalla cloud encryption system to secure data residing in the cloud and on enterprise premises such as emails, payment data and electronic health records, according to the report. Financial institutions, retailers, energy firms, […] More

  • Boeing, Northrop Answer Air Force's Call for GPS III Satellite Contractors - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Northrop Answer Air Force’s Call for GPS III Satellite Contractors

    Northrop Grumman and Boeing have sent their responses to a U.S. Air Force notice that seeks a vendor to build the branch’s next set of GPS satellites under a potential $200 million contract, Space News reported Thursday. Mike Gruss writes the Air Force’s acquisition arm released a solicitation in search of interested vendors to develop the next batch of GPS III satellites and […] More

  • Harvard Business Review Study Links Cloud Computing to Increased Business Agility - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harvard Business Review Study Links Cloud Computing to Increased Business Agility

    Verizon Enterprise Solutions has released the findings of a study to evaluate the potential relationship between cloud computing usage and how businesses have marked up their agility and competitiveness. Harvard Business Review conducted a survey of 527 HBR readers from large and mid-size organizations worldwide in order to find out the views of businesses and government organizations […] More

  • James Kaufman: IBM Works With Public Sector, Retailers on Food Safety Algorithm - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    James Kaufman: IBM Works With Public Sector, Retailers on Food Safety Algorithm

    IBM has kicked off an initiative to collaborate with the public health sector and food retailers in identifying potential sources of contaminated food and probing food-borne diseases. James Kaufman, manager of public health research for IBM Research, said Thursday that the company has developed a system that works to discover patterns from data sources by using “predictive analytics […] More

  • IBM to Help China Reduce Smog, Pollution; Xiaowei Shen Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Help China Reduce Smog, Pollution; Xiaowei Shen Comments

    IBM Corp. and Beijing have forged an agreement to develop weather forecasting and cloud computing systems in a move to cut smog emissions in China, Reuters reported Sunday. David Stanway writes IBM will work to collect real-time data on pollution trends and forecast development of smog as part of the company’s 10-year Green Horizon initiative […] More

  • Scott Smith: Iridium NEXT Satellite Dispenser Passed Qualification Tests - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Scott Smith: Iridium NEXT Satellite Dispenser Passed Qualification Tests

    Iridium Communications and SpaceX have completed qualification tests for the dispenser assembly of the Iridium NEXT satellite. The satellite dispenser underwent fit check, separation and shock testing, a modal survey and static loads tests, Iridium said Thursday. “The dispenser passed its system level qualification tests with flying colors, and we’re now moving forward with launch preparations,” […] More

  • Joe Brock: Pragmatics Continues R&D Support for Special Operations Forces - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joe Brock: Pragmatics Continues R&D Support for Special Operations Forces

    Pragmatics has received a more than $10 million task order to provide support services for the Special Operations Forces’ intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations. The company will work to develop, integrate, operate and maintain activities to support SOF’s program for critical functionality, Pragmatics said Wednesday. “We will develop and manage the technologies needed to meet DCGS-SOF’s evolving […] More

  • Manish Gupta: FireEye Combines Threat Detection Offering with Email Security Tools - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Manish Gupta: FireEye Combines Threat Detection Offering with Email Security Tools

    FireEye has moved to expand its threat detection capabilities by incorporating traditional email security features into the company’s offering. The FireEye Email Threat Prevention Cloud tool has been updated with anti-spam and anti-virus protection systems, FireEye said Tuesday. “By unifying our advanced threat detection capabilities with the traditional email security tools enterprises have relied on, organizations can now […] More

  • Noblis Renames National Security Partners Subsidiary to 'Noblis NSP;' Leslee Belluchie Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Noblis Renames National Security Partners Subsidiary to ‘Noblis NSP;’ Leslee Belluchie Comments

    Noblis Inc. has rebranded its subsidiary National Security Partners LLC with a new company name, Noblis NSP LLC, in a move to highlight its dedication to customers. The new name reflects Noblis’ commitment to develop new services, generate fresh ideas and focus on client requirements, Noblis said Tuesday. “The new Noblis NSP brand reflects our heritage […] More

  • IBM Unveils Big Data Service; Doug Hunt Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Unveils Big Data Service; Doug Hunt Comments

    IBM Corp. has introduced a new big data service offering on its cloud marketplace in an effort to help customers manage enterprise-wide business content. Clients are able to gain access to business content using browser, desktop and mobile platforms in a synchronized and secure environment through the big data service on the IBM Cloud marketplace, […] More