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  • Bryan Hartin: Iridium's New Broadband Comm Tool for Individuals, Enterprises - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bryan Hartin: Iridium’s New Broadband Comm Tool for Individuals, Enterprises

    Iridium Communications has moved to extend the coverage of its broadband platform by launching a new communications offering for customers to access the Internet and obtain voice-calling services from different locations. The Iridium Pilot Land Station is based on the OpenPort broadband technology and is designed to work in rough conditions through Iridium’s constellation of 66 […] More

  • IBM to Offer Clients Actifio Data Virtualization Service; Laurence Guihard-Joly Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Offer Clients Actifio Data Virtualization Service; Laurence Guihard-Joly Comments

    IBM has moved to expand its cloud-based offerings by adding a data virtualization service from data management company Actifio in an effort to help clients handle information. Actifio’s Virtual Data Pipeline technology is integrated into IBM’s SmartCloud Data Virtualization platform for users to separate application data from physical infrastructures, IBM said Feb. 4. Laurence Guihard-Joly, general […] More

  • IBM Inks Cyber Research Deal With Australian Military; Glenn Wightwick Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Inks Cyber Research Deal With Australian Military; Glenn Wightwick Comments

    IBM will conduct cybersecurity research for Australia’s Defense Science and Technology Organization as the country aims to bolster its cyber infrastructure, ARN reported Monday. Brian Karlovsky writes IBM and the DSTO will collaborate on cybersecurity, analytics and cognitive computing research work. Glenn Wightwick, director of IBM Research Australia, said the company intends to contribute to the […] More

  • Leidos Builds Military Camp Shelter System; Sam Gordy Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Leidos Builds Military Camp Shelter System; Sam Gordy Comments

    Leidos has engineered a shelter system for military personnel who are fielded in expeditionary missions. The Self-sustaining Living Module is built with features for solar energy and microgrid power management, rainwater collection, water purification systems and onsite setup and teardown systems, Leidos said Monday. Sam Gordy, a Leidos group president, said SLiM is built to help […] More

  • MBDA Buys Microwave Subsystems Tech from API Technologies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    MBDA Buys Microwave Subsystems Tech from API Technologies

    API Technologies Corp. has won a $3.9 million contract to build microwave subsystems for an air defense program that is being developed by MBDA Missile Systems. MBDA will install the microwave subsystems on its Sea Ceptor air defense system, API Technologies said Tuesday. API Technologies develops high performance radio frequency and microwave, power and security […] More

  • NCS Technologies Unveils New Zero-Client Computer Product - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NCS Technologies Unveils New Zero-Client Computer Product

    NCS Technologies Inc. has introduced a new computer device that stores user data in a remote server, GCN reported Friday. John Breeden II writes the Cirrus LT zero-client laptop works to connect a computer system to a data center through a remote workstation card with security protocols such as the Advanced Encryption Standard cryptography and […] More

  • Precise Biometrics Issues Fiscal 2013 Financial Report - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Precise Biometrics Issues Fiscal 2013 Financial Report

    Precise Biometrics AB has released its financial report for fiscal year 2013, the company said Friday. Precise Biometrics generated $5.4 million in net sales and $6.7 million in income while its earnings per share and year-end available cash reached $0.20 and $15.2 million, respectively. Precise Biometrics was selected as the fingerprint algorithm provider for a financial information […] More

  • Three Purdue University Professors Get Funds to Commercialize Research Projects - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Three Purdue University Professors Get Funds to Commercialize Research Projects

    Three professors at Purdue University’s colleges of engineering and science will work to develop and commercialize their research projects with around $130,000 in combined funding. The financial assistance will come from the Trask Innovation Fund, which aims to help faculty and staff further and market their works through the Office of Technology Commercialization, the Purdue […] More

  • Warren East Joins Oxehealth Advisory Board - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Warren East Joins Oxehealth Advisory Board

    Warren East, formerly CEO of semiconductor intellectual property supplier ARM Holdings, has joined the advisory board of Oxehealth, a spin-out from the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering. East will work to help Oxehealth drive its non-contact vital signs technology into the market and pursue partnership opportunities, Oxehealth said Thursday. He will also collaborate […] More

  • Accenture Surveys Federal Cloud Deployment Strategies; Annette Rippert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Accenture Surveys Federal Cloud Deployment Strategies; Annette Rippert Comments

    Accenture Federal Services and the Government Business Council have jointly surveyed federal executives to evaluate their views and experiences on their agencies’ cloud implementation. The “The Road Ahead: 3 Years After Cloud First” report indicates that agencies face staffing and procurement processes amid increasing deployment of cloud services, Accenture said Thursday. “While there are initial challenges […] More

  • Gov't Workers Org DPS Health Extend Online Weight Mgmt Program; Kathy Ross Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Gov’t Workers Org DPS Health Extend Online Weight Mgmt Program; Kathy Ross Comments

    The Government Employees Health Association and DPS Health have moved to extend their online weight management program partnership through 2014. GEHA and DPS Health aim to have an additional 5,000 health plan members through the program’s continuation, DPS Health said Thursday. Kathy Ross, director of clinical quality for GEHA, said VLM is intended to help address members’ […] More

  • Airbus Defence and Space Unveils New Satellite Comms Offering; Danny Côté Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Airbus Defence and Space Unveils New Satellite Comms Offering; Danny Côté Comments

    Airbus Group’s defense and space business unit has introduced a fresh satellite communications offering for mining customers.< The Terralink Companion Quick Deploy 1.2m VSAT system is designed for various communication applications such as email, Internet, file transfer and voice calling through wired and wireless networks, Airbus said Thursday. Danny Côté, business communications enterprises lead of […] More