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  • Luke Barrington: DigitalGlobe Unveils Mapping API for Software Developers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Luke Barrington: DigitalGlobe Unveils Mapping API for Software Developers

    DigitalGlobe has unveiled a new hosted service that works to help software developers build their own Web or mobile applications from the company’s satellite image basemaps. Luke Barrington, senior director of product development at DigitalGlobe, wrote in a blog entry posted Thursday that DigitalGlobe Maps API also provides terrain and OpenStreetMap layers for image context. He said the API is built […] More

  • Jim Propps: DLT to Offer GitHub App Development Tool in Gov't Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jim Propps: DLT to Offer GitHub App Development Tool in Gov’t Market

    DLT Solutions and GitHub have partnered to market a programming code management tool for open source and private software development projects in the government sector. DLT said Thursday the GitHub Enterprise platform is an on-premise variant of GitHub.com and works to help developers search, review and share codes. Jim Propps, director of DLT’s enterprise platforms […] More

  • Sandy Carter: IBM Launches Programs to Train Students, Professionals on Cloud App Development - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sandy Carter: IBM Launches Programs to Train Students, Professionals on Cloud App Development

    IBM has invested in several educational programs meant to encourage university students, entrepreneurs and information technology professionals to learn how to develop cloud computing applications with IBM technology. The company said Wednesday it launched the Academic Initiative for Cloud to incorporate the Bluemix platform into cloud development curricula at 210 universities worldwide. The program offers the universities access to IBM’s instructional materials, […] More

  • ThreatConnect Launches Tool for Threat Intell App Sharing; Adam Vincent Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    ThreatConnect Launches Tool for Threat Intell App Sharing; Adam Vincent Comments

    ThreatConnect has unveiled a new tool designed to help companies develop, share and host applications intended for threat intelligence data gathering. The company said Wednesday it deployed the TC Exchange and toolkit for software development as part of its Threat Intelligence Platform. TC Exchange aims to allow users to make changes to applications and exchange […] More

  • TASC to Exhibit Geospatial Intell App Program, Enterprise Content Management at GEOINT Symposium - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    TASC to Exhibit Geospatial Intell App Program, Enterprise Content Management at GEOINT Symposium

    TASC, an Engility Holdings subsidiary, will exhibit its geospatial intelligence applications technology platform at the four-day U.S. GEOINT Foundation’s 2015 Symposium in Washingto, which starts Monday. Engility said Wednesday TASC designed the Innovative GEOINT App Provider Program for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to help application developers create mapping applications with unclassified geospatial information. IGAPP is intended to act […] More

  • NGA, Engility Unveil NGA App Provider Program; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NGA, Engility Unveil NGA App Provider Program; Tony Smeraglinolo Comments

    The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has launched a new program for commercial application developers to use unclassified geospatial data in efforts to create new mapping applications. NGA said Monday applications developed under the Innovative GEOINT Application Provider Program will be available for download via the agency’s GEOINT App Store. TASC, a subsidiary of Engility, will manage and operate the program for NGA under […] More

  • NASA to Use IBM's Bluemix Cloud Platform for Virtual Space Apps Challenge - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    NASA to Use IBM’s Bluemix Cloud Platform for Virtual Space Apps Challenge

    IBM has partnered with NASA to use the company’s Bluemix cloud platform for the NASA International Space Apps Challenge virtual event, which seeks to facilitate innovation through the development of space exploration applications. The company said Tuesday Bluemix will offer access to at least 200 NASA data sources, services and tools to help challenge participants in their app […] More

  • SAP HANA Cloud Platform Mobile Services to Support App Dev't to Deployment - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP HANA Cloud Platform Mobile Services to Support App Dev’t to Deployment

    SAP has unveiled a SAP HANA Cloud Platform offering that provides enterprise mobile services through mobile application development, staging and deployment support. The company said Monday the platform-as-a-service product also facilitates connectivity between devices, people and networks through the Internet of Things. “It’s critical for our broad ecosystem of customers and partners to simplify their mobile business and easily create omnichannel, […] More

  • IBM, CenturyLink to Open New App Innovation Center in Louisiana - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM, CenturyLink to Open New App Innovation Center in Louisiana

    IBM and CenturyLink have formed a public-private partnership with the state of Louisiana to open an application development innovation center in the region and facilitate high-tech job opportunities for local graduates. IBM said Monday the Monroe-based center will perform services in cloud computing, big data, analytics, security and mobility as part of the company’s 10-year business transformation […] More

  • CACI, Appcelerator Form Mobile App Deployment Partnership; John Mengucci Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CACI, Appcelerator Form Mobile App Deployment Partnership; John Mengucci Comments

    CACI International has formed a cooperative alliance with Appcelerator to offer defense and civilian agencies tools for the development and deployment of mobile applications. CACI said Tuesday the partnership will integrate the Appcelerator Platform with its Code Analysis Tool in an effort to speed the development, tests and updates to applications and automatically identify potential vulnerabilities in the code before deployment. John Mengucci, CACI chief […] More

  • AWS Marketplace to Offer Optensity's App Mgmt Web Interface; Pamela Arya Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    AWS Marketplace to Offer Optensity’s App Mgmt Web Interface; Pamela Arya Comments

    Amazon Web Services will offer Optensity‘s AppSymphony Web Personal Edition via the AWS Marketplace to facilitate the development and deployment of applications for big data analytics using a single-user web interface. “This personal edition introduces the user to the App Composition web interface and provides a limited number of prebuilt components for creating workflows,” Pamela Arya, CEO and co-founder […] More

  • Three Wire Systems Buys Hardware Hosting Cage in San Diego - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Three Wire Systems Buys Hardware Hosting Cage in San Diego

    Three Wire Systems has acquired a so-called “AIS Cage” or hardware hosting site at the San Diego-based AIS Data Center from DefenseWeb Technologies as Three Wire aims to support applications in an accredited IT environment. The company said Thursday the acquisition is part of its efforts to expand its application development and delivery services. It will work with its […] More