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  • Research and Markets: Industrial IoT Market Poised for Growth - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Industrial IoT Market Poised for Growth

    Research and Markets has released a new report that predicts the industrial Internet of Things market will achieve “tremendous growth” by 2020. The report notes that the transportation and manufacturing sectors are already applying the IoT technologies to their operations, Research and Markets said Dec. 4. “Energy and power along with, oil and gas industries are deploying […] More

  • GE to Study Radar Systems for US Air Force Platforms; David Tetley Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE to Study Radar Systems for US Air Force Platforms; David Tetley Comments

    GE’s intelligent platforms business will perform a six-month research on radar systems in an effort to help the U.S. Air Force establish open architectures for future radar processors onboard the service’s platforms. The research program covers the benchmarking and optimization of synthetic aperture radar and ground moving target indicator radar modes on multiprocessor high-performance embedded […] More

  • Tech Firms Form Open Data Platform Alliance; Siki Giunta Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tech Firms Form Open Data Platform Alliance; Siki Giunta Comments

    Big data companies have forged an open data platform initiative that aims to further the development of big data technologies based on the Apache Hadoop ecosystem. The alliance comprises GE, Hortonworks, IBM, Infosys, Pivotal, SAS, Altiscale, Capgemini, CenturyLink, EMC, Splunk, Verizon Enterprise Solutions, Teradata and VMware, Pivotal said Tuesday. The companies will collaborate to develop and implement […] More

  • Executive Profile: Karl Williams, PAE COO - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Executive Profile: Karl Williams, PAE COO

    Karl Williams serves as chief operating officer for PAE, where he is responsible for the company’s three business units. Williams served as vice president and general manager of Engility’s government services business before he joined PAE in April. He has also served as Engility’s business controller with responsibility in financial management of the company’s global operational assets. Williams’ career includes time […] More

  • Stephan Thoma to Lead European Leaders’ Talent Development Division; Philip Randerson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Stephan Thoma to Lead European Leaders’ Talent Development Division; Philip Randerson Comments

    Stephan Thoma, formerly a global director of learning and development at Google, has joined European Leaders to lead its talent development division. European Leaders also opened a Berlin, Germany-based Central European regional office led by Martin Buhl, a former Oracle executive, European Leaders said Thursday. “The European tech space has never been more vibrant. But […] More

  • Emirates Inks $13B GE9X Services Deal - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Emirates Inks $13B GE9X Services Deal

    Emirates Airlines announced Tuesday that it has signed a $13 billion, 12-year OnPoint solution agreement with GE for the maintenance and complete overhaul of the new line of GE9X engines powering its 150 Boeing 777X aircraft. The OnPoint solution contract is part of a larger arrangement announced at the 2013 Dubai Air Show, providing Emirates with 300 […] More

  • GE Buys Wurldtech for Cybersecurity Market Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Buys Wurldtech for Cybersecurity Market Push

    General Electric has purchased Canadian company Wurldtech for an undisclosed amount in an effort to help better protect operation technology networks, ETF Daily News reported today. Tom Sandford writes that the move has GE, a technology development company usually known for its appliances and jet engines, moving into the realm of cyberattack protection. “The world […] More

  • Steve Bolze: GE Forms Commercial Software, Analytics Leadership Role - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Steve Bolze: GE Forms Commercial Software, Analytics Leadership Role

    Ganesh Bell, formerly an executive at ServiceSource, has joined GE as chief digital officer and general manager of commercial software and analytics within the company’s power and water business. Steve Bolze, president and CEO of GE Power & Water, said Thursday the new role was created to develop and market new analytics and software offerings. […] More

  • GE Aviation Unveils Open Architecture Computing Platforms; Alan Caslavka Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE Aviation Unveils Open Architecture Computing Platforms; Alan Caslavka Comments

    General Electric Aviation has introduced new computing platforms for military and commercial aviation customers, the company said Tuesday. The platforms are designed with an open system, which means customers can ostensibly plug-in a number of different aviation computing applications on the same platform. “In new aircraft development programs, we’ve seen over time that the cost […] More

  • Jan De Witte: GE Buys Health Software CHCA for Workflow Portfolio - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Jan De Witte: GE Buys Health Software CHCA for Workflow Portfolio

    GE’s healthcare division has acquired CHCA Computer Systems, a provider of operating room management and analytics services in a move to grow GE’s software portfolio. Jan De Witte, president and CEO of GE Healthcare’s information technology business, said Tuesday that CHCA’s Opera software application will be integrated into GE’s OR and Perioperative software portfolio. De Witte added that the company intends […] More

  • GE, Local Motors Team for 'FirstBuild' Innovation Model; Steve Liguori Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    GE, Local Motors Team for ‘FirstBuild’ Innovation Model; Steve Liguori Comments

    General Electric has teamed up with Local Motors to develop a new approach to production for companies in the manufacturing industry. Through the FirstBuild open platform, the partnership plans to mine ideas from designers, builders, makers and other enthusiasts for new technologies and products, GE said Thursday. GE says those ideas will then be built, […] More