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Josh Salmanson, chief architect and a vice president at ECS, said in an interview that smart cities should implement more resilient architectures and robust cybersecurity platforms, operations and engineering should be integrated from the beginning of the smart city development process.

Amr Salem, formerly corporate vice president at Cisco’s public sector segment, has joined Quantela as CEO.

Iteris has agreed to serve as an integrator of Cisco Systems’ internet of things technologies for smart city transportation applications.

Cisco has agreed to provide networking and software support to Iteris’ video detection platform as part of the former’s new smart city infrastructure with the aim of reducing traffic within a community.

Garrett Miller, former chief digital officer of energy management system vendor Current, has been appointed executive vice president of government solutions at transportation technology provider Verra Mobility. 

Local chief information officers should consider three factors when incorporating security into the design of smart cities, Cisco Systems’ Will Ash and Rebecca Chisolm wrote in a joint guest piece published Thursday on GovTech.

NTT Group and Dell Technologies have teamed up to launch a smart cities program in Las Vegas in support of the city’s digital transformation effort. The companies will field a smart city platform that will integrate NTT’s Cognitive Foundation architecture with Dell EMC’s internet-of-things gateways and hyperconverged infrastructure and VMware’s …

“We have a front row seat to the threats, exposure to information, networks and infrastructure…Cyber security is a very real issue and [NTT] can help.”   EM: Being with NTT DATA since 2005 it looks like you have worn several ‘different hats’. Tell our readers about your work experiences that …

Parsons has participated in a Massachusetts Institute of Technology program that seeks to establish industrial relationships between global companies and MIT. The company said Wednesday it conducted a kickoff meeting on June 26 with MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, as part of the university’s Industrial Liaison Program. Involvement in ILP would help …

Parsons has collaborated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s civil and environmental engineering department to conduct a day-long workshop on research projects related to infrastructure, smart cities and transportation. The company said Thursday its leadership representatives and the university’s alumni, faculty and postdoctoral scholars examined the parallels between current industry needs and ongoing research efforts during the …

The Commerce Department‘s National Technology Information Service has selected ICF as one of 35 industry and research partners eligible to pursue opportunities to support the agency’s data projects across the federal government. ICF said Tuesday it will work alongside data science and data analytics companies and research groups to help NTIS …

Deloitte has joined a coalition of specialists and companies with the goal to accelerate the development of smart cities in the U.S. The professional services firm said Tuesday it will serve as a lead partner in the Smart Cities Council and work with the organization’s advisers and members in efforts to guide cities through …

Cubic‘s transportation systems business supports a Microsoft-led global campaign to help government agencies, businesses and citizens build “vibrant” communities with technology. The CityNext program aims to combine technologies and other systems in efforts to connect the public sector, industry and people through services intended to facilitate development of sustainable environment for communities, Cubic said …

Jacobs has secured multiple contracts to provide infrastructure services in support of Australia’s $3.4 billion Smart Cities urban rail and transportation network initiative. The company said Tuesday it will support the Hurstbridge Rail Line update program under the North East Program Alliance, Pakenham Rail Depot projects in Victoria and the Bruce Highway modernization in …

A study conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Tripwire says 88 percent out of 200 state and local government information technology professionals interviewed believe a cyber attack on city infrastructure systems poses a threat to public safety. Tripwire said Thursday 78 percent of respondents believe there will likely be a cyber attack …