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Peter Davidson, who previously served as an executive at Verizon Communications and general counsel at the Department of Commerce, has joined Intelsat as vice president of global government affairs and policy. He will be responsible for developing Intelsat's global government engagement strategy and will work from its office in McLean, Va., the communications satellite company said Monday.

Ken Folderauer, vice president of Comcast Business, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz about the company’s expansion into the federal government space, what will differentiate Comcast Business in the market, how the company can help the federal government prepare for the future, continue to drive growth and exceed expectations.

Verizon Communications plans to set up and operate a private network for first responders and other public safety personnel. The proposed public safety network will run separately from Verizon’s commercial core, manage call routing, network access and other communication functions as well as provide first responders access to the company’s …

A new Research and Markets report predicts that the global managed security services market will climb in value from 2014 to 2019 at a compound annual growth rate of 11.3 percent. The company said Monday the growth is due to increased demand for cloud services and adoption of bring-your-own-device practices, which have resulted …

Mark Meleski serves as channel strategy and marketing lead at Level 3 Communications. He has nearly two decades of business development, corporate, strategy and marketing experience in the data analytics, Internet and telecommunications sectors. Before Level 3 Communications, Meleski served as vice president of strategy and business development at Centurion …

Verizon has joined an organization that promotes Linux through the use of open source software for the communications industry. The company will act as a licensee of the Open Invention Network and also becomes the organization’s first major communications service provider member, OIN announced Tuesday. OIN develops software and patents …

The Verizon Foundation is investing $100 million in cash and in-kind contributions over the next three years in programs to promote science, technology, engineering and math for students and teachers. Verizon’s planned STEM programs are intended to bolster professional development for teachers on how to use technology to help students …

Mergers and acquisitions worldwide reached $1.67 trillion from January through Sept. 24, just a 0.8 percent increase from the same period last year, Reuters reported Thursday. Michael Erman and Soyoung Kim write investment bankers do not expect the pace of dealmaking to significantly increase anytime soon due to factors such …

As part of a combined effort by Georgia’s Department of Economic Development, the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Technology Association of Georgia, the second annual Health IT Leadership Summit will be held this fall in Georgia to support the programs and initiatives that drive innovation in today’s health IT industry. …

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) subsidiary Terremark Worldwide, Inc. has announced founder and CEO Manuel D. Medina will step down from his position effective May 31, with Kerry Bailey, Verizon group president of enterprise cloud strategy and services, assuming leadership of the company. “I’ve had the privilege to lead Terremark and …

The National Cyber Security Alliance today announced electing John Havermann, vice president and director of cyber programs at SAIC, to serve as president of NCSA’s board of directors. “Cybersecurity education and awareness have emerged as a national priority thanks to the leadership of the National Cyber Security Alliance over the …