SAP to Acquire B-2-B Integration Provider to Boost Enterprise Networking Solutions

SAP has announced its intent to acquire business-to-business integration provider Crossgate.

Crossgate’s solutions enable companies to fully integrate and network with trading partners, clients and suppliers. SAP said Crossgate allows electronic data exchange with any business and will enable SAP to provide networking at the enterprise level.

Crossgate also provides e-invoicing services, which SAP said offer an innovative and secure solution covering the entire process…

Researchers Say Big Data is a Driving Force Impacting Businesses

Experts indicate that big data from multi-structured data sources are impacting business applications for digital marketing optimization the most.

Teradata conducted a survey following the webcast, “Big Data Analytics…

Neustar’s Ted Swearingen Advises on Defense Against DDoS Attacks

According to Neustar director of security operations, Ted Swearingen, small and midsize businesses need to be prepared for Denial of Service attack with an “instant response plan.”

“If you don’t plan, when you do actually have an event your response time and general reaction will be much more chaotic, and you’ll have a much harder time defending against…

FISMA Requires Agencies to Complete Monthly Security Reports

Federal agencies will begin reporting security data to an online compliance tool, CyberScope, as part of fiscal year 2011 requirements for the Federal Information Security Management Act.

Agencies will submit monthly data feeds through CyberScope to the Department of Homeland Security as defined in a recently released memo outlining the new requirements so that cybersecurity is may be better monitored. 

Additionally,…

Department of Energy Planning for a More Secure Infrastructure

The Department of Energy recently released its “2011 Roadmap to Achieve Energy Delivery Systems Cybersecurity,” outlining strategic framework over the next decade to design, install, operate and maintain energy delivery systems capable of surviving a cyber incident and sustaining critical functions.

The report identifies five strategies on which the government and private-sector organizations should collaborate to create…

CSC Offers Cloud-Based and Software as a Service Options for Billing

CSC’s new delivery options for Exceed Billing have arrived assisting in cutting implementation and operational costs, expanding billing channels, increasing payment options and consolidating billing across multiple market segments.

According to Chad Hersh, a partner in Novarica’s insurance practice, ”interest in SaaS from all sizes and types of carriers has grown rapidly, and commoditized, labor-intensive tasks such as billing and collections…

Symantec: Emails No Longer Most Commonly Requested Document for eDiscovery

Symantec’s 2011 Information Retention and eDiscovery Survey  found that email is not the primary source of records companies must produce. Additionally, the survey found that respondents who employ best practices for records and information management are significantly less at risk of court sanctions or fines.

The survey examined how enterprises manage their electronically stored information and prepares for the eventuality of…

ATK Delivers First Satellite Structures and Tanks for GPS III Satellites

ATK delivered the initial two A2100 composite satellite structures and the first ship set of propellant tanks for the GPS III satellites Lockheed Martin is building for the Air Force marking the first major hardware delivery milestone in the program

“The GPS III program continues to meet major milestones on or ahead of schedule, and the delivery of…

Raytheon Fields First AEHF Communication Terminals to Tactical Units

Raytheon Company fielded the first Advanced Extremely High Frequency Secure Mobile Anti-jam Reliable Tactical Terminal satellite communications solution to the U.S. armed services increasing the data rate of existing SMART-T systems by a factor of four.

“Raytheon’s latest SMART-T solution delivers the next generation of protected communications that’s compatible with both EHF and AEHF satellites,” said Scott Whatmough, vice president…

Cloud Services Summit to Explore Broadband Service Cloud Strategies

The exploding business opportunity for broadband service providers presented by cloud and managed services will be the topic of the upcoming Cloud Services Summit, to be held Oct. 25.

“Broadband service providers are on a mission to monetize their broadband infrastructure. They continue to make significant investments in their networks, and cloud and managed…