Contractors Testing Army Comm, ISR Networks

The U.S. Army has increasingly tested communications networks as it looks to upgrade its capabilities, and three contracting firms have helped the service branch conduct exercises.

ITT Exelis, recently spun-off from former parent ITT Corp., is currently demonstrating several communications at the Army’s Network Integration Exercise, according to a company release.

Exelis is…

IBM Survey Says Mobile, Cloud Not a Niche

According to the 2011 IBM Tech Trends Report, developers worldwide believe Watson’s analytics capabilities will transform industries that are managing massive amounts of data.

IBM surveyed more than 4,000 information technology professionals from 93 countries and 25 industries who provided their views on future IT trends.

The survey revealed business analytics software is the most…

Red Hat, SAIC Collaborating to Make Open Source More Accessible; Paul Smith Comments

 Red Hat and SAIC have agreed to collaborate to create solutions that will try to maximize open source cloud computing technologies that are scalable, secure, interoperable and portable.

The companies’ goal is to reduce infrastructure costs and ease the Defense Department‘s adoption of cloud computing.

Through the collaboration, Red Hat solutions will help progress…

HP Paving the Way for Low-Energy Server Technologies with Project Moonshot

HP has launched a new industry program, which includes a new server development platform, customer discovery lab and partner ecosystem in order to assist customers reduce complexity, energy use and cost. The program, named Project Moonshot, combined with HP Converged Infrastructure technology allows resource sharing of storage, networking, management, power and cooling across thousands of servers.

The Project Moonshot…

Cloud Channel Summit Adds IBM Keynote Speaker, to Explore Cloud, Channel Market

IBM’s  Manger of Cloud Computing Partners, Amy Anderson has been added to the list of Cloud Channel Summit’s keynote speakers. Anderson is to present on the opportunities for channel vendors to build their own cloud solutions. The summit will feature executives from Google Enterprise, Dell Boomi and Salesforce.com.

The conference, taking place on Nov. 7 at the…

HP Chosen as Prime Contractor for VA T4 Contract; Dennis Stolkey Comments

HP Enterprise Services has been selected as a prime contractor for the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department in the VA Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology program. The VA T4 is multiple-award indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, worth up to $12 billion under which HP says it will compete for task orders to provide advanced…

Symantec Survey Finds Less Awareness in Government Infrastructure Policies, Protection

Symantec’s 2011 Critical Infrastructure Protection Survey found a global drop in awareness and engagement as measured by the CIP Participation Index. Symantec reported the CIP Participation Index measured at 82 percent in government protection programs this year, which is a 18 point drop from last year. 

“The findings of this survey are somewhat alarming, given recent attacks like Nitro…

Oracle to Buy Cloud Service Provider RightNow for $1.5B

Oracle has entered an agreement to acquire RightNow Technologies for approximately $1.43 billion cash, or $43.00 per share.

RightNow is a cloud-based service provider headquartered in Montana that supports call centers and help desks to improve clients’ customer service.

The deal is Oracle’s first purchase of a software as a service company, the Wall Street Journal reported. Oracle announced the launch of…

SAP, UN Putting Data on a Dashboard for the 7 Billion+ Population

SAP AG and the United Nations Population Fund have recently unveiled two interactive population dashboards making use of SAP’s business analytics technologies. The dashboard create greater transparency surrounding core UN population data and trends. 

“The world’s population reaching 7 billion people presents an excellent opportunity for technology to play an active role in the global commitment for a healthy and sustainable…

ARINC Cyber Conference Pushes for Cyber Industry Growth in Maryland

ARINC and the Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs co-sponsored a cyber conference Thursday at the ARINC headquarters in Annapolis, Md. 

Up to a hundred Veteran-owned small business leaders with a focus on cyber and IT had the chance to hear about opportunities in the cyber environment from Maryland’s Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and Secretary of Veterans Affairs,…