CH2M to Launch Own Social Network

Ch2M Hill announced the debut of its social networking tool WaterMatch. The environmental company’s motto with WaterMatch is to “promote beneficial water reuse around the world, because no water should be wasted.”

Users will login to the WaterMatch Map to find waste-water treatment plants close to their current and potential future operations. Using the social networking function,…

New Boeing Division to Focus on C4ISR; Roger Krone Comments

Boeing has announced the formation of a new electronic and mission systems division that will align the company’s C4ISR efforts. The new electronic and mission systems division will operate within Boeing’s network and space systems business unit.

The new division’s portfolio will include Ship’s Signal Exploitation Equipment Increment F systems used…

Raytheon Translator App Seeks to Win Over Army

TransTalk, a Raytheon translator application built for mobile android devices, is now available in the App Store and Android Market. Raytheon developed the app for the U.S. Army due to a need for an efficient uniformed translating system in the Middle East.

TransTalk features 30,000 words in Afghanistan’s major languages and an additional…

Capgemini, Sybase, SAP Come Together to Provide Mobility Solutions

Capgemini, Sybase, a SAP company, and SAP reported they will be working together in a mobility enterprise venture with multiple agreements and prospective plans to tackle the growing market.

Sybase and Capgemini will manage the deployment of enterprise mobility solutions. This will allow Capgemini to host Sybase Managed Mobility-powered solutions as software-as-a-service and platform-as-a-service.

Additionally, Capgemini and SAP announced their intention to jointly build…

NetApp to Provide Storage Foundation for New DOE Supercomputer

The U.S. Energy Department has selected NetApp to provide the storage foundation for its Sequoia supercomputer, which the company expects to be twice as fast as today’s most powerful system.

Sequoia will be housed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, a DOE and National Nuclear Security Administration establishment whose primary mission is to ensure the safety,…

Symantec Intelligence Reports Finds Public Sector is Most Targeted by Phishing Activity

Symantec‘s September 2011 intelligence report found that in the U.S., the public sector remained the most targeted by phishing activity with one in every 125.8 e-mails comprising a phishing attack.

The report also found that the public’s sector spam level was 74.5 percent, greater than all but the education sector, 77.2 percent, and the chemical and pharmaceutical sector, 74.6 percent.

The company…

DLT Launches GovDefenders, Its Go-To Site for Cybersecurity Know-How

DLT Solutions has launched GovDefenders, a government cybersecurity knowledge portal built to provide advice, information and skills assessments for the public sector community preparing for threats to the government cyber infrastructure. DLT developed the site with assistance from top software security providers including Symantec, Quest Software and Oracle.

“With the variety of sophisticated attacks facing government systems today,…

GovConExec Magazine’s Fall Issue Examines Peak Markets in Government Contracting

Executive Mosaic, publisher of The New New Internet and other web properties related to government contracting, has announced the launch of the latest issue of GovConExec magazine, which highlights the growth opportunities for government contractors.

The latest issue comes at a time where the nation is taking steps to get its fiscal house in order, requiring contractors to deliver…

The Possibilities of Cloud According VCE Chairman Michael Capellas in Congressional Hearing

VCE Chairman Michael Capellas spoke to the U.S. House of Representatives’ Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation earlier today outlining cloud computing opportunities and challenges within U.S. federal government, domestic public and commercial sectors, and international markets. 

Capellas’ speech explored key barriers to cloud adoption and incorporated findings of the TechAmerica Commission on Leadership Opportunity in U.S. Deployment of…

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…