Exelis Providing NASA Software For Earth Monitoring Satellite; Jaye Lampe Comments
February 14, 2013 No Comment
An ITT Exelis subsidiary is providing software to NASA for a satellite launched Monday to conduct research into agriculture, mapping, geology, forestry, regional planning, surveillance and education. Exelis Visual Information Solutions has provided the ENVI software for all previous Landsat program missions and has updated the program to extract metadata from files for radiometric calibration [...]
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Intel will launch an online television service this year in an effort aimed at diversifying its portfolio beyond the PC market, the Financial Post reports. The computer chip maker plans to offer consumers both live programming and on-demand content via a set-top box, according to the newspaper. Erik Huggers, vice president and general manager of [...]
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ATK Hardware Helps Lift Rocket, Mapping Satellite; David Shanahan Comments
February 13, 2013 No Comment
ATK provided hardware to both a Boeing-Lockheed Martin joint venture for a Monday rocket launch and for a satellite the rocket carried into space. The United Launch Alliance‘s Atlas V rocket carried an ATK composite heat shield and propellant tank and the Landsat Data Continuity Mission satellite carries ATK hardware as well, ATK said Tuesday. [...]
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VMware Aiming For Storage Expansion In Buying Virsto; John Gilmartin Comments
February 13, 2013 No Comment
VMware has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Sunnyvale, Calif.-based software provider Virsto Software for an undisclosed amount and expects to close the deal in the first quarter of 2013. The acquisition is aimed at expanding VMware’s storage portfolio and its partnership with EMC Corp., which plans to license the Virsto technology, VMware said Monday. [...]
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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has certified an ITT Exelis vehicle movement area transmitter as compliant with agency standards on installation in airport vehicles and maintenance. V-MAT is also compliant with FAA standards on the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, the agency’s satellite-based successor to radar and part of its NextGen program, Exelis said Monday. Ted [...]
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Ball Providing NASA, Geological Survey Space-Based Earth Imager; David Taylor Comments
February 12, 2013 No Comment
A Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. land imaging instrument launched into space Monday for a NASA-U.S. Geological Survey satellite program to observe spectral data in infrared bands. United Launch Alliance, a 50-50 joint venture of Boeing and Lockheed Martin, launched the eighth Landsat Data Continuity Mission on an Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Air Force [...]
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Lockheed Entering Mars Spacecraft Environmental Testing Phase; Guy Beutelschies Comments
February 11, 2013 No Comment
Lockheed Martin has assembled and integrated its spacecraft for NASA and is now preparing for environmental testing ahead of its scheduled November launch for a Mars mission. That testing phase for the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft will occur for six months at Lockheed facilities near Denver, the company said Friday. After testing, the [...]
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Battelle and Midwest utility AEP have developed open source software using code from an Energy Department national laboratory for a smart grid project in Ohio, Greentech Media reports. Jeff St. John writes the organizations are aiming to develop the program for utility planning and forecasting Jason Black, Battelle grid systems research leader, told the website [...]
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BAE Systems has completed a missile defense test for its terminal high altitude area defense infrared imaging seeker, according to the Union Leader. During the test, BAE’s THAAD weapon system engaged a medium-range ballistic missile target from a C-17 aircraft. The Missile Defense Agency and Lockheed Martin conducted the test in 2012. BAE Systems said the THAAD [...]
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GE Launches Big Data Software For Automation Market Pursuit; Don Busiek Comments
February 8, 2013 2 Comments
General Electric has launched a new big data management software tool for manufacturing, design and automation enterprises as part of the company’s push into automation and software markets. GE originally developed Proficy Vision in-house to manage the company’s network of factories, International Business Times reported Thursday. The company has used the tool since 2009 and [...]
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