The GEOS emergency response service is now available to users of Iridium‘s Extreme satellite phone at no additional cost, Iridium announced in a release Tuesday. Iridium integrated the service into the phone’s SOS button. Iridium said a press of the button automatically dials the GEOS emergency response center. “Since the SOS button is programmable, customers have [...]
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SAP America, Inc., a SAP AG subsidiary, recently announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with SuccessFactors for approximately $3.4 billion. Through the agreement, a SAP subsidiary would acquire all outstanding common stock shares of SuccessFactors. SuccessFactors’ board approved the transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2012. As a [...]
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Verizon Wireless and WellPoint, Inc. are working together to create secure videoconferencing through Verizon’s 4G LTE network between healthcare members and providers. The companies indicated they aim to encourage healthier living. As a result of the collaboration, nurse care managers will be able to use mobile devices with 4G LTE to communicate face-to-face and offer real-time healthcare [...]
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KZO Innovations recently signed a second technology development agreement with In-Q-Tel, which builds on the original 2009 strategic partnership. The agreement will include the development of additional enhancements to the KZO Video Suite, as well as expanding the reach of its deployment. “Leveraging innovative technology is vital to the success of our GEOINT mission,” said [...]
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Cisco recently announced that it is making its chief technology officers available to chat about cloud on Twitter. Just #CiscoChat and ask anything about challenges, opportunities and trends around the cloud. Both Cloud CTO Lew Tucker (@LewTucker) and CTO Padmasree Warrior (@Padmasree ) will be available for direct questioning. Come Dec. 6, the two will host a live chat, from 10:00 a.m. to [...]
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Terremark, a Verizon Company, today announced the completion of the expansion of its data center campus, the Network Access Point West, located in Santa Clara, Calif. The firm says the expansion of their center in the technology hub of Silicon Valley, Calif. is part of a global strategy to deliver ultra-secure IT infrastructure and cloud computing [...]
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NASA is in the process of evaluating a multitude of new space technologies as part of a multimillion-dollar program to spur innovation, according to a report by Information Week. NASA is looking at 300 small-business proposals as possible contract awards through its Small Business Innovation Research and the Small Business Technology Transfer programs. According to NASA, some [...]
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McAfee has completed its previously announced acquisition of NitroSecurity, according to an announcement on the company’s blog by Stuart McClure, senior vice president, general manager and chief technology officer of the risk and compliance business unit. McClure indicated that the two companies have already integrated NitroView enterprise security manager with McAfee ePolicy orchestrator. He also pointed out that NitroSecurity has [...]
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Intel Corporation is launching a Facebook platform where users can decide which young business leader has the best idea out of 20 start-up ideas. The project aims to foster young leaders’ innovations, introducing a platform where business ideas can be proposed to win a $100,000 prize. The social platform, named Intel Innovators, is a three [...]
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