LGS Builds Battery for Warfighter, First Responder Comm Nets; Kevin Kelly Comments
LGS Innovations has developed a new battery intended to help establish and reposition communication networks while on the move. The LGS Tactical Power Solution is designed to charge to full power in less than five hours and recharge while in operation, the Alcatel-Lucent subsidiary said Thursday. Kevin Kelly, LGS CEO, said the company intends for the [...]
General Dynamics Wraps Up Commerce Dept Public Safety Tech Tests; Manny Mora Comments
May 15, 2013 No Comment
A General Dynamics division has completed a series of tests for a Commerce Department public safety communications research program intended to connect federal, state, local and public safety agencies to broadband technology. General Dynamics Broadband’s eNodeB and Evolved Packet Core products passed the phase one and phase three of the long-term evolution tests at the [...]
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Intel Unveils Microarchitecture Chips for Mobile Devices, Networks; Dadi Perlmutter Comments
May 7, 2013 No Comment
Intel has unveiled a new microarchitecture that intends to help enterprises manage system performance and power consumption issues. Silvermont contains a 22-nanometer Tri-Gate system-on-chip technology designed to reduce a chip’s energy use by up to five times, Intel said Monday. Dadi Perlmutter, Intel executive vice president and chief product officer, said the company intends for Silvermont [...]
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Symantec Survey Finds Split in How to Implement Mobility; Francis deSouza Comments
May 3, 2013 No Comment
A Symantec survey has divided organizations into two categories regarding how they choose to implement mobile devices into the workplace in response to user demand and other pressures. The company identified “innovators” as those who readily embrace mobility and “traditionals” that are reluctant to implement it, Symantec says in its findings. Sixty-six percent of companies [...]
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TWD & Associates and mobile technology firm Lemko Corp. are partnering to develop a cellular platform intended for government customers to use while on the move in tactical or first responder situations. The companies will aim to build a network that operates across different radio and satellite communications frequencies, TWD said Wednesday. Robert Casteel, TWD [...]
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The use of mobile devices by government workers and contractors has recently evolved to include more than just the Blackberry. Android devices, Iphones and Ipads among others started being accepted in the workplace around 2011 as more employees pushed for the use of their personal phones at work. Today, Bring Your Own Device is one [...]
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Dell has launched a new suite of offerings intended to help enterprises manage and access mobile devices and environments for employees to bring their own devices to work. The company developed the mobility portfolio to secure remote data, broaden network access to BYOD and help users access business applications from different types of mobile devices, [...]
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Orbital Antares Rocket Carries Phone Satellites for NASA; Michael Gazarik Comments
April 25, 2013 No Comment
Orbital Science Corp.’s Antares rocket carried three smartphone satellites into space Sunday during its maiden flight from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia. All three PhoneSats have already sent signals to several ground stations on Earth and the Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Calif. will track the satellites over the next two weeks, [...]
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SafeNet Builds Android License Tools for Application Developers; Michelle Nerlinger Comments
April 25, 2013 No Comment
SafeNet has released a new licensing suite for Android intended to help developers pack, control, track and manage applications. Sentinel RMS Embedded is a software licensing toolkit designed to help developers monetize mobile software on devices such as smartphones and tablets, the company announced Wednesday. The company also developed the software to help protect Internet [...]
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CGI Helps Develop Mobile Authentication for Federal Agencies; James Pyon Comments
April 19, 2013 No Comment
CGI Group, Akamai Technologies Inc. and Daon Inc. have launched a multi-factor mobile authentication-as-a-service designed to help secure transactions of federal employees and avoid network compromise. The MAaaS solution integrates Daon’s IdentityX authentication into Akamai’s platform to allow federal agencies to secure various mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and laptops at the application level [...]
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