Intel Facebook Project Looks for Next Big Idea From Young Leaders

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 month…

Lockheed Leads Charge for Cybersecurity Alliance

Lockheed Martin has been working closely with member companies of their Cybersecurity Alliance, Federal News Radio reported in an interview with Curt Aubley, vice president and chief technology officer for Lockheed.

The alliance, led by Lockheed, was formed in 2009 as a way to develop and introduce new technology to combat electronic hacking attempts.

The U.S. has seen a…

Intel Subsidiary Platform Enables Rockwell Collins SecureOne Products

Rockwell Collins has selected the VxWorks MILS Platform, made by Intel-owned subsidiary Wind River, to enable Rockwell Collins’ SecureOne Processor and SecureOne Guard, cross domain components that are part company’s line of high assurance technologies for military tactical systems.

A Wind River statement says the MILS Platform was selected because its architecture allows for the development of high…

Report: Intel Close to Buying Israeli Biometrics Gaming Firm for $50M

Intel is close to acquiring Israeli printed circuit board manufacturer, Invision Biometrics for $50 million and is in the “advanced stages” of negotiations, according to a report on ynetnews.com.

Assaf Gilad writes that Invision develops 3D sensor PCBs “which detect face and body movement and translate them into on-screen game moves, similarly to Microsoft’s popular Kinect technology.”

Invision employs dozens of…

McAfee Lets IT Access Compromised Systems Remotely

McAfee announced an extension to its leading endpoint security management offering, McAfee ePO Deep Command, which provides secure and remote security management access to powered down or disabled PCs. This beyond-the-operating system management solution allows security administrators to reduce operation costs while enhancing security. 

In taking advantage of the hardware-based capabilities of computers featuring Intel Core i5…

Intel to Acquire Telmap to Expand Mobile Mapping Services

Intel announced during last week’s Intel AppUp Elements event that it has reached an agreement to acquire navigation and location-based services firm Telmap. Telmap, an Israel-based company, will become an Intel owned subsidiary. The deal is expected to close by the end of the year.

“This move is a step towards expanding our mobile software services capabilities as…

Oracle, IBM, Intel Among Others to Deliver Keynotes at JavaOne 2011 Conference

Industry leaders from Oracle, IBM, Intel and Juniper Networks will deliver keynote speeches at the JavaOne 2011 Conference in San Francisco, Oct. 2-6. All of the JavaOne 2011 sessions will take place in “The Zone” at the Hilton San Francisco Union Square, the Hotel Nikko and the Parc 55 Wyndham.

The conference…

Intel’s Newest Lab to Develop Technology in Pervasive Computing

Intel accelerates its goal of developing next-generation technologies able to adapt to consumers needs through its newest Intel Science and Technology Center  that will focus on more personalized technology and richer experiences for future consumers.

This is the fifth center to open this year hosted at the University of Washington in collaboration with five other universities to work on…

Intel, NetApp and Extreme Networks Feature Speakers in iSCSI Webinar

Intel, NetApp and Extreme Networks will be participating with feature speakers in Network World Data Center’s Webinar entitled: “Delivering Predictable iSCSI Storage Performance in Congested Network Environments” on Sept. 27. 

Internet Small Computer System Interface benefits businesses economically and makes management more simplistic. The changes being made to data centers and the increase of shared network resources necessitates…

FedTalks 2011 Attendees to Discuss “Action Items for Great Government”

FedTalks 2011 will bring all the great minds in government and business technology together for one day discussing how innovations can change the way government works.

The event will take place on Oct. 11, 2011 at the Warner Theatre. Some of the speakers include:

 

Diane Bryant, VP, CIO, Intel, Ben Fried, CIO, Google, Sandy Carter, VP Social Business…