Air Force Special Ops Taking ‘Open’ Approach to Buying Tablets

The Air Force Special Operations Command will not solely look to iPads in the command’s effort to provide flight crews with electronic flight bags.

The command said in a December 2011 contract justification and approval notice that iPads had exceeded the command’s requirements during tests. However, a command spokeswoman told NextGov in an email the command is…

Air Force Wants iPads for Flight Crews

The competition is on for authorized Apple re-sellers as the Air Force Special Operations Command is looking to bring in 2,861 Apple iPad2 tablets to aid crew members during flights, according to an AFSOC notice and NextGov report. 

The Dec. 29, 2011 notice indicated the Air Force…

IBM Adds Social Net Tools Ahead of Mobile Rush in Office

The “Bring Your Own Device” trend is all the rage at workplaces across the country and IBM unveiled new social networking and collaboration applications Wednesday to help employees get on the company’s secure enterprise networks.

IBM itself is also part of the BYOD trend, as previously covered here on The New New Internet. IBM said in its…

CIBER Launches Mobility App For Salespeople On-the-Go

CIBER has launched a mobile sales application today that aims to give salespeople on-the-go a way to work more easily and productively. The app culminates real-time account, product and activity information from the SAP ERP and SAP customer relationship management application to Apple iPhones or iPads.

The app provides salespeople with locations, maps, contact information and store-finder functionality…

ARINC Launches New Flight Execution iPad App for Pilots

ARINC Direct will demonstrate its new full-featured cockpit application for the iPadTM at this week’s NBAA 2011 conference in Las Vegas. The app gives pilots streamlined access to relevant flight information upon sign-in related to weather, charts and NOTAMS through the ARINC Direct portal. The app also stores the information.

“Our new cockpit app is built on the actual feedback…

Alleged IPad Hackers Face Conspiracy, Fraud Charges

Two self-proclaimed Internet trolls were arrested yesterday for allegedly hacking AT&T’s servers and stealing email addresses and other personal information of nearly 120,000 iPad users who accessed the Internet via AT&T’s 3G network, …

iPad Hype Gives GovCon Firms New Opportunities

The iPad undoubtedly became one of the most-hyped products of last year, with a seemingly never-ending popularity. When legions of government employees embrace what some have dubbed the new BlackBerry for federal workers, government contractors specializing in computer and mobile security have found  themselves increasingly busy with developing new applications and systems to protect the masses of Apple…

iPad Users Unite… in Congress

Think your congressman can’t turn on a computer?

Think again. He may have an iPad, and now, he wants to bring it to the House floor with him.

The incoming group of legislators – full of gadget geeks and tech lovers – will soon take their seats in the 112th Congress and discover that…

SRA, M.A.D. to Bring Federal Clients iPhone, iPad Security Solutions

Smartphone security company M.A.D. Partners, LLC and SRA International, Inc. have announced a collaboration in which SRA will be able to offer federal customers various services to protect and secure iPhones and iPads.

M.A.D’s Mobile Enterprise Compliance and Security Server locks down iPhones and iPads, as well as…

No Partrides, Pear Trees in McAfee’s ’12 Scams of Christmas’ List

Plan on doing Christmas shopping online to avoid crowds and congested roads? Be very careful to avoid falling victim to cyber crooks taking advantage of the holidays.

McAfee has revealed the 12 most dangerous online scams consumers should be aware of this upcoming holiday season, ranging from iPad offer scams to fake gift cards…