SAIC Evolves Hybrid Language Translation Platform; iPhone App in Works

Science Applications International Corp. is continuing to venture into the language translation field, releasing new SAIC Linguistics software and software-as-a-service offerings and laying the foundation for a commercial iPhone application. 

The company said its November 2010 acquisition of AppTek has enabled it to provide a hybrid linguistics platform that employs both statistical and rule-based machine translation technologies for text and…

SAIC IT Solutions to Power SOCOM C4 Missions

SAIC will flex its enterprise IT capabilities under a new task order with the U.S. Special Operations Command.

The Pacific SOCOM command will potentially pay the company more than $35 million over five years to provide mission-critical IT support for missions utilizing command, control, communications and computer capabilities.

The order has a one-year base period and four one-year options.

SAIC will also provide this support for the Joint Special Operations Task…

SAIC Awarded Contract by VA

SAIC announced that it has been awarded a prime contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to provide IT services in support of the Transformation Twenty-One Total Technology program. The contract has a five-year base period of performance and a ceiling value of $12 billion.

SAIC will provide IT services as required to integrate systems, networks…

Intel’s David Hoffman Joins NCSA Board of Directors

The National Cyber Security Alliance announced today David Hoffman, director of security policy and global privacy officer at Intel Corporation, has been named to the organization’s board of directors. NCSA is a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on cybersecurity awareness and education.

Hoffman is an expert in cybersecurity issues and will support the organization’s mission to create a culture of…

SAIC Sponsors UK’s National Cybersecurity Competition

Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) is sponsoring the Cyber Security Challenge UK as one of six platinum sponsors responsible for creating the competitions this year’s participants will have to complete to earn a place in the Masterclass grand final.

Aimed toward those considering cybersecurity careers, the Cyber Security Challenge UK is…

SAIC Wins Spot on DISA’s $90 Million ENCORE II ID/IQ

Science Applications International Corporation has won a task order by the Defense Information Systems Agency to provide technical and operations support to the Defense Enterprise Computing Center in Montgomery, Ala.

Awarded under the DISA ENCORE II indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract, the task order carries a one-year base period of performance, four one-year options and a…

Human Immune System Used as Model for Cybersecurity

The human immune system is being used as a model to prevent attacks by hackers. Like cells in the human body, computer scientists and IT engineers are looking for computers to recognize threats and communicate among themselves, thus making them less vulnerable to attacks, according to Senior Counselor for Cybersecurity…

Finalists Announced in Women in Technology Leadership Awards

President and CEO of the Engle Group Marty Engle has been selected as a finalist in the 12th annual Women in Technology Leadership Awards. The awards program honors leading female professionals in the Washington, D.C. metro area who have exemplified talent in the technology industry.

The 26-year business has provided…

Study: Hackers Zone in on Stealing Trade Secrets, IP

Cyber criminals increasingly target business secrets and intellectual property in the global corporate economy, according to McAfee and SAIC, who teamed up to file a report on the current status of cyber threats affecting industry.

The companies’ joint effort “Underground Economies: Intellectual Capital and Sensitive Corporate Data Now the Latest Cybercrime Currency”…

NCSA Picks SAIC VP John Havermann as New President for 2011 Board

The National Cyber Security Alliance today announced electing John Havermann, vice president and director of cyber programs at SAIC, to serve as president of NCSA’s board of directors.

“Cybersecurity education and awareness have emerged as a national priority thanks to the leadership of the National Cyber Security Alliance over the past decade,” Havermann…