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Baby Steps in Mobility: Pentagon OKs Dell-Only Android
Published on 28 Dec, 2011 at 11:30 in Mobility | Viewed 19 times | No Comments
The Defense Department is allowing a second mobile platform to access its networks, but it is not quite yet a “bring your own device” approach.
The Pentagon’s Security Technical Implementation Guide covers Dell’s version of Android 2.2, according to Stars and Stripes. This version is the only Pentagon-approved version.
Dell’s Venue smartphone is…
Contractors Testing Army Comm, ISR Networks
The U.S. Army has increasingly tested communications networks as it looks to upgrade its capabilities, and three contracting firms have helped the service branch conduct exercises.
ITT Exelis, recently spun-off from former parent ITT Corp., is currently demonstrating several communications at the Army’s Network Integration Exercise, according to a company release.
Exelis is…
Raytheon Reports Experiment Success: Connects Soldiers to UAVs, Each Other with 3G Devices
Published on 9 Nov, 2011 at 14:18 in C4ISR | Viewed 29 times | No Comments
Raytheon reported today that during a recent experiment at Fort Benning, Ga., it was able to simultaneously transmit data, voice and video in real-time between smartphones and tablets over both 3G and military tactical radios.
The company said it was the first time it was able to do this without any service interruptions using its One Force communications solution.
Marines to Use Lockheed Smartphone Network for Disaster Relief Exercises
Published on 8 Nov, 2011 at 14:09 in Mobility | Viewed 48 times | No Comments
The U.S. Marine Corps will soon beginning using a Lockheed Martin-developed tactical smartphone network to support the service branch’s disaster relief mission exercises and humanitarian assistance.
The Marine Corps Forces Pacific Experimentation Center has acquired the MONAX system, a portable private 4G network that provides voice, data and video services through commercial smartphone technologies.
The network connects off-the-shelf smartphones…
IBM Allowing Employees to ‘Bring Your Own Device’
Published on 31 Oct, 2011 at 12:54 in Mobility | Viewed 40 times | No Comments
IBM is allowing its employees to bring their own smartphones and tablets to work, IBM’s CTO for mobility told Computerworld.
Bill Bodin said that by the end of the year, 100,000 IBM employees will be able to connect their own devices to the company’s internal networks, with an additional 100,000 to come on board by the end of…
ITT Announces New Secure Mobile Devices, Platform for Situational Awareness
Published on 10 Oct, 2011 at 14:27 in C4ISR | Viewed 73 times | No Comments
ITT Corp. announced today that it has developed a commercial-based smartphone and tablet designed for use by the Defense Department. Each item will be equipped with ITT’s National Security Agency-certified AARIS-457 network processor, which is approved for secret and below usages.
“ITT’s hardware crypto solution gives our customers a communication capability and security that is proven,…
McAfee Releases Security Solution Made for All Internet Devices
McAfee has made available a cross-security device solution for individuals and families, empowering them to protect their Internet-connected devices.
McAfee All Access enables consumers, from console, to secure smartphones, tablets, netbooks, PCs, and Macs with security protection for each device. The program allows consumers to secure their data and systems, safeguard Internet activities, and monitor children and teens.
“Users…
Intel and Google to Optimize Android for Intel’s Atom
Published on 14 Sep, 2011 at 16:34 in Mobility | Viewed 11 times | No Comments
Intel Corporation and Google Inc. will work to enable and optimize future versions of Android for Intel’s lower power Atom processors allowing future versions of Android to support Intel technology.
This joint effort should speed time-to-market of Intel technology for Android smartphones and enable mobile device OEMs and wireless operators to draw upon the performance capabilities of…
KPMG Launches Job Search App for College Students
Published on 10 Aug, 2011 at 11:29 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 62 times | No Comments
KPMG LLP announced today the release of a new smartphone app designed to help college students prepare for their job searches in today’s competitive employment environment.
The KPMG GO app is now available for download for iPhones and iPads and delivers videos, articles, blog posts and branding tips from KPMG partners, as well as professionals in HR and campus recruiting….
FBI Launches Smartphone App to Help Find Missing Children
Published on 5 Aug, 2011 at 15:31 in Cyber | Viewed 16 times | No Comments
The Federal Bureau of Investigation launched a new app that aids parents in the event their child goes missing.
The FBI’s Child ID app provides parents with a mobile platform to store photos and information should they need immediate access to them to quickly provide physical identifiers, such as height and weight, to security or police officers in the…
