TheNewNewInternet Upgrades, Remains At GovCon Tech’s Forefront
TheNewNewInternet is now the third site in Executive Mosaic‘s umbrella of GovCon media properties to upgrade its look and feel but its core mission remains to stay ahead of the latest technological developments in the industry. Readers will find a new banner across the top featuring EM’s other media properties, allowing for a full-spectrum view [...]
Verizon Wins BPA to Provide Cloud Services to USDA; Susan Zeleniak Comments
March 8, 2013 No Comment
Verizon has won a blanket purchase agreement to provide cloud computing products and services to the Agriculture Department aimed at helping USDA manage resources and meeting federal mandates. The company will deploy its Enterprise Cloud: Federal Edition infrastructure to 34 USDA organizations under the enterprise data center cloud BPA, awarded through the GSA Schedule 70 [...]
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Verizon Division Starts Enterprise Mobile App Testing Program; Jack Walsh Comments
February 6, 2013 No Comment
A Verizon division has launched a mobile application testing program aimed at helping enterprises determine if apps they support protect sensitive data and are safe to use. ICSA Labs is testing apps that may not have undergone the type of security and privacy testing desktop computer programs typically go through, Verizon said. “ICSA Labs has [...]
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A technology companies consortium, Cloud Security Alliance has launched the Big Data Working Group to find security and privacy solutions for big data, Information Week reports. CSA global research director J.R. Santos said they formed the working group because of requests from corporations about addressing issues on privacy and security issues on big data. Santos [...]
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Terremark is expanding its cloud capacity across North America by deploying a node at its Denver data center, the Verizon subsidiary announced Tuesday. The subsidiary has 50 data centers around the world that have colocation and cloud technology. Agencies and other enterprises evaluate reliability of physical infrastructure, connectivity and data space when choosing a cloud [...]
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Verizon Team Developing Voice Encryption For Agencies; Danny Johnson Comments
May 11, 2012 No CommentVerizon and partner Cellcrypt are testing a voice encryption service that could be available in the fall to military, intelligence and civilian agencies. According to GCN’s Henry Kenyon, the service will support smartphones and tablets that run on Android, BlackBerry and Apple’s iOS mobile operating systems. Danny Johnson, director of marketing at Verizon Wireless, told [...]
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Verizon and Annapolis, Md.-based TeleCommunications Systems Inc. are developing a system that could let users send text messages to 911 in situations where they cannot call, the companies have announced. Developing a system for texting or sending photos to 911 has been an ongoing project between the Federal Communications Commission and private sector vendors. Customers [...]
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GCS Founder and CEO Nicole Geller said many agencies already embrace cloud services, but there is not a consistent understanding of the best way to do so or what is out there to embrace. The cloud process can potentially speed technology adoption and allow agencies to reshape their information technology operations, she said. She notes [...]
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