With the 100th anniversary of its research organization, Philips has renewed its commitment “to improving the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2025.”  Since it was established in 1914 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, Philips Research has established operations in six international locations, accumulated 1,500 employees belonging to 50 nationalities and granted 165,000 patents, […] More

A 15-week big data course sponsored by Software AG for 25 students at the University of California- Berkeley has completed, with two teams having their projects selected to further develop their prototypes. The teams are raising funds to continue work on their prototypes they developed during the IEOR190C Industry Challenge Big Data course, Software AG announced […] More

Stefan Ries, who held human resources leadership roles at SAP AG between 2002 and 2010, will rejoin the German software conglomerate on April 1 as global head of human resources. The former Egon Zehnder principal consultant will be in charge of all HR activities at SAP and lead the company’s HR organization, SAP announced Thursday. Ries will report […] More

BAE Systems Detica has outlined five priorities for businesses to combat cyber threats in 2014. Organizations must counter the rise of cyber and financial crime, focus on intelligence-driven security, handle cyber sabotage, respond to mobile threats and address identity crime, BAE Systems said Tuesday. “The most cutting-edge financial crime as we move into 2014 will […] More

Grant Thornton has appointed three new partners to the firm’s partnership board and re-elected two other officials to continue their service on the board. The new partners and principals are Jeff Burgess, Nichole Jordan and Brad Preber, the company announced Tuesday. Burgess will serve as national managing partner of professional standards, while Jordan was appointed […] More

Andrew Garrabrants has become a subject matter expert for CH2M Hill in stabilization and solidification, following a company announcement. Garrabrants was most recently a professor of civil and environmental engineering and a research associate at Vanderbilt University, CH2M Hill announced Tuesday. Garrabrants will handle stabilization and solidification-related interests that include semi-volatile organics in soil and cement mixtures assessment, physiochemical […] More

The Bank Administration Institute has selected a cloud service run by XO Communications to manage data backup and disaster recovery processes. BAI intends for the XO Enterprise Cloud to help virtualize and replicate systems, as well as to reduce recovery time objectives to two days from two weeks, XO announced Tuesday. XO Enterprise Cloud is designed as […] More

An updated missile interceptor developed by Boeing and Israel Aerospace Industries completed its second successful flight test on Jan. 3 over the Mediterranean Sea. The Arrow 3 test was conducted by the Israel Ministry of Defense and U.S. Missile Defense Agency, Boeing announced Tuesday. “Boeing and IAI designed Arrow 3 to engage threats at high […] More

Cherreka Montgomery joined SAP NS2 – the independent national security subsidiary of SAP — in late 2012 to serve as national vice president for corporate development. In this role, the State Department and intelligence community veteran works to help agencies in the defense and intelligence arenas manage their missions. Her career in government services includes […] More

H. Brian Thompson, executive chairman of the board of directors at worldwide cloud network provider Global Telecom & Technology, Inc., has written a an autobiography where he details his life as a telecommunications executive. The Red Thread is Thompson’s business memoir that takes readers through his various leadership roles in the telecommunications industry. Prior to serving as […] More

Richard Genovese, Ciber executive vice president and chief operating officer, will leave the company to pursue other opportunities after two years in the COO role. The company will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2013 earnings results and host a conference call on Feb. 11, Ciber announced Tuesday. “[Genovese] has played an instrumental role in our […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has won an award for a Novartis facility that it provided design, engineering, procurement and construction management services for. The  U.S. Flu Cell Culture Facility at the Novartis Campus in Holly Springs, N.C. won the 2013 Facility of the Year Award from the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering, INTERPHEX and Pharmaceutical Processing […] More