VMware wants university researchers to participate in the company’s fourth annual data center automation competition with a prize of a $150,000 grant up for grabs, Cloud Pro reported Friday.  Jane McCallion writes that researchers for the 2014 Academic Research Awards are being asked to explore matters related to scalable machine learning, algorithms, design patterns, data intensive […] More

Accenture veterans Michael Sutcliff and Mark Knickrehm have been appointed to serve as CEOs of the company’s newly formed digital and strategic growth platforms. Sutcliff will lead a 23,000-employee team that will work to deliver Accenture’s mobility, analytics and interactive offerings and Knickrehm will oversee an organization designed to help customers implement technology, business and […] More

Dennis Boykin, founder and manager of business development and capture management firm DB4 Consulting, has joined Intercom Federal Systems as the information technology contractor’s chief operating officer. Boykin has previously served as a senior consultant to Intercom, where he will directly to Chairman and CEO Randy Coppersmith and also work with President Mike Strich, Coppersmith said Sunday. […] More

A report by University of North Carolina researchers for IBM‘s Center for the Business of Government examined the risks state and local governments face when transitioning to cloud platforms, GOVERNING reported Thursday. John Kamensky, a center senior fellow, writes that study authors Shannon Tufts and Meredith Weiss identified issues associated with cloud migration contracts based […] More

A team of explorers marooned on board a vessel off the Antarctic coast is using Inmarsat satellite technology to communicate with the outside world. The researchers, students and reporters were on their way home from the month-long Australasian Antarctic Expedition when the vessel got stuck in a thick ice cluster on Dec. 24, Inmarsat said Tuesday. Nardev Choudhary, […] More

John D. Thomas, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Cubic Corp. will present at an upcoming technology and government services conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Thomas is scheduled to speak at the Raymond James 13th Annual Government Services & Technology Summit at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 9, […] More

A new study from QuinStreet Enterprise indicates that enterprise customers continue to invest in data centers due to uptime, availability and security, Datamation reported Thursday. Paul Shread writes the “2014 Data Center Outlook: Data Center Transformation — Where Is Your Enterprise?” report stated 88 percent of 321 information technology professionals spend on data centers. Amazon, Dell […] More

Ella Mae Ortega, formerly vice president of sales and marketing at Fritz & Macziol Asia, has joined Teradata Corp. as country manager for the Philippines, Business World reported Dec. 9. Ortega will report directly to Peter Hand, area VP of Pacific, South Area and Korea, and be responsible for the company’s sales, professional services and […] More

Amazon Web Services has moved to introduce its cloud-based services in China in an effort to help address market demands, Xinhuanet reported Thursday. Meng Jing writes AWS will kick off its cloud-computing services in the country with a limited preview early in 2014. Andy Jassy, senior vice president of AWS, told a recent Beijing conference […] More

OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. has won a potential $51.1 million contract to deploy protective security officers for the Transportation Security Administration at various locations in Maryland and Northern Virginia. The firm-fixed-price contract, won through a recompete, contains one base year and four option years, OMNIPLEX said Nov. 26. “This is an exciting win for OMNIPLEX,” […] More

TW Scott serves as vice president of Lockheed Martin’s national product line within the Bethesda, Md.-based aerospace and security contractor’s information systems and global solutions business area. In that role, Scott oversees the delivery of advanced technologies, analytics and services to domestic and international governments and customers in the intelligence community. Scott is also responsible […] More

Exelis has been awarded a contract worth more than $8 million to deploy ground control approach radar system to Estonia. The Estonian armed forces aim to use the GCA-2020 to help the Ämari Air base support NATO initiatives, humanitarian efforts and missions, Exelis said Friday. Dave Prater, vice president and general manager of radar, reconnaissance […] More