Accenture has won a $184 million contract to upgrade fare collection systems for all of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (Metro) transportation services. The company will work to consolidate Metro’s transit services and provide management consulting in mobility, analytics, customer service, payments, financial services, retail and marketing science in order to develop the system, […] More

Thales Group has signed a deal with East Japan Railway Co. to provide a communications-based train control system in order for the operator to manage railway traffic. JR East intends for Thales’ CTBC platform to replace the legacy system used to monitor the Joban rail line connecting the Japanese cities of Ayase and Toride, Thales […] 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

Capgemini was selected for two awards at the he Teradata EPIC Awards 2013 event, recognizing Capgemini’s work with customers in the area of business intelligence. The Enterprise Intelligence and Operational Excellence Awards went to Capgemini, representing the company’s fifth straight year of winning awards from Teradata, Capgemini announced Wednesday. Teradata awards the EIA to partners […] 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

Digital Management Inc. and Samsung Telecommunications America have forged an alliance that will work to help government and commercial organizations deploy mobile technology across the enterprise. The companies seek to deliver a range of managed deployment, security and help desk services for U.S. customers who aim to implement bring-your-own-device initiatives, DMI said Monday. DMI will […] More

AT&T has signed a multi-year deal to provide high-speed wireless Internet service in Tesla‘s line of electric cars. Tesla will utilize AT&T technology to help drivers and passengers access in-car remote engine monitoring, telematics and multimedia services via a touchscreen display, AT&T said Tuesday. “It’s an honor to work with a company as innovative as […] More

Audodesk (NASDAQ: ADSK) has purchased Circuits.io for an undisclosed amount as part of moves to expand product offerings in electronic circuit design and simulation. Circuits.io’s technology and development team offers web-based applications and collaboration tools for a community of circuit designers, innovators and entrepreneurs, Autodesk said Monday. “The rise in affordable, programmable microprocessors like the […] More

Daryl Woodard, CEO of Tulsa, Okla.-based business and managed services provider SageNet, will also serve as chief executive of the recently-acquired Spacenet, a Washington-headquartered network services contractor. The transaction completed in December 2013 and both companies aim to complete their full integration in mid- to late- 2014, Spacenet announced Monday. Glenn Katz, outgoing Spacenet CEO, […] More

Ian Dix has been named vice president for business marketing at CenturyLink where he is responsible for the business solutions group’s product, program and field marketing. Prior to CenturyLink, the more than 25-year marketing veteran served as senior vice president of marketing and market development at Trilogy Software. Dix was chief marketing officer at Xtendwave, SafeNet […] More