A new Research and Markets report projects the unified communication-as-a-service market to reach $24.88 billion by 2020 from $15.12 billion in 2015. The report noted a growing adoption of UCaaS in retail industry vertical due to the consumer goods and retailers’ increasing need for business communication process as they transform into large enterprises, Research and […] More

BlackBerry has joined the National Cyber Security Alliance, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with the Department of Homeland Security, corporate sponsors and nonprofit representatives to promote digital privacy and raise awareness on cybersecurity. Edward Hearst, vice president of U.S. government business development at BlackBerry, will represent the company on the NCSA board, the alliance said Wednesday. “Through […] More

Mike Denning, vice president of global security at Verizon‘s enterprise solutions unit, and Ed Powers, national managing principal of Deloitte‘s cyber risk services practice, have said organizations need to consider technical and business factors when they plan for response to security incidents. Denning observed that privileged users have become an attractive target for hackers who […] More

Google will collaborate with NASA and multiple technology companies to develop new tools to monitor commercial unmanned aerial system operations in U.S. airspace, Bloomberg reported Friday. Alan Levin writes Google, Amazon, Harris Corp. and Verizon are among the companies that have agreed to help the agency build a UAS traffic management infrastructure. More than 100 other private […] More

Cal Shintani leads capture strategy, corporate strategy and proposal development functions for Oceus Networks as senior vice president and chief growth officer at the Reston, Va.-based mobile services contractor. Shintani last spoke to ExecutiveBiz for a Q&A conversation on his role at Oceus and GovCon market trends in June 2012, nearly five months after he joined […] More

Steve Pusey, group chief technology officer at Vodafone Group PLC, has been elected to the board of directors at FireEye. David DeWalt, board chairman and CEO of FireEye, said Wednesday that Pusey will share his experience and perspective as the company works to deliver platforms designed to protect enterprises against cyber attacks. “Steve Pusey is that […] More

A new MarketsandMarkets report projects the Asia-Pacific and Latin American regions would drive future growth in the global healthcare mobility solutions market to $84.82 billion by 2020. The market analyst said Thursday both economies have attracted local entrepreneurs and global leaders by modifying healthcare-related regulations and monitoring how policies are implemented. The report also suggests that the growing geriatric population in Japan […] More

Technavio has forecast a 28 percent year-over-year growth for the global unified communications-as-a-service market from 2015 to 2019. Faisal Ghaus, a vice president of Technavio, said Thursday the UCaaS market growth is driven by an increase in the use of smartphones for enterprise bring-your-own-device programs. Ghaus projected Asia Pacific will be the biggest adopter of […] More

The Defense Information Systems Agency has given provisional authorization to 23 commercial cloud service offerings for the hosting of Defense Department data at Impact Level 2, which covers noncontrolled unclassified information. DISA said Monday the offerings comply with the moderate baseline of the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). “The granting of these provisional authorizations is an important […] More

Chris Braccio serves as vice president for human resources at American Systems, with responsibility for the alignment of human talent with the company’s overall strategy. Braccio oversees American Systems’ talent management, compensation, benefits, HR information systems, community affairs and charitable programs. She also serves on American Systems’ ethics and employee stock ownership plan employee education committees. The 25-year […] More

Lockheed Martin came in as the top-ranked aerospace and defense contractor in the 2015 edition of Military Times’ annual “Best for Vets” list, which evaluates how companies recruit and retain veterans for their workforces. Military Times submitted a survey of at least 80 questions potential candidates for the list to find out about their requirements for specific […] More

MarketsandMarkets has forecast in a new report that the Internet of Things within the transportation market will reach $143.93 billion worth by 2020 as the sector’s research and development programs continue to expand. MarketsandMarkets said Monday that the IoT software plays a large role in the transportation sector due to the properties’ resistance to environmental conditions and […] More