Research and advisory firm ExecRank has unveiled its annual list of 250 of the “Top CIOs for 2014,” a ranking of chief information officers across all industries that evaluates these leaders across 24 different categories. For this exercise, ExecRank says it developed a series of algorithms over three years to measure executive performance and predict future executive […] More

MarketsandMarkets has forecast an Internet of Things and machine-to-machine communications market that will grow into a $947.29 billion industry by 2019. The projection represents a 29.9 percent compound annual growth rate from $255.87 billion in 2014, the market analyst said Monday. The report, which highlights market trends, drivers, opportunities, restraints, future growth potential and revenue forecasts per region, suggests an industry faced with […] More

Research and Markets has released a new prediction that the global Internet security market will achieve an 8.1-percent compound annual growth rate through 2020 to reach a market value of $42.8 billion. The company said Friday this growth is due to an increase in adoption of Internet-based applications in sectors such as financial services and an increase in security threats. In its report, […] More

Research and Markets has released a new report that points to a 37.8-percent compound annual growth rate for the global market on mobile cloud technologies, which combine the capabilities of cloud computing and mobile devices. From a value of $9.43 billion this year, the global mobile cloud market will reach a value of $46.90 billion in […] More

SRA International has joined an international data-sharing coalition that seeks to develop a common framework for organizations to exchange genomic information for research and clinical applications. SRA said Tuesday that Global Alliance for Genomics and Health members come from the information technology, healthcare, research, life sciences and pharmaceutical sectors. “We’re pleased to become a member […] More

YouTube has introduced a channel for U.S. government organizations and officials to upload videos and engage citizens about issues of national interest The YouTube for Government site is designed to share explainer videos as well as live streams of congressional hearings and State of the Union addresses with the public, according to a Google Politics […] More

Lockheed Martin‘s Steve Betza has pointed to collaboration between industry, government and academia in the field of manufacturing as a method he believes could accelerate the time-to-market of new technologies. Betza, director of advanced manufacturing and development at Lockheed, wrote in a guest post published Wednesday on the Commerce Department‘s blog that participation in public-private partnerships could lead to a significant transformation […] More

Diana Gowen believes the telecommunications industry faces a challenge in getting both business and personnel to adjust to the market pivot toward cloud computing, managed services and other emerging technologies, she told FCW in an interview published Monday. Gowen, who retired in July as senior vice president and general manager of CenturyLink’s public sector business, spoke with reporter Nick Wakeman about […] More

IBM expects to complete the $2.1 billion sale of its x86 server business to Lenovo on Oct. 1 as the latter firm moves to expand its offerings in enterprise hardware and services. Lenovo said Monday that System x, BladeCenter, Flex System, NeXtScale, iDataPlex, x86-based Flex systems and blade networking are included in the transaction. Yang Yuanqing, Lenovo chairman and CEO, said the company will now focus on managing […] More

Angela Carrington is a vice president and partner in IBM’s public sector business consulting practice, where she serves as the industry executive for the departments of Homeland Security, Justice and Foreign Affairs (USAID and State). As part of the IBM industry team, she leads IBM’s go to market efforts for these agencies. Her areas of focus in […] More

Stephan Thoma, formerly a global director of learning and development at Google, has joined European Leaders to lead its talent development division. European Leaders also opened a Berlin, Germany-based Central European regional office led by Martin Buhl, a former Oracle executive, European Leaders said Thursday. “The European tech space has never been more vibrant. But […] More

Teal Group‘s 2014 market study on unmanned aerial vehicles indicates a projected $77 billion in global UAV spending over the next 10 years, with spending in the civil market rising alongside the military market’s continued dominance. Teal Group Director of Corporate Analysis Philip Finnegan and Senior Analysts Steve Zaloga and David Rockwell co-authored the report titled “World Unmanned […] More