CA Technologies was named a “leader” on a Forrester research list that evaluated multiple offerings from service virtualization and testing companies through 15 factors. For the “Forrester Wave: Service Virtualization and Testing Solutions, Q1 2014” report, CA Technologies received the top score in scalability and tied for the highest score in global presence and installed […] More

Matthew Oostveen, formerly director of research at IDC Australia, has joined VCE as chief technology officer for the company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region and Japan. He spent six years in his role at IDC Australia and oversaw research in the firm’s telecommunications, software, verticals and infrastructure divisions, VCE announced Tuesday. “Asia Pacific and Japan is an exciting region […] More

A navigation system co-developed by Raytheon, the Airports Authority of India and Indian Space Research Organization has been certified for operational use in the country’s civil airspace. The GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation system is designed to help with air navigation and flight-path planning, Raytheon said Thursday. Brian Hickey, director of Raytheon Navigation and Landing Systems, said […] More

Warren East, formerly CEO of semiconductor intellectual property supplier ARM Holdings, has joined the advisory board of Oxehealth, a spin-out from the University of Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering. East will work to help Oxehealth drive its non-contact vital signs technology into the market and pursue partnership opportunities, Oxehealth said Thursday. He will also collaborate […] More

IBM has launched several information technology programs in Africa to build a workforce with next-generation IT knowledge and skills and contribute to the continent’s economic development and growth, IBM said Thursday.  “Leaders in business, education and government agree that enabling the existing and future workforce to perform at the cutting edge of technology trends such as […] More

Several Sotera Defense Solutions platforms have been included in the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency‘s online database of open-source software programs. The company’s contributions to the database include the Zephyr big data tool, Spark MicroPath analytics system and Louvain Modularity method, Sotera says. DARPA launched the Open Catalog website Monday to share technologies and research data […] More

Xerox researchers have designed a medical technology that uses a video camera and analytics software to track a patient’s vital signs. The Xerox Innovation Group is testing the wireless patient monitoring system at the Manipal University Hospital in India and University of Rochester Medical Center in New York, the company said Thursday. “This research can […] More

IBM Corp. wants to invest $100 million in a 10-year initiative to roll out its artificial intelligence and cognitive systems in Africa in an effort to seek business opportunities in the region. IBM will deploy the Watson technology from its Africa research laboratory, where researchers can develop new services in healthcare, education, water and sanitation, […] More

Intellicheck Mobilisa has patented an identification check system that is intended to help law enforcers verify the identity of ID card bearers. The technology is designed to read ID card data, match the card’s information with other possible individuals and display the identified individual to a system user, Intellicheck Mobilisa said Wednesday. Nelson Ludlow, president […] More

Leidos will deploy additional meters for United Power’s metering infrastructure work under the second phase of a 10-year contract. Leidos started implementing 20,000 meters for the Colorado-based electric cooperative in October 2013 and intends to complete the second phase by September 2014, the company said Wednesday. James Baxter, senior vice president for energy services at […] More

A design studio in the U.K. has been awarded approximately $114,000 to develop a system for controlling four robots that would roam through an art museum in London and stream what they see to online users, Wired reported Thursday. Olivia Solon writes “The Workers” will work to build four machines with lights and cameras and create […] More

Accenture has been included in the U.K. government’s catalog listing of approved vendors for cloud and digital services. Through its spot on the G-Cloud 4 vehicle, Accenture will make its cloud portfolio available through the government-hosted Cloudstore platform and the Digital Services Framework, Accenture said Tuesday. “Through these two vehicles public sector organizations now have much […] More