MarkLogic Corp. and Datawatch have forged a strategic partnership to combine technologies in an effort to help customers gain value from big data. The companies will also collaborate to form a center of excellence. where services resulting from the partnership will be demonstrated, Datawatch said Wednesday. Gary Bloom, president and CEO of MarkLogic, said the company’s NoSQL […] More

Siemens has awarded a $66.8 million software grant to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College for access to the company’s product lifecycle management softwar The college’s Center for Innovative Technologies will use the in-kind software donation for its mechanical engineering and industrial design programs, Siemens announced Wednesday. “Manufacturing is the most sophisticated, forward-looking and innovative […] More

Inmarsat on Feb. 12 launched the first of a series of events seeking an open debate regarding the operating benefits of shore and ship communications in the maritime industry, The Maritime Executive reported Wednesday.  During the smart operations conference held in London, Frank Coles, Inmarsat president, said that ship to shore connectivity in the industry […] More

ITT Corp. has added an authorized provider of aftermarket services to aerospace customers in China as the company looks to expand its global aircraft support business. An ITT-authorized service center run by Guangzhou Aircraft Maintenance and Engineering Co. will maintain ITT-made components that are installed on commercial planes, ITT said Tuesday. “This agreement with GAMECO gives […] More

Tony Cole serves as vice president and global government chief technology officer at FireEye, where he works with public sector agencies and other systems integrators to gain knowledge of the global cyber threat landscape and adapt enterprise approaches to address the threats. The former U.S. Army officer and Symantec business development leader addresses security conferences […] More

GCS has partnered with Sharpe Engineering to develop streaming analytics products for verticals such as healthcare, cybersecurity and government by combining the companies’ geospatial and big data analytics technologies. The companies said Tuesday the products will be based on IBM InfoSphere Streams and employ real-time analytical processing applications. “We will combine our capabilities in geospatial […] More

Lockheed Martin has entered into a $206 million partnership agreement with an Ocean Power Technologies subsidiary for a wave energy generation project off the coast of Australia, Reuters reported Tuesday. Andrea Shalal-Esa writes Lockheed and OPT unit Victorian Wave Partners intend for the venture to produce up to 62.5 megawatts of electricity using ocean waves. […] More

Accenture and DataStax have forged a big data alliance with the goal of helping customers gain insights into information and prevent fraud. DataStax’s big data platform that based on Apache Cassandra will be integrated into Accenture’s analytics and cloud technologies as the companies seek to develop data supply chains and online interactions for clients, Accenture […] More

Pratt & Whitney has officially opened a maintenance, repair and operations hub for PW4000 aircraft engines in Singapore as part of a $110 million capital investment. The facility is located at the Seletar industrial aerospace park which already houses Pratt & Whitney’s component solutions business and global services engineering team, the UTC Technologies Corp. subsidiary […] More

Guillermo Gualino has been promoted to serve as vice president and treasurer at Agilent Technologies from his most recent position of assistant treasurer. In his new role, Gualino will be in charge of the company’s treasury function and will report directly to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Didier Hirsch, the company announced Friday. Gualino replaces […] More

Exelis will unveil its latest innovations in Singapore this week, seeking to present advances in electronic warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance technology that Chris Tucker, vice president of international business development, hopes will entice new partners in the region. “We are excited to strengthen existing relationships and develop new ones during the Singapore Airshow,” […] More

Harsh Patel, formerly president of big data analytics firm Bina Technologies, has joined seed and early stage venture fund Claremont Creek Ventures as an investment team director. Patel is a former general partner at RRE Ventures and In-Q-Tel, with his career also including work as an angel investor and mentor to seed state companies, Claremont Creek announced […] More