Sterling Global Operations worked with seismic surveying company Terraseis to remove mines and unexploded bombs from a 154-square-mile land in Iraq’s Kurdistan region. The de-mining effort was executed to allow for oil and gas exploration in that area situated near the Iraq-Iran boundary, SGO said Wednesday. “In the 1980s Iraq fought an eight-year war with Iran, and since […] More

Growing awareness from U.K. enterprises on digital criminality could increase demand for methods to repel cyber attacks, according to Martin Sutherland, managing director for BAE Systems Applied Intelligence. Ninety percent of U.K. firms responding to a BAE survey believe that attacks will increase over the next two years, the company said Monday. “We’re starting to […] More

Lockheed Martin will collaborate with the University of Miami to further develop predictive modeling techniques and data analytics technology for managing healthcare information. The team aims to integrate predictive analytics into UM Health System’s operations and help clinicians access and secure real-time patient data, Lockheed said Tuesday. Karoom Brown, a Lockheed business development director, said […] More

Information Builders has worked to help its healthcare customers access and process large amounts of data from disparate sources through business intelligence and analytics platforms. Clients use WebFOCUS, DataMigrator and iWay platform offerings to deliver patient care, manage population health, manage finances and address compliance risks, Information Builders said Monday. Gerald Cohen, president and CEO […] More

Harris Corp. has developed a portfolio of software applications aimed at helping medical providers manage clinical workflows, patient data exchange and health IT infrastructures. FusionFX is based on an open services platform and works to integrate with electronic health records systems and analytics tools, Harris said Monday. The company introduced FusionFX at the annual Healthcare […] More

IBM Corp. and CrowdStrike Inc. have jointly developed a managed security service aimed at helping customers to combat cyber threats. The cyber threat intelligence service is intended to combine intelligence, technologies, analysts and services from both companies so that organizations can assess their security posture, CrowdStrike said Monday. Kris Lovejoy, general manager of IBM security […] More

Carlos Fernandes serves as director of Salient Federal Solutions‘ Cyber Security Center of Excellence and recently wrote an op-ed piece for the Insurance Technology Association. The more-than 21-year information security veteran was the founder, managing principal and CEO of Agile Cybersecurity Solutions prior to joining Salient. The Air Force veteran has also held leadership roles at CACI, L-3, Booz Allen […] More

Royal Philips has installed a clinical information technology tool for Georgia Regents Medical Center that is built to help facilitate cross-department access of patients’ imaging data through integration with electronic medical records. The company said Friday the Philips IntelliSpace PACS version 4.4 platform was piloted at GRMC’s radiology department for gradual expansion into diagnostic imaging and other […] More

IBM has partnered with Bryan University to develop a healthcare informatics simulation laboratory with the goal of helping to train students on the subject. Students enrolled in a master’s degree program for applied health informatics will have access to IBM’s analytic tools as they work to analyze healthcare processes and results, Bryan University said Thursday. The […] More

Boeing has received initial signals from its global positioning system satellite from space following the spacecraft’s Thursday launch. The GPS IIF 5 satellite was launched into space aboard  a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., and transmitted signals after more than three hours, Boeing said Friday. The spacecraft has […] More

A Kratos Defense & Security Solutions unit has partnered with Norse to offer a suite of cybersecurity awareness services aimed at helping medical organizations identify fraudulent schemes and protect electronic data. SecureInfo and Norse seek to deliver real-time fraud and threat intelligence data for electronically-protected health information through the alliance, Kratos said Thursday. Sam Glines, […] More

Siemens’ healthcare business unit has introduced a new healthcare management platform offering that is intended to help providers fulfill new care and payment requirements of different service models. The CareXcell system contains new technologies designed to help providers manage patient care and monitor risks through an open communication and data sharing platform, Siemens said Thursday. […] More