Accenture has partnered with a Massachusetts Institute of Technology unit to start a training program for building knowledge and skills of Accenture employees on business processes and project management. The program is intended to guide employees in helping clients develop business strategies such as outsourcing and the first group of participants could be certified in […] More

Lockheed Martin has selected a sensor technology offering built by startup company Mide for installation on the U.S. Navy‘s Aegis weapon system. The novel piezoelectric sensor technology is designed to measure variations in pressure, acceleration, strain and force through electrical conversion, Lockheed said Wednesday. “In the last ten years, we have been able to transition about […] More

Elbit Systems will maintain and operate simulators for Israel’s defense ministry under a five-year, $23 million contract. The contract covers work on fixed and mobile ground simulators used by the country’s army, Elbit said Wednesday. Israel uses the simulators to train forces on using armored combat vehicles, tanks and on carrying out other types of military […] More

Red Hat has given its North American Public Sector Distributor of the Year Award to Carahsoft Technology Corp. for its work to offer Red Hat tools to public sector clients in 2013. The companies started their partnership in 2005 and Carahsoft serves as a sales force to Red Hat in Canada, Red Hat and Carahsoft said Tuesday. Mike Byrd, Red […] More

General Dynamics‘ Mediaware subsidiary has supplied a set of portable video exploitation technology to the Australian military for analyzing and reporting of tactical image data. The D-VEX platform is built to integrate with unmanned aerial systems and display live or recorded digital images in the battlefield, General Dynamics said Monday. D-VEX is part of General […] More

IBM has introduced a cloud-based software offering designed to combine email and social networking features at the IBM Connect annual technology event, CMSWire reported Friday. Tom Petrocelli writes the IBM Mail Next platform is designed with an enterprise user interface to help multiple users communicate and interact with each other. IBM Connect also highlighted the […] More

Satcom Direct will distribute Inmarsat‘s mobile Broadband Global Area Network service to aerospace clients, continuing a partnership between the two companies that launched in 2007. Inmarsat intends to help Satcom Direct’s customers simultaneously transmit voice and broadband data up to 492 kilobytes per second through the Inmarsat-4 satellite terminals, the companies said Wednesday. “Our aerospace clients […] More

Kevin Kelly, CEO of LGS Innovations LLC, was recently interviewed in a National Defense Magazine article where he spoke about the necessity of attracting new business opportunities besides traditional Defense Department work. Sandra Erwin writes that many companies see a stagnant military market and are turning to opportunities such as a nationwide network for emergency responders. “The defense market […] More

Three Wire Systems LLC is part of an Ace Technology Partners-led team that will supply information technology products and services to the U.S. Air Force under the branch’s NETCENTS 2 contract vehicle. NETCENTS 2 covers network-centric software and hardware systems for the Defense Department and other federal agencies, according to a Three Wire Systems statement. ATP’s team will […] More

MarkLogic and Transputec Computers PLC have agreed to offer MarkLogic’s NoSQL database platform to U.K.-based enterprise customers under a joint sales channel agreement. The NoSQL technology works to help businesses build applications and manage big data from both structured and unstructured sources, according to a MarkLogic statement. “Working with Transputec, we plan to help organisations in […] More

Tetra Tech has been awarded a potential five-year, $60 million contract to provide engineering and architectural services to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. USACE intends for the company to help plan, design and run military construction projects in U.S. and overseas locations, Tetra Tech said Thursday. The single-award, indefinite-delivery contract has a one-year base […] More

Whitney, Bradley & Brown has won a potential three-year, $13.9 million contract to provide support services to a U.S. Marine Corps data operations unit, SEAPOWER Magazine reported Tuesday. The magazine reports WBB will lead a team that includes ManTech International and OSU-University Multispectral Laboratories to work with the USMC Information Operations Center in Quantico, Va. David […] More