Learning how to manage different sets of healthcare data to get insights may be more realistic than trying to get everyone to agree on one interoperable format, Dean Allemang writes in a March 24 piece on the Yarc Data blog. Allemang believes survival tools are more appropriate given the current technical, political and business challenges that could impact medical […] More

AT&T, Cisco, General Electric, IBM and Intel have launched a nonprofit group in an effort to accelerate industry-wide adoption of technology for managing big data and machine-to-machine communications. The Industrial Internet Consortium will work to develop best practices, interoperability standards and reference architectures to help enterprises adopt systems that can link machines, devices and people, […] More

Thales has been selected by Paris-based transport operator RATP to equip 1,000 buses and trams with the company’s video technology. The new contract brings the total number of RATP-owned buses and trams with Thales’ On Board Video 8000 tool to 5,000 since 2002, the company announced Friday. On Board Video 8000 products are built to help buses […] More

Harris CapRock has achieved accreditation from a nonprofit satellite communications industry association for the company’s training and certification programs on VSAT terminal system work, RR Media Group reported Tuesday. David Hartshorn, secretary general of the non-profit satellite communications industry association, said the designation recognizes Harris CapRock’s work to install fixed and maritime VSAT systems worldwide. […] More

Lockheed Martin has signed a contract to help design Atlantis Resources‘ AR1500 tidal turbine set for the MeyGen tidal stream project, which aims to leverage tidal energy as a commercial power source. The 1.5-megawatt, single-rotor turbine will play a role in the Scotland-based MeyGen project that targets 100-percent renewable energy usage in the country by 2020,” Lockheed said Tuesday. Other […] More

Northrop Grumman‘s unmanned aircraft systems facility in Moss Point, Miss. is expected to bring growth, investment and jobs to the area, according to the Jackson County Economic Development Foundation’s executive director, the Mississippi Business Journal blog reported Monday. JCEDF’s George Freeland said the $30 million Unmanned Systems Center also brings economic diversity because it adds to the shipbuilding and petrochemical industries in […] More

Oracle has named HP as a Diamond level partner of the Oracle PartnerNetwork for the latter company’s expertise in the company’s products and offerings. HP has more than 1,000 Oracle specialists in its team, Oracle announced Friday. HP delivers applications, infrastructure and BPO solutions to thousands of clients worldwide based on Oracle’s applications, technology and […] More

Gilat Satellite Networks will develop a portfolio of ground-based terminals and related services for enterprise customers of an Inmarsat global mobile satellite communications service. Inmarsat selected Gilat to build very small aperture terminals and network management services for the Global Xpress satellite value-added reseller program, Gilat said Wednesday. The partnership aims to drive adoption of the GX […] More

CGI Group is supporting an OpenText-hosted annual innovation event that showcases enterprise-grade information management technologies globally. CGI has been working with OpenText for more than a decade and serves as a premier-level sponsor of this year’s OpenText Innovation Tour, CGI said Tuesday. “As one of our important global partners, CGI is helping OpenText take our innovations […] More

Jim Reinhart, chief operating officer for operations and development at QTS Realty Trust, has been elected to chair the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s economic development plan council. Reinhart will help the Blueprint Virginia’s Industry Council provide direction on business leadership direction and economic development for Virginia, QTS Realty announced Friday. Blueprint Virginia is a year-long statewide initiative […] More

Booz Allen Hamilton Executive Vice President Angela “Angie” Messer leads the firm’s initiatives in emerging technologies and mission solutions within its Strategic Innovation Group. In that role, the former U.S. Army officer and former leader of Booz Allen’s Army business focuses on mission areas including C2ISR, cloud computing, social media, data science, enterprise technology, and […] More

NEC, an information technology products provider, has picked a McAfee embedded security platform to safeguard NEC’s industrial automation system products against cyber threats. McAfee’s Embedded Control technology works by running trusted applications on computing devices that are installed at a factory or a remotely located facility, McAfee said Wednesday. The McAfee software will be integrated […] More