Terrorists often leave behind digital evidence that could indicate their travel plans and financial activities prior to an attack and technology to find and monitor those footprints is starting to be applied in investigations by law enforcement agencies, the CEO of SAP National Security Services told CNBC Monday. Mark Testoni said some of those digital evidence identification tools already […] More

The U.S. Army has awarded SAP‘s national security services unit a $17 million multiyear contract for consultation services in support of the service branch’s enterprise resource planning logistics and financial programs. Army Contracting Command will obligate $4.5 million from fiscal 2016 research, development, testing and evaluation funds, the Defense Department said Monday. SAP National Security Services, formerly known […] More

Accenture‘s U.S. federal government subsidiary plans to hire up to 300 workers by the end of 2016 as the business works to expand its technology and innovation center in San Antonio, Texas. The San Antonio facility will also house an organization dedicated to SAP‘s HANA in-memory technology platform designed to help users apply analytics in functions such as logistics, […] More

(Dan Roche is the Director, General Management for Sapient Government Services) We, as people, take things for granted. It’s in our nature. It might be our families, our homes, our communities, our paychecks, but it’s always something. This very human trait doesn’t go away when we go to work. As consultants, regardless of field or […] More

Stefan Ries, chief human resources officer at SAP, and Concur Technologies CEO Steve Singh, will join SAP’s executive board effective April 1. Ries, a 14-year SAP veteran, will also serve as labor relations director in addition to his role as CHRO and member of the global managing board of the software company, SAP said Thursday. Prior […] More

CenturyLink has agreed to offer supplier services for an SAP private cloud hosting platform under a global premium supplier partnership agreement between the two companies. Gary Gauba, president of CenturyLink unit Cognilytics, said Wednesday the company seeks to help customers migrate their business applications to cloud infrastructure through the SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud service. CenturyLink noted it aims to […] More

SAP has received a U.S. Customs and Border Protection certification to operate in automated commercial environments for entry summaries. CBP intends implement electronic single window information technology products in automated commercial environments by the end of 2016, SAP said Monday. “With our commitment to continuous innovation, including the recent announcement for ACE certification, we can help our […] More

A U.S.-based subsidiary of SAP will provide Sybase software licensing and maintenance services to the U.S. Navy under a potential three-year, $20.8 million contract. The Defense Department said Dec. 21 the contract works to support the operations and deployment of the Navy’s tactical, information and command-and-control systems. SAP National Security Services — or SAP NS2 – will perform contract work for […] More

Hitachi‘s consulting arm and SAP have agreed to host SAP for Industrial Machinery & Components software platforms through Hitachi’s private cloud on a subscription basis. Hitachi Consulting Enterprise Cloud will work to help industrial manufacturers quickly access SAP platforms on the cloud without the need to pay for upfront licensing costs linked to on-premises software implementation, Hitachi said Monday. “Organizations […] More

ThreatConnect, a threat intelligence platform provider, has obtained $16 million in a funding round led by the venture capital arm of SAP National Security Services, the Washington Post reported Wednesday. Aaron Gregg writes ThreatConnect joins other Virginia-based cybersecurity startups that have recently attracted investments from venture capitalists. Gregg reports threat intelligence platforms work as repositories that allow […] More

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has extended a contract with Xerox‘s PARC subsidiary for continued development work on a transient electronics technology. PARC made the Disintegration Upon Stress Release Trigger for DARPA’s Vanishing Programmable Resources program as the agency seeks to develop electronic systems that dissappear on command, Xerox said Wednesday. “This technology can help commercial organizations as well […] More

SAP National Security Services has concluded its fourth annual national security summit with a focus on the role of humans in carrying out national security missions. The 2015 SAP NS2 Solutions Summit featured discussions on cloud, analytic modernization, code cracks and cybersecurity, among other topics, SAP said Thursday. “Technology in the cyber realm is rapidly […] More