Cisco and AGT International have created a smart city global strategic alliance that applies the concept of the Internet of Everything in urban management and security, using technology to detect and resolve incidents. Cisco said Wednesday, a combination of its video management technology and AGT’s platform of sensors and data analytics is expected to provide […] More

Northrop Grumman will participate in an aerospace and defense show in Singapore to demonstrate its technologies and exhibit scale models of its aircraft and equipment used for surveillance, fire control and other missions. The global security company said Wednesday the Singapore Airshow 2014 is an opportunity to highlight its capabilities to potential customers and emphasize […] More

Yogesh Khanna serves as vice president and chief technology officer of IT infrastructure solutions for the North American public sector at Computer Sciences Corp., holding more than 20 years of experience in the information systems, financial services and telecommunications markets. His background includes roles in helping create new technology and business offerings at companies such as […] More

A design studio in the U.K. has been awarded approximately $114,000 to develop a system for controlling four robots that would roam through an art museum in London and stream what they see to online users, Wired reported Thursday. Olivia Solon writes “The Workers” will work to build four machines with lights and cameras and create […] More

Dell, Three Wire Systems and enterprise software developer Sqrrl have forged an alliance with the goal of delivering a big data management platform for U.S. government cyber operators. The companies seek to offer federal customers a technology for managing emails, system configurations, audits, intelligence feeds, networks and social collaborations across an enterprise, Three Wire says. […] More

Jacobs Engineering Group has received a contract for an undisclosed amount from the Delaware Department of Transportation for various system support work, Jacobs said Tuesday. Jacobs will help plan event and incident management as well as conduct homeland security inspections, evaluations and reviews of current infrastructure. “We are very pleased to receive this award from the Delaware […] More

Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd., has joined the board of directors of venture philanthropy and social innovation organization New Profit Inc. Salzberg will support New Profit’s growth strategy and work to help develop new approaches for driving social change such as finding financing vehicles and public-private partnerships, New Profit announced Tuesday. He said that New […] More

Lockheed Martin and the University of Arizona have delivered an infrared camera to NASA‘s Goddard Space Flight Center, where that technology will be installed on the James Webb Space Telescope. The near infrared camera joins three other instruments at the Goddard center and that camera is intended to serve as JWST’s central imaging system, Lockheed said Monday. […] More

Exelis has updated its environmental intelligence platform to incorporate a redesigned analytics and camera interface technology for real-time weather data collection. Helios features a built-in mapping system and works as a radar system for professionals to monitor changes in rainfall patterns and surface moisture, Exelis said Monday. Eric Webster, vice president of geospatial systems at […] More

John Harris II, Raytheon International CEO, has asked industry and government leaders to build up defense technologies through transatlantic industrial cooperation. Harris addressed his statement to participants of a panel discussion on the future of European defense during the 50th Munich Security Conference, Raytheon said Friday. “We need to pursue initiatives that deliver greater cost efficiencies in […] More

IBM sold 900 patents to Twitter in December under a patent cross-license agreement, IBM said Friday. “[The deal] demonstrates our commitment to licensing access to our broad patent portfolio,” said Ken King, general manager of Intellectual Property for IBM. “We look forward to a productive relationship with Twitter in the future,” he added. The financial terms […] More

Tom Suder serves as the president and founder of Mobilegov, a company established in 2011 to provide mobile offerings for academic and research institutions. He previously served as co-founder and vice president of Concert Technologies for 15 years where he led the team that moved the company’s email to the cloud. Suder is also a […] More