BlackBerry has launched at this week’s O’Reilly Solid Conference in San Francisco its Project Ion series of initiatives to drive the Internet of Things by developing resources to extract insight from large amounts of data. “Billions of connections, generating trillions of transactions and exabytes of data daily, will require platforms that can operate securely on a global […] More

Battelle will display a range of tactical and maritime technology offerings at the Special Operations Forces Industry Conference that is scheduled to occur in Tampa, Fla. from Tuesday to Thursday. The nonprofit will exhibit products such as the Bluefin-21 autonomous underwater vehicle, REBS chemical and biological agent detector, G-DataWave wireless communication system and Oculus-based virtual reality […] More

SRI International has approved information technology and management consulting provider emaratech as a reseller of SRI’s biometrics offerings across the United Arab Emirates and Jordan. Investment Corp. of Dubai-owned emaratech will market SRI’s Iris on the Move product line to clients in airport security, border patrol and related security applications, SRI said Wednesday. Mark Clifton, […] More

Lockheed Martin’s aeronautics company has awarded Exelis an $8.4 million contract to build radio frequency systems for its F-16 fighter jets. Clifton, N.J.-based Exelis will work to develop Continuous Wave Illuminator subsystems for the F-16 and deliver the products in 2017, Exelis said Monday. Joe Rambala, vice president and general manager of Exelis’ integrated electronic […] More

CAE has won $55 million in contract awards to supply full flight simulators to Air China, Garuda, Air New Zealand and an unidentified international client. The contracts are the four initial FFS sales deals the company has booked for fiscal 2015 that began April 1, CAE said Wednesday. “As demand in our commercial segment remains strong, […] More

Motorola Solutions has begun talks to sell its enterprise business to Zebra Technologies for $3.45 billion in a bid to beef up asset tracking tools for their clients, Health IT Outcomes reported earlier this month. John Oncea writes the two companies expect to finalize the all-cash transaction by yearend. The combined organizations intend to integrate […] More

Microsoft has entered into a patent licensing agreement with Motorola Solutions that provides global coverage for the latter’s devices that run on Android or Chrome operating systems. The agreement is part of Microsoft’s intellectual property licensing program that includes patent licensing for Android device-makers such as Samsung, Acer and Motorola Mobility, Microsoft said Monday. “Microsoft and Motorola Solutions share a respect for […] More

  ATK is showcasing its various science, technology, engineering and math offerings at the 3rd USA Science & Engineering Festival from April 25-27 in Washington DC. ATK scientists and engineers will attend the event to feature five displays related to space exploration and science, the company announced Monday. Specifically, these displays will allow participants to […] More

ExecutiveBiz recently spoke with Tina Kuhn, a top cybersecurity executive with Northrop Grumman Information Systems, on Northrop’s international expansion, opportunities for transformation within the government budget environment, how to “build-in” cyber defenses, and more in the cyber space. Kuhn joined Northrop in 2012 after holding a series of GovCon leadership roles focusing on intelligence and […] More

Exelis and MotionDSP have integrated their respective data and image management products in an effort to help users access video feeds from a satellite or an airborne platform. The unified offering combines Exelis’ Jagwire web-based technology for managing geospatial information and MotionDSP’s Ikena software for processing images in real time, Exelis said Tuesday. Richard Cooke, […] More

DigitalGlobe and MDA have combined their optical and radar satellite products to offer a common ground system for the defense and intelligence community. Jeff Kerridge, DigitalGlobe’s senior vice president for international defense and intelligence programs, said Tuesday the collaboration is intended to help customers pull images from RADARSAT-2 earth observation satellite in near real time. Don […] More

Exelis is featuring products for its ISR, analytics and critical networks portfolio at the GEOINT Symposium Monday through Thursday in Tampa, Fla. This will be Exelis’ 10th year of attendance at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s annual GEOINT Symposium, the company announced Monday. “The GEOINT symposium is a key event that brings together the most […] More