ArchIntel has published a white paper that features insights from competitive intelligence professionals interviewed by the company to know more about the state of open source competitive intelligence, as well as the current challenges and drivers of success related to the sector. The Know Your Competition report highlights big data and "big change" as the top factors affecting competitive intelligence.

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Intelligent Waves has acquired Ski Systems to expand its strategic footprint in the Intelligence Community (IC) by providing disruptive and ultra-secure mobility solutions, the company reported on Monday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “This acquisition plays a major role in fulfilling our vision of helping secure our nation“™s most critical communications infrastructures,“ said Jared Shepard, CEO of Intelligent Waves. 

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K2 Intelligence Financial Integrity Network has changed its name to K2 Integrity to reinforce its efforts to assist customers in risk, compliance, investigations and monitoring. "The name K2 Integrity reinforces the principles the corporate investigations industry was founded on back in 1972: integrity and transparency," said K2 Integrity Chairman Jules Kroll.

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Paul Kaminski, chairman and CEO of defense consulting firm Technovation, has joined Digital Global Systems' board of directors to provide military expertise as the company looks to transition to key markets. He brings defense experience as a retired U.S. Air Force official who served as the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and technology, DGS said Monday.

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The U.S. Army has issued a request for information to seek inputs from industry on commercial applications that may support the service branch's intelligence collection management activities.

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Sue Gordon, a board member at CACI International and a two-time Wash100 awardee, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 William Oliver Baker Award from the Intelligence and National Security Alliance for her three-decade public service.

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Customer Value Partners will help the U.S. Coast Guard communicate intelligence to combatant commanders and other defense personnel under a contract from the Department of Homeland Security. CVP said Wednesday it will provide information technology services to support the USCG Intelligence Coordination Center in data collection and analysis efforts via website and multimedia platforms.

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Intel has partnered with the Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and Hewlett Packard Enterprise to validate hardware and software applications in support of the construction of an exascale computing system named Aurora.

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The current state and future potential of emerging technologies were the focal points of an expert panel at ArchIntel's AI in Competitive Intelligence Virtual Event. The panelists were Suki Fuller of The Council of Competitive Intelligence Fellows; Fred Hoffman of Mercyhurst University; and Arik Johnson of Aurora Worldwide Development Corp. The moderator was August Jackson, senior director of market and competitive intelligence at Deltek.

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August Jackson, senior director of Market and Competitive Intelligence with Deltek, was featured as an opening speaker and moderator for ArchIntel's Artificial Intelligence in Competitive Intelligence Forum on Thursday, Oct. 22nd. Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of ArchIntel, introduced Jackson. Following, Jackson opened the floor, stating, “This is a really great time to be a CI professional.“

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Tom Afferton, vice president of Defense and Intelligence Business Unit with Northrop Grumman Defense Systems, recently spoke with ExecutiveBiz regarding information technology (IT) modernization, cybersecurity and evolving threats. He also addressed how the company has helped customers adapt to remote working and how it“™s shifted the technology and cultural landscape. “When you talk about IT […] More

ArchIntel has introduced a member-based roundtable series designed for competitive and market intelligence practitioners, after releasing its compendium of executive insights titled "The State of Competitive Intelligence Today." The CI Roundtable Membership program features monthly private forums for industry professionals to interact, share best practices, establish business relationships and learn from experts in the field.

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