TYSONS CORNER, VA, October 9, 2020 — Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) hired Diane Nguyen, former vice president of finance at Science Applications International Corp. (NYSE: SAIC), as chief financial officer of its federal business, GovCon Wire reported Sept. 24.

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The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Catalyst Space Accelerator unit has selected eight firms for its fifth accelerator session launched in partnership with Microsoft.

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Science Applications International Corp. has been granted the Microsoft Gold Partner status under thee competencies for demonstrating a capacity to deliver cloud computing and information technology modernization services to government and commercial clients.

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Kymeta and Microsoft will simultaneously perform demonstrations for land mobile, maritime defense and first responder technologies during the 2018 Special Operations Forces Industry Conference and Connectivity Expo. Demonstrations will feature Kymeta’s KyWay satellite terminal connecting Microsoft’s land vehicles to the Internet-of-Things, the former said Tuesday. The tactical and patrol vehicles will make use of Windows Apportals and Azure Cloud integration during the […] More

With federal IT budgets under attack and the need to enhance technological capabilities more quickly, agencies are turning to companies like ViON Corporation to provide technology as-a-Service. It was announced in November last year that ViON Corporation, a cloud service provider and IT infrastructure company, had been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million contract by the Department of […] More

Altamira has started to offer its big data fusion, analysis and visualization platform on the Microsoft Azure marketplace as part of efforts to help customers transform information into actionable intelligence. Altamira said Tuesday the integration of its Lumify platform with Azure services seeks to accelerate deep learning and data analytics in real time. Lumify is designed to help users […] More

Microsoft and DXC Technology have teamed up to provide a new service offering designed to help clients manage workloads across the Microsoft Azure public cloud platform and DXC’s data centers. The DXC Services for Azure offering will work to help users facilitate hybrid and public cloud adoption as well as access Azure services in DXC’s […] More

Microsoft Corp. has introduced a pricing calculator designed to help government  customers to estimate the cost of using the company’s Azure cloud computing platform. Spenser Bullock, Azure Government blog manager, wrote in an article published Tuesday that customer agencies can choose two US Gov regions that Microsoft has added to the pricing tool and calculate their monthly bill. He […] More

MIL Corp. has been selected to transition the First Responder Network Authority‘s systems to Microsoft‘s Office 365 suite of cloud-based applications. The company will be responsible for the integration and management of FirstNet’s email platforms, account configurations, collaboration tools Skype and SharePoint, service desk training and document management efforts under the one-year service agreement, MIL […] More

A Cubic Corp. business unit will unveil a cloud-based platform designed to manage traffic and transportation systems at the four-day ITS European Congress that will run through Thursday in Glasgow, Scotland. Cubic Transportation Systems’ NextTraffic is based on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and works to facilitate data collection and sharing in order to help cities […] More

The Commerce Department has struck an agreement with Microsoft Corp. for the agency to obtain licenses of the company’s software product. The department said Thursday it will have access to Microsoft software items and product updates under the blanket purchase agreement. Commerce intends for the three-year deal to achieve its productivity goals. Microsoft will also provide access to its license […] More

Microsoft Corp. is planning to launch a training facility at the former St. Elizabeths hospital in Southeast D.C., The Washington Post reported Sunday. Jonathan O’Connell writes the software company is set to present plans for the proposed innovation center to real estate developers and academic partners on Tuesday at the St. Elizabeth campus. Donna Woodall, […] More