Samsung Electronics America has unveiled a line of computer-aided dispatch applications for wearable devices to help first responders stay connected during emergency missions. The company said Wednesday it integrated its Galaxy smartwatches with apps such as Northrop Grumman’s CommandPoint, CentralSquare Technologies’ Field Ops, Caliber Public Safety’s PocketCop and Tyler Technologies’ New World ShieldForce. The dispatch offerings […] More

GBL Systems and Samsung Electronics’ U.S. business arm have started the delivery of new 5G testbeds to U.S. Army military bases in support of the Department of Defense’s augmented reality/virtual reality operations and training initiatives. Samsung said Wednesday it was designated to deploy 5G end-to-end services and technical support while GBL took charge of developing […] More

Samsung Electronics America’s flagship mobile phone products have achieved federal government certification.

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Samsung Electronics America, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology jointly hosted a three-day hackathon that challenged participants to create healthcare information technology applications.

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and an industry consortium have selected six university research centers to conduct research efforts that seek to address challenges related to microelectronic technologies under a potential five-year, $200 million cost-sharing program. Linton Salmon, manager of DARPA’s Joint University Microelectronics Program, said in a statement published Wednesday JUMP and the […] More

Samsung collaborates with U.S. military services to develop a fifth-generation wireless network technology as part of efforts to speed up connectivity and support line-of-sight communications, Defense Systems reported Thursday. The report said Samsung uses its pre-commercial wave system and equipment to aid ongoing development trials of the 5G technology. Terry Halvorsen, chief information officer and […] More

A team of Samsung Electronics and Intelligent Decisions has been awarded a contract to supply tablet computers to the U.S. Air Force’s bases worldwide after the handheld passed the military service’s hardware and software tests for flight line use. Air Force technicians will use the Galaxy Tab S2 device to access digital technical orders, manuals and parts databases to perform aircraft […] More

Carahsoft Technology and Samsung Electronics America have signed a distribution agreement to offer a Samsung-made mobile security software to government agencies through Carahsoft’s contracts with the General Services Administration and NASA. Carahsoft said Wednesday it will distribute the Knox platform to the public sector via  GSA’s Information Technology Schedule 70 and NASA’s Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement. “As the government continues to embrace […] More

Intel, Samsung have launched an interactive dialogue that seeks to convene technology industry stakeholders to develop Internet of Things policy recommendations for U.S. lawmakers. Samsung said Wednesday the National IoT Strategy Dialogue was created in response to technology leaders’ call for a forum that can help industry and Congress to realize the potential advantages of IoT technology for the economy and society. The Information […] More

Samsung Electronics America and Booz Allen Hamilton have jointly developed a new security assessment offering that works to identify the risks, threats and vulnerabilities of an enterprise’s mobile infrastructure. Booz Allen said Monday the partnership aims to help clients in sectors such as finance, healthcare and retail to address cybersecurity issues and adopt what the firm refers to as a “mobile first” […] More

Carahsoft Technology will offer Samsung Electronics America’s KNOX mobile security tool to U.S. public sector agencies under a distribution agreement both companies have reached. The covers KNOX Workspace container and KNOX Premium platform, Carahsoft said Tuesday . KNOX Workspace is designed to encrypt corporate data in employees’ mobile devices, while the KNOX Premium works to allow information technology administrators to […] More

Accenture and Samsung Electronics have partnered to help enterprise customers procure and implement Android devices that are built to support Samsung’s Knox mobile security platform, the Economic Times reported Friday. Harichandan Arakali writes the companies aim to offer pre-packaged software applications and managed service offerings through the partnership. Jin Lee, senior managing director at Accenture […] More