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  • Siemens Joins Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser Team; Mark Sirangelo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siemens Joins Sierra Nevada’s Dream Chaser Team; Mark Sirangelo Comments

    Siemens‘ PLM software unit and Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s space systems business are expanding their partnership through the SNC Dream Chaser program’s “Dream Team,” where Siemens will support development of spacecraft technologies. SNC said Tuesday that Siemens’ membership in the Dream Team is an extension of their long-time business relationship, as Siemens provides its engineering software tools to support SNC’s spacecraft […] More

  • IBM's SoftLayer Offers Tool to Connect Private Networks to the Cloud; Matt Chilek Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM’s SoftLayer Offers Tool to Connect Private Networks to the Cloud; Matt Chilek Comments

    IBM subsidiary SoftLayer has released its Direct Link solution to provide a dedicated network connection between an enterprise’s IT infrastructure and SoftLayer’s private network and cloud platform through 18 global points of presence. The technology is intended enable opportunities for hybrid cloud tools to accommodate a variety of business workloads, IBM said Tuesday. “The power of a […] More

  • Joseph Gerczak: Smartronix Eyes Northeastern US Market As NY Office Opens - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joseph Gerczak: Smartronix Eyes Northeastern US Market As NY Office Opens

    Smartronix has set up an office in Manhattan, New York to deliver its cloud computing and technology offerings to current and potential clients in the northeastern region of the U.S. “Opening this office in Manhattan demonstrates our commitment to clients and expands our ability to provide high-level support with a focus on customer satisfaction for both […] More

  • DoD Selects Honeywell to Build Microgrid, Manage Army Post's Energy Use; Paul Orzeske Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    DoD Selects Honeywell to Build Microgrid, Manage Army Post’s Energy Use; Paul Orzeske Comments

    Honeywell has won a $3.4 million Defense Department grant to construct a microgrid that will connect emergency generators at the Fort Bragg U.S. Army post in North Carolina to distribute electricity across multiple structures. The company said Tuesday it will provide its Secured Network of Assured Power Enclaves solution for the project, which is funded by the DoD’s […] More

  • SAP Signs Contract with Shell for HANA-Based Predictive Analytics, Cloud Services - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP Signs Contract with Shell for HANA-Based Predictive Analytics, Cloud Services

    SAP announced today that its has signed a deal with Shell in an effort to ease Shell’s transition to SAP HANA and to assist in generating value from Shell’s current IT investments. “We are pleased that a global leader like Shell has signed this contract with SAP,” said Rob Enslin, president of SAP’s global customer operations. “We want to […] More

  • HP Looks to Extend Data Protection with Cloud, Encryption Solutions - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP Looks to Extend Data Protection with Cloud, Encryption Solutions

    Hewlett-Packard announced today it is extending its data protection from data center to cloud with encryption innovations its new Atalla solutions that will work to help safe-guard data throughout its entire life-cycle. “As organizations embrace the New Style of IT, protecting sensitive information as it moves within and outside the enterprise becomes more critical than […] More

  • CH2M HILL Water Treatment Expert recieves AWWA Fuller Award - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CH2M HILL Water Treatment Expert recieves AWWA Fuller Award

    Bruce Manning, CH2M HILL Fellow Water Treatment Technologist and Fuller Society inductee will be presented with American Water Works Association‘s Fuller Award, the most-revered distinction in leadership at the AWWA Annual Conference and Exposition in Boston, Mass., June 8-12. Selected annually for exceptional service in the water supply industry the Fuller Award is the highest […] More

  • CSC Inks $5m Deal with IP Australia - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CSC Inks $5m Deal with IP Australia

    Computer Sciences Corp. has signed a $5 million renewal of its deal providing mainframe services to IP Australia. The agreement reiterates CSC administering well-coordinated service, providing an IBM z114 infrastructure for mainframe data processing with full use of their equipment, personnel and software. “This is a new mainframe platform we put in 12 months ago under our […] More

  • Red Hat Expands Alliance with SAP Firms - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Red Hat Expands Alliance with SAP Firms

    Red Hat has expanded its strategic alliance with SAP firms to make possible customer adoption of SAP portfolio on its open source solutions, Enterprise Innovation reported Friday. “By joining forces with Red Hat to enable SAP HANA on Red Hat Enterprise Linux, we plan to give our customers an additional choice upon which to base […] More

  • HP Launches New Supercomputer, Pushes Into High-End of Market - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    HP Launches New Supercomputer, Pushes Into High-End of Market

    Hewlett-Packard announced the introduction of two supercomputer servers that will enable them to compete with IBM and Cray in the high-end of the market, CDR Info reported yesterday. The two new systems, HP Apollo 6000 and HP Apollo 8000, are utilizing high-performance computing technology that allows HP to create technology breakthroughs and expand the tech […] More

  • Boeing Completes 2nd High-Power Satellite for Mexican Government; Craig Cooning Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing Completes 2nd High-Power Satellite for Mexican Government; Craig Cooning Comments

    Boeing has completed their second Mexsat 720HP geomobile satellite for the Mexican government, Boeing said Monday. The satellite is named Morelos 3 and will be joining the first that was completed November 2013, Centenario, in storage awaiting launch. Boeing, working with The Mexican Ministry of Communications and Transportation, is now closer to their goal of […] More