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  • Research and Markets Projects $56B Market Value for Medical Electronics by 2020 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets Projects $56B Market Value for Medical Electronics by 2020

    A new report from Research and Markets predicts the global medical electronics market will grow at a 5.5-percent compound annual growth rate over the next six years to reach $56.50 billion in market value. The firm said Monday that developments in personalized healthcare, lifestyle diseases, medical tourism, urbanization and the integration of information technology with healthcare have driven growth […] More

  • Northrop Inks Lease Deal for North Dakota UAS Test Site - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Northrop Inks Lease Deal for North Dakota UAS Test Site

    Northrop Grumman has submitted a letter of intent to be a tenant at the Grand Sky business park at the Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, one of six states that have been authorized to test unmanned aerial vehicles. Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), a proponent of the Grand Sky project, said Wednesday that Northrop will be the park’s first tenant and […] More

  • Iron Mountain, Seagate Form Alliance for Cloud-Based Backup, Disaster Recovery - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Iron Mountain, Seagate Form Alliance for Cloud-Based Backup, Disaster Recovery

    Iron Mountain and Seagate Technology will combine their cloud services and information storage and management tools to address demand for cloud-based tools for data backup and disaster recovery. The companies said Monday the partnership includes the colocation of Seagate’s data center at Iron Mountain’s National Underground Data Center and a reseller agreement for Seagate’s EVault Cloud Server Backup and EVault Cloud Disaster Recovery offerings. Mike […] More

  • Joshua Shani: Lockheed Joins Cyber Initiative in Israel to Support Local ICT Partnerships - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Joshua Shani: Lockheed Joins Cyber Initiative in Israel to Support Local ICT Partnerships

    Lockheed Martin has partnered with BGN Technologies, EMC and Jerusalem Venture Partners under Israel’s CyberSpark Industry Initiative, which aims to bolster public-private partnerships in the country as well as international industry collaboration. Lockheed said Monday the nonprofit initiative works to coordinate defense forces, government agencies and academia in Israel for joint cyber industry activities through its cyber center at the Advanced Technologies Park in Beer-Sheva. […] More

  • Inmarsat Adds Hughes Portable BGAN Terminal to Data Streaming Service; Greg Ewert Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Adds Hughes Portable BGAN Terminal to Data Streaming Service; Greg Ewert Comments

    Inmarsat has approved Hughes Network Systems‘ 9211-HDR portable Broadband Global Area Network terminal as part of its BGAN HDR streaming service for mobile satellite connectivity. Inmarsat said Monday the terminal supports data streaming rates of up to 800 kilobytes per second and features a compact form, Wi-Fi access for multiple users, automatic context activation and built-in RJ11 connector. “BGAN HDR is a game-changing service delivering […] More

  • Research and Markets: Mobile Cloud Market to See 38% CAGR Over 5 Years - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Mobile Cloud Market to See 38% CAGR Over 5 Years

    Research and Markets has released a new report that points to a 37.8-percent compound annual growth rate for the global market on mobile cloud technologies, which combine the capabilities of cloud computing and mobile devices. From a value of $9.43 billion this year, the global mobile cloud market will reach a value of $46.90 billion in […] More

  • Christopher Grady: CGS Cloud Tool Gets FedRAMP OK to Host Gov't Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Christopher Grady: CGS Cloud Tool Gets FedRAMP OK to Host Gov’t Data

    Clear Government Solutions has received a provisional authority-to-operate from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program Joint Authorization Board to offer the company’ FedGRID cloud computing tool to federal agencies. The company said Tuesday that the board — which comprises officials from agencies such as the Defense Department, Department of Homeland Security and General Services Administration — awarded the JAB P-ATO after an […] More

  • IBM Adds Infrastructure Analytics, Virtualization Products to Mobility Portfolio; Rich Esposito Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM Adds Infrastructure Analytics, Virtualization Products to Mobility Portfolio; Rich Esposito Comments

    IBM has unveiled new mobile infrastructure analytics and mobile virtualization desktop-as-a-service products under its mobility services portfolio to support companies that adopt mobile technology for business. These offerings work to help the enterprise monitor the performance of its IT infrastructure, manage application deployment to mobile devices and secure mobile access to enterprise data, IBM said Tuesday. “The trifecta of […] More

  • Siki Giunta: Verizon Cloud Marketplace to Offer Hitachi Cloud Tiering Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Siki Giunta: Verizon Cloud Marketplace to Offer Hitachi Cloud Tiering Tech

    Verizon has partnered with Hitachi Data Systems to offer the Hitachi Content Platform adaptive cloud tiering technology via the Verizon Cloud Marketplace and deliver enterprise content management and hybrid cloud functions. Siki Giunta, senior vice president of cloud services at Verizon Enterprise Solutions, said Monday that the partnership aims to support the business of Verizon Cloud customers by facilitating efficiency in […] More

  • Dennis Swanson: Boeing Delivers 6th P-8I to India Ahead of Flight Trials - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Dennis Swanson: Boeing Delivers 6th P-8I to India Ahead of Flight Trials

    Boeing has delivered a new variant of its P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane to India under a contract signed in 2009 for eight P-8I aircraft to support the country’s maritime patrol activities. The company said Tuesday that the P-8I aircraft is a variant of the P-8A Poseidon that Boeing specifically designed for the Indian navy and fitted with locally built subsystems. […] More

  • Ken Asbury: CACI Extends Support for CENTCOM Counter Narco-Terrorism Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Ken Asbury: CACI Extends Support for CENTCOM Counter Narco-Terrorism Mission

    CACI International will provide the U.S. Central Command with counter narco-terrorism support across the command’s area of responsibility under a $62.5 million contract awarded through the Rapid Response 3rd Generation vehicle. Ken Asbury, CACI president and CEO, said Tuesday that the contract extends the company’s work on CENTCOM’s counter narco-terrorism mission, which aims to combat terrorism and drug trafficking and their impact on […] More

  • L-3 Orders FLYHT Aircraft Data Monitoring Tech for Airbus A320; Bill Tempany Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    L-3 Orders FLYHT Aircraft Data Monitoring Tech for Airbus A320; Bill Tempany Comments

    A division of L-3 Communications has tapped FLYHT Aerospace Solutions to provide Airbus with flight tracking and performance monitoring tools for installation and retrofitting on the A320 aircraft. A VCN Publishing report noted Friday that FLYHT’s Automated Flight Information Reporting System is certified for integration with Airbus’ A320 aircraft fleet. Bill Tempany, chief executive officer of FLYHT, said in a recent conference call that the […] More