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BAE Systems has created a new material that uses transformational optics technology with the goal of extending antenna bandwidth performance. The artificially-engineered composite metamaterial developed in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London scientists is intended to help develop a flat antenna lens, BAE said Wednesday. Transformational optics controls work to light in a way […] More
The Louis Berger Group will lead design work on a $655 million project to add high-occupancy-toll lanes on a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 77 in North Carolina. This is the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s first foray into a public-private partnership contract, Louis Berger said Wednesday. Mike Kirk, vice president for Louis Berger’s design-build practice, said the […] More
DigitalGlobe and MDAÂ have combined their optical and radar satellite products to offer a common ground system for the defense and intelligence community. Jeff Kerridge, DigitalGlobe’s senior vice president for international defense and intelligence programs, said Tuesday the collaboration is intended to help customers pull images from RADARSAT-2 earth observation satellite in near real time. Don […] More
MarkLogic now offers an enterprise-class NoSQL database platform that the company built to be compatible with a MicroStrategy analytics platform. The companies have partnered to offer secure, real-time data analysis services for the financial and federal sectors, MicroStrategy said Friday. Both companies intend for the integrated offering to help process both structured and unstructured information […] More
FireEye has updated a report that outlines techniques some malware authors use to evade a network infrastructure’s traditional defenses. The latest release of “Hot Knives Through Butter: Evading File-Based Sandboxes†adds four new stealth and evasion practices to the 11 already included in the August 2013 list, FireEye said Tuesday. The report says sandboxes isolate, […] More
DataDirect Networks has released an information storage solution that targets performance, scalability and efficiency gains for media and entertainment customers with content-intensive work processes. According to DDN Chief Marketing Officer Molly Rector, the solution is intended to give users room to “create without limitations, collaborate more confidently and shorten time to market.” The storage infrastructure, […] More
Cybersecurity has taken a higher place on the agendas of federal chief information officers in 2014 against a backdrop of emerging technologies, threat landscapes and IT workforce rosters, the Washington Post reported Monday. Derek Johnson of Deltek writes that a push from state and local governments to update their security was observed in the aftermath […] More
Greg Day, FireEye vice president and chief technology officer, said knowing the source of a cyberattack, what type of data is being compromised and how the security threat landscape is evolving over time are keys to developing an effective solution against data theft. “Was it somebody who was state sponsored, was it somebody who is maybe a […] More
Learning how to manage different sets of healthcare data to get insights may be more realistic than trying to get everyone to agree on one interoperable format, Dean Allemang writes in a March 24 piece on the Yarc Data blog. Allemang believes survival tools are more appropriate given the current technical, political and business challenges that could impact medical […] More
Oracle has deployed an enterprise performance management tool at the University of Virginia as the academic institution looks to migrate its financial functions into a new technology platform. The public research university selected Oracle Hyperion Profitability and Cost Management, which has tools designed to provide transparency and insights into budget, acquisition, cost and profitability data, […] More
Gary Bloom, MarkLogic president and CEO, has reiterated the company’s goal to provide NoSQL database products for organizations that require security and regulatory compliance, Datanami reported Thursday. Alex Woodie writes that analysts such as Gartner and Wikibon have identified the company as one of the database industry’s key players. Having been a database vendor since […] More
Chief executives and business line managers that use shadow information technology services are taking large risks against having convenience and efficiency, IO technology evangelist Brian Fanzo writes in an article for the company’s Data Centers blog. Fanzo describes shadow IT tools as cloud-based software and platforms offered as a service. He described how those technologies run outside […] More
