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ThreatConnect has unveiled a new tool designed to help companies develop, share and host applications intended for threat intelligence data gathering. The company said Wednesday it deployed the TC Exchange and toolkit for software development as part of its Threat Intelligence Platform. TC Exchange aims to allow users to make changes to applications and exchange […] More
SAP has introduced a new version of a set of tools intended to help companies manage, share and access data from mobile devices and remote locations. The company said Wednesday SAP SQL Anywhere version 17 is designed to allow information collected from remote workplaces and satellite offices to be synchronized with the SAP HANA database […] More
Parsons has won a task order to provide engineering support services for the Missile Defense Agency as it works to develop a defense system against ballistic missiles. The company said Tuesday it will perform work in Dahlgren, Virginia; Huntsville, Alabama; and the National Capital Region through Aug. 29, 2016. “Parsons is pleased to be selected […] More
Iridium Communications has moved closer to the launch of the Iridium Next satellite network after the completion of the Compact Antenna Test Range test phase for the satellite constellation. The company said Wednesday it conducted the CATR test to evaluate the functionality of feeder link, crosslink and mission antennas of the satellites through a radiated environment. “The CATR testing ensures […] More
ImageWare Systems‘ biometrics platform will be incorporated into Lockheed Martin’s Identity as a Service offering in the cloud as part of a three-year licensing agreement between both companies. Lockheed will offer its IDHaystack IDaaS offering with ImageWare’s Biometric Engine platform ifor identity management to government and commercial clients through SolaS cloud, ImageWare said Tuesday. The SolaS cloud platform is designed […] More
Hewlett-Packard and NEC have agreed to combine their offerings in an effort to help communications service providers develop and introduce services based on the network functions virtualization concept. HP said Tuesday it will integrate its OpenNFV Platform and Helion OpenStack Carrier Grade cloud-based offering with NEC’s virtual network tools in order to build an open architecture […] More
TeleCommunication Systems has expanded the testing services its interoperability laboratory offers to companies that seek to test their software platforms used to process and send emergency text messages to public safety answering points. TCS said Tuesday Solacom, Airbus DS Communications, ModUcom and Emergency CallWorks completed testing their interfaces for text-to-911 messaging service via Message Session Relay Protocol and […] More
Hewlett-Packard and Intel have formed a partnership to establish a new center in Grenoble, France to provide engineering and technical support for enterprises as they deploy platforms to manage big data and analytics operations. HP said Monday it will combine its Apollo server-based High Performance Computing Solutions Framework with Intel’s Xeon processors, Omni-Path interconnect platform, […] More
A pair of Energy Department national laboratories, IBM and Nvidia will build two facilities at the campuses of both labs to facilitate development of applications for large-scale data computing platforms. IBM said Monday the Sierra and Summit supercomputers are scheduled for delivery to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2017 under a contract awarded by DOE in April 2014. […] More
The U.S. Army is in the process of making hollow-point bullets as the standard ammunition as it works to replace the Beretta M9 pistol with the new Modular Handgun System also called the XM-17, the Army Times reported Friday. Richard Jackson, special assistant to the Army Judge Advocate General for Law of War, said the move […] More
Fortinet and NTT Com Security have forged a partnership to combine their platforms in an effort to help enterprises protect their data centers and other information technology infrastructures from network threats. Both companies will work to provide consulting services for commercial firms on various areas, such as risk reduction, incident management and IT implementation, Fortinet said Monday. Fortinet […] More
TeleCommunication Systems has secured a potential $11.3 million contract to provide maintenance and technical support services for the Maryland Department of Human Resources’ information technology infrastructure. TCS said Friday the contract has a three-year base period and two option years and has been awarded under Maryland’s Consulting and Technical Services+ indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract. Under the CATS+ […] More
