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Cisco has invested $238,000 in a big data joint venture with Asystec, Tech Central reported Monday. Cisco will provide big data services to the partnership and Asystec will contribute human resources, marketing and training at the innovation labs in Belfast, Dublin, Limerick and Cork, according to the report. “With each new person, process, piece of […] More
Deltek updated its project scheduling tool offering in an effort to help customers complete their tasks. The Acumen 6.0 is designed to integrate with key scheduling platforms and synchronize with Deltek RiskBook risk registers, Deltek said Monday. Namita Dhallan, executive vice president of product strategy and engineering at Deltek, said the company intends for the updated […] More
Exelis and live traffic video aggregator TrafficLand have partnered to deliver real-time weather information to customers across the U.S. via Exelis’ Helios platform. Exelis will apply its Helios image science to TrafficLand’s ground-based cameras and sensors across the country, Exelis said Monday. “TrafficLand offers Exelis direct access to its network of over 18,000 traffic cameras […] More
The U.S. subsidiary of BAE Systems has unveiled a new security analysis product that is designed to help companies protect their critical assets through social media and open source data analyses. The analysis tool is designed to monitor data leaks, intellectual property infringement issues, insider threats, social engineering attempts and smear campaigns, BAE Systems Inc. said Monday. Peder Jungck, […] More
Cubic Corp. has received new contracts to continue to develop and integrate the ground instrumentation subsystem of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 air combat training system. Cubic will work with DRS Technologies to make the ground subsystem functional with the Microsoft Windows 7 operating system and update encryption tools for the fighter jet’s P5 systems, Cubic said Monday. Dave Schmitz, president […] More
Chris Finan, head of Manifold Security, believes malware that targets mobile payment credentials “will become more prevalent†in 2015, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Cyber experts forecast that hackers will resort to new methods for cyber attacks against government agencies and commercial entities, Aliya Sternstein reports. Finan, a former White House cyber adviser and cyberwarfare planner for the Defense […] More
Margaret Breya, executive vice president and chief marketing officer of Informatica’s business services, has highlighted several trends that she believes will govern the big data landscape in 2015 onwards, CXOtoday reported Wednesday. Breya told the publication that 2015 would be the year of “data explorers†and how companies use data will determine the key players. […] More
Mitre Corp. has released a new simulation tool that is designed to help analyze airport capacity. The runwaySimulator has been turned over to the Federal Aviation Administration following the development phase under the company’s research and development program, Mitre said Tuesday. Mitre used the tool to estimate arrivals and departures at major U.S. airports for the FAA. […] More
Stacy Clark, marketing manager at Verizon, believes the adoption of cloud computing has spurred job opportunities for cloud-savvy information technology professionals. Clark wrote in a blog article published Dec. 19Â that the IT role is shifting to the need for cloud skills from the traditional requirements for hardware maintenance and software management. She believes companies need […] More
Northrop Grumman and NASA will begin to assemble the $8.8 billion James Webb Space Telescope following completion of a test run with the pathfinder telescope, The Space Reporter reported Tuesday. Alex Galbraith writes Northrop will ship the space telescope’s components to the Goddard Space Flight Center using Lockheed C-5 Galaxy planes and vehicles. Jon Arenberg, JWST […] More
New analysis from ReportsnReports has forecast a global three-dimensional printing market in healthcare that will grow 14.74 percent year-over-year from 2014 to 2019. The report, which contains data on various 3D printing technologies, materials and applications in the healthcare industry, indicated a rise in the adoption of 3D printing in several medical applications. “3D printing has paved the way for […] More
MarketsandMarkets has forecast an Internet of Things and machine-to-machine communications market that will grow into a $947.29 billion industry by 2019. The projection represents a 29.9 percent compound annual growth rate from $255.87 billion in 2014, the market analyst said Monday. The report, which highlights market trends, drivers, opportunities, restraints, future growth potential and revenue forecasts per region, suggests an industry faced with […] More
