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  • Charles Greenberg: Software AG Data Mgmt Platform Built to Synch Shared Data - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charles Greenberg: Software AG Data Mgmt Platform Built to Synch Shared Data

    Software AG has added Terracotta’s in-memory technology into a mobile data management platform in an effort to help synchronize shared enterprise data. Charles Greenberg, senior manager of global MDM product marketing services at Terracotta wrote in a blog post Monday that Software AG’s browser-based webMethods OneData platform is built to manage data on customer, product, […] More

  • General Dynamics Embeds Open Architecture into New Navy Combat Ship; Carlo Zaffanella Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Dynamics Embeds Open Architecture into New Navy Combat Ship; Carlo Zaffanella Comments

    General Dynamics’ information systems division has integrated its open architecture computing infrastructure into the U.S. Navy’s newly-minted Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship. The company’s open architecture is built to function as the core mission system for the USS Jackson, which was christened at the Austal shipyard in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday, General Dynamics said Monday. Carlo […] More

  • Rich Armstrong: DRS Builds Magnet Motors for Drilling Contractors, Clients - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Rich Armstrong: DRS Builds Magnet Motors for Drilling Contractors, Clients

    DRS Technologies has delivered its permanent magnet motors offering to Weatherford International Ltd., a provider of equipment for the oil and gas industry. The rugged PR Series 1600 HP magnet motor technology is built to be integrated with Weatherford’s oil drilling mud pump, DRS said Friday. “We believe permanent magnet motor technology and the direct […] More

  • Inmarsat Partners with Sasken Comm Tech on Satellite Phone; Ronald Spithout Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Inmarsat Partners with Sasken Comm Tech on Satellite Phone; Ronald Spithout Comments

    Sasken Communication Technologies Ltd. has completed the design and development phases for Inmarsat’s new satellite mobile device offering. Sasken worked to design the software, hardware and antenna systems, as well as to integrate and test the IsatPhone 2 mobile handset, Sasken Communication said Monday. The satellite phone features network registration, voicemail, emergency assistance, built-in E-compass […] More

  • IBM to Build Road Toll System for Norway; Arne Norheim Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Build Road Toll System for Norway; Arne Norheim Comments

    IBM Corp. has been selected to develop and manage a unified road toll system in Norway for the Norwegian Public Roads Administration. The AutoPASS Grindgut traffic management system will be designed to process millions of vehicles annually through big data and analytics as well as mobile technologies, IBM said Monday. Arne Norheim, country manager of […] More

  • Lisa Hook: Neustar to Buy .CO Domain in Registry Services Push - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Lisa Hook: Neustar to Buy .CO Domain in Registry Services Push

    Neustar Inc. has agreed to buy .CO Internet S.A.S., which maintains the registry for Internet addresses with the “.co” domain, Neustar said Thursday. Lisa Hook, president and CEO of Neustar, said the company intends to integrate .CO Internet’s domain marketing technologies into Neustar’s distribution network and technical resources in order to grow its registry services. .CO Internet […] More

  • SAP Targets 100% Renewable Energy Usage for Data Centers; Peter Graf Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    SAP Targets 100% Renewable Energy Usage for Data Centers; Peter Graf Comments

    SAP plans to transition its data centers and facilities to having 100-percent renewable energy-powered infrastructures in 2014 as part of company efforts to reduce carbon emissions amid its cloud business push. The software conglomerate also targets its 2000 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, the company said Monday. Peter Graf, chief sustainability officer at SAP, […] More

  • Sue Stretch: Lockheed Ready for Air Force Meteorological Satellite Mission - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Sue Stretch: Lockheed Ready for Air Force Meteorological Satellite Mission

    A team of Air Force engineers and technicians have embedded a Lockheed Martin-built satellite into a military payload fairing ahead of a scheduled space launch April 3. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Block 5D weather satellite is designed to help military forecasters monitor global weather systems and transmit data to deployed troops, Lockheed said Thursday. Sue […] More

  • CAE Awarded $125M for Contracts with Global Defense Clients; Gene Colabatistto Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    CAE Awarded $125M for Contracts with Global Defense Clients; Gene Colabatistto Comments

    CAE Inc. has been awarded more than $125 million in combined contracts with the U.S. Navy and customers from Poland, Germany and Malaysia to provide training technologies. CAE will supply four P-8A simulators to Boeing for the U.S. Navy, an SW4 helicopter simulator to the Polish Air Force, training support services to the German Air Force and maintenance […] More

  • General Atomics to Help Air Force Update UAV Control Software - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics to Help Air Force Update UAV Control Software

    A General Atomics business unit has been awarded a $57.5 million contract to upgrade the U.S. Air Force’s unmanned aerial vehicle ground control software for Internet networking, Military & Aerospace Electronics reported Thursday. John Keller writes that General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will provide the software updates for UAV control stations at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. and […] More

  • Harris Demos HF Tactical Radio Network; George Helm Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Harris Demos HF Tactical Radio Network; George Helm Comments

    Harris Corp. has connected U.S. Special Operations Command bases in four states for a demonstration of the company’s new high-frequency tactical radio network. SOCOM personnel in Colorado, Kentucky, Florida and North Carolina transmitted and received voice and data messages through Harris’ Falcon III HF tactical radio, Harris said Thursday. The demonstration was intended to evaluate […] More

  • Battelle Marks 60th Anniversary of Aircraft Engineering Handbook Oversight; Jana Rubadue Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Battelle Marks 60th Anniversary of Aircraft Engineering Handbook Oversight; Jana Rubadue Comments

    Battelle is observing its 60th anniversary of holding responsibility over a structural design and maintenance handbook for the aerospace industry. The Metallic Materials Properties Developmental and Standardization manual contains standards for metallic materials used in engineering and developing aircraft, Battelle said Thursday. The handbook’s properties, guidelines and analysis methods are based on a large set of […] More