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BAE Systems Detica has reached an agreement with the Canadian National Insurance Crime Services to investigate auto insurance claims in an effort to help detect and prevent financial fraud. Detica will work with not-for-profit CANATICS to identify potential insurance claims fraud by using analytical tools and to probe individual insurers, BAE Systems Detica said Wednesday. […] More
Ginni Rometty, CEO of IBM Corp., has said big data, cloud and cognitive computing will drive changes in the retail and technology industries in 2014, the National Retail Federation reported Wednesday. Jennifer Overstreet writes Rometty, addressing participants at the NRF’s BIG Show, believes those technology trends will change how retailers do business, from customer engagement […] More
IBM Corp. has released a new version of its server architecture for big data analytics and cloud computing in an effort to help customers enhance system performance. The X6 architecture, built for x86-based servers and PureSystems services for analytics and cloud, features an eXFlash memory-channel with up to 12.8 terabytes of flash storage, IBM said […] More
Autonomic Resources has released a cloud service offering for software providers to migrate their applications to federally mandated platforms in order to comply with federal agency requirements. Customers can use the new service to move their application stacks into the Federal Risk and Authorization Program and Defense Department-accredited Autonomic Resources cloud platform, Autonomic Resources said […] More
QinetiQ North America and BroadSoft have moved to extend their partnership to develop unified communications services for federal, defense and intelligence customers. QNA will provide hosted, BroadCloud-based unified communications technology and expand existing offering with BroadSoft’s unified communications services, QNA said Tuesday. John Sutton, executive vice president and general manager of mission services at QNA, said […] More
Avaya’s Government Solutions subsidiary has been selected to provide communication and video services for National Security Technologies’ operations at the Department of Energy’s Nevada national security site. NSTec intends for the Avaya communications system to upgrade the voice and video infrastructure currently in use at the site, Avaya said Tuesday. Mike Paige, president and CEO of […] More
MTSI and Guardtime have jointly released a keyless signature infrastructure offering intended to help customers detect and mitigate insider threats in real time. The KSI services build on Guardtime’s GuardView SOC and GuardView Videri systems for the Defense Department and intelligence community clients to respond to insider threat activities, MTSI said Tuesday. Jim Blom, president […] More
Deloitte has released the sales forecast of smartphones, tablets, wearable technology, computers, television sets and gaming consoles in 2014. The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Predictions 2014 report projects smart glasses, fitness bands and watches to reach nearly 10 million in unit sales for $3 billion this year, Deloitte said Tuesday. Deloitte also forecasts smartphones, tablets, […] More
Boeing is collaborating with the Federal Aviation Administration and other stakeholders to complete the approval process for using “green diesel†as an aircraft fuel source in an effort to help reduce carbon emissions. Green diesel is a renewable energy for land transportation that can also be used for aviation and works to emit 50 percent less […] More
URS Corp. has introduced a new version of its cloud-based facilities management tool in an effort to help customers view the health of their portfolios. The CASCADE life-cycle facilities management suite features a condition assessment module and maintenance management system, URS said Monday. CASCADE is built for customers to fulfill facilities management requirements while reducing […] More
Boeing has transmitted a protected government signal through a military satellite by using new anti-jamming technology for a demonstration. The signal traveled through the company’s sixth Wideband Global SATCOM satellite with ViaSat’s anti-jamming commercial modem during the test on Dec. 15, Boeing said Monday. “This technology boosts the ability of warfighters to send protected information without enemy […] More
Researchers at Battelle are exploring the impact of cold temperatures on various equipment and materials, The Columbus Dispatch reported Monday. Dean Narciso writes Darren Wolfe, a Battelle research scientist, tested a panel from Blackhawk helicopter’s dashboard in very low temperatures. The dashboard’s incandescent lighting stopped working due to vibrations and Battelle researchers switched the material […] More
