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  • IBM to Sell Arxan's App Protection Services; Mike Dager Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    IBM to Sell Arxan’s App Protection Services; Mike Dager Comments

    IBM will sell the mobile application protection services of Arxan Technologies to clients through IBM’s security product portfolio, the companies announced Tuesday. Arxan Application Protection for IBM Solutions is built to function with run-time protection, self-defense and tamper-resistance features inside mobile applications that work to run on all major platforms by detecting and defending attacks. “Blocking hacking attacks […] More

  • Neal Foster: Dell's Mobile Security Best Practices Hone on Devices, Strategies - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Neal Foster: Dell’s Mobile Security Best Practices Hone on Devices, Strategies

    Dell urges companies to consider work preferences, device types, operating systems, enablement as well as enterprise network and mobile platform security when adopting mobility and bring-your-own-device strategies. The company said Tuesday that enterprises must find the balance between mobility and security, as BYOD has been noted as one of the causes of security breaches in the […] More

  • Tom Simmons; GSA Picks Citrix Tool for Mobile Mgmt Service - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Tom Simmons; GSA Picks Citrix Tool for Mobile Mgmt Service

    Citrix Systems has gained approval from the General Services Administration for the company’s mobile workspace tool as a potential mobile device and application management source. XenMobile is built for users to manage mobile, Web and software applications, data and devices, Citrix said Wednesday. “Citrix XenMobile provides the flexibility and mobility that users require while meeting IT […] More

  • Boeing, Samsung to Evaluate Potential CST-100 Mobile Connectivity Methods; Chris Ferguson Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Samsung to Evaluate Potential CST-100 Mobile Connectivity Methods; Chris Ferguson Comments

    Boeing has teamed up with Samsung to identify ways of adding wireless connectivity features to a Boeing-built crew transport spacecraft. The companies signed a partnership agreement during the 30th Space Symposium and seek to incorporate mobile tools into Boeing’s Crew Space Transportation-100 capsule, Boeing said Tuesday. “Just as they’ve done on Earth, mobile tools and […] More

  • BlackBerry Unveils Enterprise Platform Security Tools; Jeff Holleran Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BlackBerry Unveils Enterprise Platform Security Tools; Jeff Holleran Comments

    BlackBerry has introduced new mobility management and security monitoring services for its enterprise platform offering and other mobile device products, GCN reported Friday. John Breeden II writes users of Android and iOS devices will have access to BlackBerry security features through the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10.2 software tool. “Users of non-BlackBerry devices can now use […] More

  • Marie Wieck: IBM Adds New Mobile App Development Studios - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Marie Wieck: IBM Adds New Mobile App Development Studios

    IBM has moved to help customers further extend their mobile technology programs by opening new mobile development collaboration studios worldwide. The company aims to help developers build and deliver mobile apps while responding to enterprise risks through the MobileFirst program, IBM said Tuesday. Marie Wieck, general manager of MobileFirst, said IBM wants to help clients grow their businesses […] More

  • FireEye Adds New Android App to Mobile Threat Prevention Platform; Manish Gupta Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    FireEye Adds New Android App to Mobile Threat Prevention Platform; Manish Gupta Comments

    FireEye has added an application that works to protect Android-based devices from malware into the company’s Mobile Threat Prevention platform. The company said Tuesday the hybrid-cloud-based FireEye Mobile Security App will work to provide real-time visibility into existing mobile threats in the network through signature-less apps analysis to block and alert users to unsafe apps. “Mobile security, like advanced persistent threat […] More

  • Bob Fecteau: SAIC Adopts BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 Server - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Bob Fecteau: SAIC Adopts BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 Server

    Science Applications International Corp. has implemented the BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 platform to manage and secure corporate mobile devices that run on BlackBerry, Apple iOS and Android operating systems. SAIC has also deployed BlackBerry 10 smartphones and a Secure Work Space containerization platform that works to separate business and personal data, BlackBerry said Monday. “Implementing BlackBerry’s […] More

  • Charlie Thomas: Mobile Operators Eye Predictive Analytics Tools to Retain Customers - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Charlie Thomas: Mobile Operators Eye Predictive Analytics Tools to Retain Customers

    Mobile communications operators could lose customers at increasing rates if the Federal Communications Commission implements a plan to unlock all mobile devices, Razorsight CEO Charlie Thomas writes in an April 15 op-ed piece for RCR Wireless. According to Thomas, operators are looking to apply big data and predictive analytics methods for addressing customer issues at faster times […] More

  • BAE Launches Photo Reporting App for Google Glass; DeEtte Gray Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    BAE Launches Photo Reporting App for Google Glass; DeEtte Gray Comments

    BAE Systems has launched a mobile application for Google Glass devices, smartphones and tablets that collects geospatial intelligence data and generates photo reports from the field, with potential uses for reconnaissance and disaster relief. The GXP Xplorer Snap app showcased at the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s annual GEOINT Symposium leverages crowdsourcing for information gathering and sharing. “This simple, wearable technology […] More

  • Miranda Mills: Thales to Offer In-flight Broadband Services With Inmarsat Tech - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Miranda Mills: Thales to Offer In-flight Broadband Services With Inmarsat Tech

    Thales will deliver in-flight entertainment and connectivity services to the airline industry by using Inmarsat‘s broadband satellite network Global Xpress. Inmarsat has added Thales to its value-added reseller network to distribute Inmarsat’s GX Aviation and SwiftBroadband mobile satellite communications technology to aviation clients, Thales said Wednesday. “Under this agreement more opportunities for airlines to access […] More