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A Transparency Market Research study projects North America would continue its lead in big data spending and capture approximately 54.5 percent share of that market globally through 2018. The worlwide big data products and services market’s value is forecast to increase from $6.3 billion in 2012 to $48.3 billion in 2018, Transparency Market Research said […] More
Verizon Enterprise Solutions has included Amazon Web Services to its Secure Cloud Interconnect service, allowing enterprise customers to manage their data via multiple clouds. The company said Tuesday that the added service eases users into AWS through SCI using AWS Direct Connect to offer the “right blend†of options in the areas of security, performance […] More
IMS Institute for Health Informatics recently published “Harbingers of Change in Healthcare,” a study listing ten game-changers in the global health scene. IMS Health said Tuesday it defines harbingers as “thresholds crossed, actions taken or decisions made triggered by innovations in technology, information use and connectedness of healthcare systems.” The list includes the greater engagement seen […] More
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps could issue a request for proposals for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program in mid-November and award low-rate initial production contracts by summer 2015, DoD Buzz reported Thursday. Brendan McGarry writes Lockheed Martin, AM General and Oshkosh lead three industry teams that have built 22 JLTVs each under engineering […] More
IBM has launched an interactive Watson Analytics service that is designed with cognitive functions that work to recognize natural languages for self-service visual and predictive data analytics. The company said Sept. 16 that the service will initially be available as a cloud-based tool that delivers automated services such as data refinement and data warehousing via desktop-based or mobile applications. “Watson Analytics is designed […] More
Louis Berger has won a potential six-year, $8 million contract with the Washington Sanitary Suburban Commission to help rehabilitate a water and sewer facility in Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties, Maryland. The company will also work to relocate the facility’s transmission and distribution water pipelines, sewer pipelines and large meter vaults, Louis Berger said Wednesday. This contract contains a three-year, $4 […] More
The U.S. Defense Department plans to use two F-35 fighter units for a demonstration aboard a USS Nimitz aircraft carrier in November, Defense News reported Thursday. Aaron Mehta writes Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, head of the F-35 Joint Program Office, said the agency has not yet determined if the F-35C models will undergo both catapult […] More
A new report from Research and Markets has highlighted what the firm identifies as the drivers, restraints, trends and potential revenue opportunities in the global market for military unmanned aerial vehicles The market research firm said Thursday that the market’s growth will slow down through 2022 and that the U.S. will hold the largest market share, followed by Asia-Pacific and Europe. Research and Markets’ “Global […] More
A report published by ReportLinker.com predicts that healthcare regulations and the perceived benefits of analytics technology use will help drive double-digit increases in the health analytics market over the next four years. The global market for healthcare analytics products could reach more than $10 billion in value by 2018 with a 22 percent compound annual […] More
Mina Group subsidiary Red Star Enterprises has landed two Defense Department contracts to deliver petroleum products to Poland, Lithuania and Estonia. The Defense Logistics Agency awarded the projects three months after handing Red Star the jet fuel supply contract for DoD assets in Latvia, Mina Group said Sept. 15. Executives of the indicated that the […] More
BAE Systems and the British Bankers’ Association have partnered to create an early warning system intended to alert financial services companies about potential cyber threats in an effort to protect customer data. The Financial Crime Alerts Service portal is built to disseminate intelligence from a dozen U.K. government and law enforcement organizations to banking personnel […] More
In-Q-Tel has invested in MemSQL to develop in-memory distributed database for U.S. government applications. Customers of MemSQL’s database work to combine in-memory row and flash-optimized column stores in order to store and search large volumes of data, IQT said Wednesday. “MemSQL’s unique offering delivers fast data processing to allow organizations instant access to key information, while effectively managing their […] More
