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Microsoft, Level 3 to Build Private Cloud Networks for Windows Azure; Anthony Christie Comments

Microsoft and Level 3 Communications have formed a partnership to build private network connections using the Windows Azure cloud platform through the Level 3 Cloud Connect Solutions ecosystem. The companies said ThursdayÂ that the technology collaboration is meant to enhance security, computing and storage capabilities, data throughput and application and network performance in a private environment […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh February 21, 2014, 10:19 am
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Report: Australia to Buy 8 Boeing Poseidon Spy Planes

Australia plans to buy eight P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance planes built by Boeing for approximately $4 billion, the Herald Sun reported Friday.Â Jennifer Rajca writes that the first of the Poseidon aircraft will bee delivered by 2017 and the fleet could be fully-operational by 2021. Prime Minister Tony Abbott said that the purchase is part […] More

by Admin February 21, 2014, 10:02 am
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Rob Smith: Lockheed Updates Military Communications Platform’s Data Processing Tool

Lockheed Martin has updated the processor of its mobile communications platform offering that works to help military users transmit data across multiple networks. The new version of Lockheed’s Whetstone system is built to help soldiers download, process and send terabytes of information when operating in a remote location, Lockheed said Wednesday. Rob Smith, Lockheed IS&GS […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 21, 2014, 9:48 am
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Toshiba Launches Mobile, Cloud Offerings for Healthcare Providers; Wesley Smith Comments

Toshiba has unveiled a range of new mobile computers, displays and cloud computing service offerings for healthcare organizations. The Encore and Excite line of tablets are designed to run on both Windows 8 and Android operating systems and seek to help users access data from a picture archiving and communication system, Toshiba said Wednesday. Toshiba […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 21, 2014, 9:05 am
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Intel, Microsoft Move to Expand Data Analytics Portfolios

Intel and Microsoft have introduced new analytics and big data management products that were built around the companies’ existing technology offerings, GCN reported Thursday. The website reports Intel developed a software suite for government and commercial organizations to analyze, import and manage volumes of datasets in real time. Intel Data Platform is based on the […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 21, 2014, 8:24 am
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LexisNexis, UK Agency Partner for Legislative Data Analysis Project

LexisNexis and the U.K. government’s archival organization will collaborate to develop tools and methodologies for maintaining, analyzing and interpreting volumes of legislative articles, Legal Futures reported Friday. The Big Data for Law project’s goal to give U.K. professionals access to computing systems and services when undertaking legal research work, according to the article. Legal Futures […] More

by Mary-Louise Hoffman February 21, 2014, 8:21 am
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David Thompson: Orbital Sciences Seeks to Extend Launch Partnership With Skybox Imaging

Orbital SciencesÂ will launchÂ Skybox Imagingâ€™s imaging and spacecraft into space in late 2015 under a contract of an undisclosed value. The commercial Minotaur-C space launch vehicle will be used to transport six Skybox spacecraft into low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., Orbital said Thursday. Orbitalâ€™s small-class launch vehicles unit within its launch systems group […] More

by Jay Clemens February 21, 2014, 7:10 am
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Cobham Launches UHF Antenna for White Space Frequency

Cobham Antenna Systemsâ€™ microwave antennas unit has launched a dual-polar ,ultra-high-frequency antenna that is built to cover the white space frequency band for antenna operators and installers. The SA11-90-0.6VH/2178 wideband antenna covers the 470 megahertz-to-700 megahertz frequency range that was freed up after some analog television transmissions discontinued, Cobham said Thursday. The antennas are built […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh February 21, 2014, 6:14 am
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Siemens Unveils New Healthcare Mgmt Platform Offering; John Glaser Comments

Siemensâ€™ healthcare business unit has introduced a new healthcare management platform offering that is intended to help providers fulfill new care and payment requirements of different service models. The CareXcell system contains new technologies designed to help providers manage patient care and monitor risks through an open communication and data sharing platform, Siemens said Thursday. […] More

by Jay Clemens February 21, 2014, 5:18 am
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Northrop Image Processors Installed in North Dakota-Based Global Hawk

Northrop Grumman has installed a virtual instance of a common imagery processor in the company’s Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicleÂ at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota. The company said Thursday the U.S. Air Force issued a requirement for Global Hawk sensor operators to process and display real-time visual data that is relayed to […] More

by Elizabeth Leigh February 21, 2014, 5:05 am
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Conway Jones Named Alameda County Veterans Affairs Chairman

Conway Jones Jr., a board member atÂ Concurrent Technologies Corp., has been elected chairman of Alameda County, Calif.’s Veterans Affairs Commission. Jones will run the commission that assists and advise the county’s board of supervisors on needs and issues facing the veterans community, CTC announced Feb. 14. The board plans to build a new $210 million […] More

by Neel Mehta February 21, 2014, 12:00 am
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Raytheon’s Rebecca Rhoads Inducted Into Cal Poly’s Engineering Hall of Fame

Rebecca Rhoads, chief information officer and president of the global business services ofÂ Raytheon Co., has been inducted into theÂ California State Polytechnic at Pomona, College of EngineeringÂ 2014 Hall of Fame. Rhoads was honored Thursday at the university’s National Engineers Week’s Girl Day celebration, Raytheon said Thursday. “If my example and this honor serve for anything, it […] More

by Neel Mehta February 21, 2014, 12:00 am