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Benjamin Yiu has been appointed general manager of Asia-Pacific operations for the aerospace group at Eaton, where he will handle all the company’s business activities in the region. He will based in Shanghai, China and report directly to Uday Yadava, Eaton aerospace group president, the company announced Friday. Yiu was most recently the mobile business […] More
Gwendolyn Boyd, a three-decade Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory veteran, has been appointed president of the Alabama State University after serving as executive assistant to the chief of staff of the university since 2011, The Hub reported Monday. Boyd was also the chair of the John Hopkins University diversity leadership council since 2011, the university’s […] More
Cisco has launched the Evolved Services Platform and two virtual service modules in an effort to support the virtualization strategies of service providers for the Internet of Everything. The company intends for the ESP to help address concerns regarding virtualization on network infrastructure and operations, Cisco said Tuesday. “Service providers globally view virtualization not just to reduce […] More
Granite Telecommunications has been added to a General Services Administration contracting vehicle, through which federal agencies will have access to the company’s technology offerings. Granite said Friday the GSA contract was awarded after the agency evaluated the company’s operations, among other criteria. Rob Hale, Granite CEO, said the company aims to grow its government customer base through […] More
VMware has updated its hybrid cloud management tool for cloud hosting service providers, Great Responder reported Saturday. Maria Dehn writes the new version of the vCloud Connector Tool is developed to various private and public cloud services on a single platform. The tool features interfaces for viewing workloads and creating workload catalogues with multiple cloud synchronization […] More
As an aviation services provider that rapidly deploys to austere and remote locations and operates under tight deadlines and great duress, SkyLink Aviation needs to stay at the forefront of aviation safety. “Aviation is an exacting science,†SkyLink CEO Dave Dacquino told ExecutiveBiz. “We fly in very unforgiving environments, so it is critical that we […] More
Pat Finn, senior vice president for the U.S. public sector at Cisco, has proposed a two-pronged approach to dealing with potential mobile security risks in government. He writes in a blog post published Monday that the first step is to train the workforce, noting a recent Cisco poll that 25 percent of civil servants have […] More
NCI President Brian Clark told analysts Wednesday the company could look to purchase companies with cybersecurity and health information technology offerings, the Washington Post reported Friday. “I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to complete a deal this year and accelerate our top line as we head into 2015,†Clark said at a conference call Wednesday, […] More
Airbus and a Singapore-based research agency have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore areas of mutual interest such as data analytics. The partnership with Singapore’s agency for science, technology and research is intended to help customers manage fuel efficiency through new methods of operational data analysis, Airbus said Feb. 10. Asia-Pacific region business accounts […] More
Leidos has been awarded a one-year, $11 million option under a contract with the U.S. Army to develop live virtual and constructive training environments. The company said Monday it will continue supporting the Army’s SE Core Common Virtual Environment Management program with terrain databases, as well as cultural and moving models for operational training. SE Core CVEM works […] More
General Dynamics‘ Bath Iron Works subsidiary will work with L-3 Communications and Spain-based shipbuilder Navantia to create a preliminary design for the Coast Guard’s future Offshore Patrol Cutter vessel. The Coast Guard will select a competing team after the 18-month first phase to develop a detail design and build between nine and 11 ships for the planned 25-ship […] More
Philips has been chosen to support Partners HealthCare At Home in providing telemonitoring services for patients with chronic illnesses and those who are newly discharged, the companies said Wednesday. The telemonitoring program is intended to remotely track a patient’s health status and alert nursing staff when preemptive medical intervention is needed to avoid hospital readmission for the […] More
