Products & Service

Hewlett-Packard has released an enterprise-class storage disk array that is designed to help customers consolidate storage, make data available and recover from disasters. HP XP7 Storage is built to consolidate up to 4.5 petabytes of data in a single array, deliver up to 3 million I/O per second, support different media choices and use multiarray virtualization to protect data, the […] More

Lockheed Martin has transitioned its small unmanned aircraft systems to new automation technologies in an effort to help operators execute missions. The mobile Ground Control Station software features an interface, touchscreen, joystick preferences and an operator manual, Lockheed said Wednesday. Kevin Westfall, director of unmanned services at Lockheed’s mission systems and training business, said the software […] More

AT&T is planning to extend the range of its fiber-optic network to 21 large metropolitan areas across the U.S. in a move to help address growing customer demand for broadband services. The U-verse with GigaPower service will be deployed in up to 100 cities and municipalities in order to provide 1-gigabit-per-second Internet access and television services to residents, […] More

Dell and DataMotion have partnered to offer an email encryption service to Dell’s enterprise customers, Beta News reported Tuesday. Ian Barker writes DataMotion’s email encryption tool will be available to users of the SonicWALL email security service, acquired by Dell in 2012, under the partnership. “We were very focused on partnering with a cloud-based email encryption […] More

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. and South Korea’s aerospace research body have started to build two air quality sensors that are intended to aid in environmental monitoring operations. The Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution tool is being built to gather atmospheric pollution data across North America, Mexico City, Canadian tar and oil sands, the Atlantic […] More

General Dynamics‘ ship operating subsidiary has been awarded by the U.S. Navy with a contract modification worth $32.7 million to provide operations and maintenance services for the Military Sealift Command‘s seven large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off ships. General Dynamics American Overseas Marine will provide crewing, engineering, procurement and provisioning support for the vessels as part of the potential seven-year, $238 million contract originally awarded […] More

Cisco has rolled out a cybersecurity service meant to help customers detect advanced persistent threats and protect extended networks from malware intrusions. The Managed Threat Defense offering is comprised of software, hardware and analytics tools for identifying security risks that cannot be detected by anti-virus programs, Cisco said Tuesday. A global network of Cisco security […] More

DigitalGlobe has received support from the intelligence community for the company’s bid to sell high-resolution satellite images in a move to stay competitive globally, Reuters reported Monday. Warren Strobel and Andrea Shalal write Colorado-based DigitalGlobe requested government approval nearly a year ago for its plan to develop 50-centimeter image resolutions. “We are hopeful that the […] More

BAE Systems has introduced a collaboration platform that aims to help government and intelligence agency users manage access to sensitive data as well as protect shared documents, InformationWeek reported Friday. Henry Kenyon writes that BAE’s Secure Information Broker Appliance software works by marking files that are meant only for internal use to avoid unintentional exposure […] More

Deltek has developed a web-based tool that is designed to help government contractors make bid decisions on new government projects, Information Solutions Vice President Kevin Plexico said. “Making fast and effective bid decisions is paramount for success in government contracting,” Plexico said Thursday. Deltek’s interactive GovWin Opportunity Assessment works to ask targeted questions and match […] More

A subsidiary of Leidos will manage the NATO Fuel Monitoring System and its enterprise- and facility-level subsystems under an estimated $13 million, 10-month prime contract with the NATO Support Agency. Varec will oversee the implementation, testing and maintenance of NFMS to support petroleum oils, lubricants and fuel sales, inventory and governance activities at NATO military installations, Leidos said Monday. “The contract […] More

URS Corp. will work with We Energies to convert Milwaukee-based Valley Power Plant into a natural gas production facility from a coal plant. URS said Monday that the team will replace the plant’s coal-burning equipment with natural-gas piping and burners, as well asw modify combustion controls and other auxiliary equipment and plant controls. Art Lembo, general manager for URS’ power […] More