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Siemens AG and China-based Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. Ltd. have formed a joint venture to develop electric powertrain systems for the Chinese green drive-technologies market. The Beijing Siemens Automotive E-Drive System JV will be established to produce electric drivetrain parts such as power-electronics and electric motors, Siemens said Sunday. The company aims to help […] More

OceanWorks International has delivered additional ocean floor nodes to Harris CapRock Communications for running and maintaining CSnet International‘s offshore communications system. Scientists work to gather real-time data from seafloor sensors by using the offshore communications backbone infrastructure, OceanWorks International said Friday. The OceanWorks-built communications system consists of five seafloor nodes that form the seafloor observatory. […] More

BAE Systems has created a new material that uses transformational optics technology with the goal of extending antenna bandwidth performance. The artificially-engineered composite metamaterial developed in collaboration with Queen Mary University of London scientists is intended to help develop a flat antenna lens, BAE said Wednesday. Transformational optics controls work to light in a way […] More

The Louis Berger Group will lead design work on a $655 million project to add high-occupancy-toll lanes on a 26-mile stretch of Interstate 77 in North Carolina. This is the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s first foray into a public-private partnership contract, Louis Berger said Wednesday. Mike Kirk, vice president for Louis Berger’s design-build practice, said the […] More

Boeing has added content-tagging features to its data management platform that was built to analyze, catalog and retrieve geospatial information. Version 5.3 of the DataMaster software is designed to help defense and intelligence users link streaming videos as well as manage imagery, maps and terrain data, Boeing said Tuesday. The product works to support metadata […] More

ATK will provide hardware to the United Launch Alliance for the Atlas V and Delta IV launch vehicles under a potential $178 million subcontract. ATK said Wednesday the order is for the U.S. Air Force‘s Phase 1 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle program and includes large composite structures such as payload adapters, interstages and nose cones. ULA is a 50-50 joint venture of Boeing […] More

Sagetech Corp. has introduced a fresh kit for monitoring unmanned aerial systems using tablet computers. The ADS-B Tracker Kit is built with a micro transponder, Clarity ADS-B receiver and a zero-interface iPad,  Sagetech said Tuesday. Kelvin Scribner, Sagetech president, said the company intends for the product to assist in public safety missions for UAVs. Air […] More

Boeing has added three new products to its portfolio of knowledge management software that is designed for customers to visualize, monitor and analyze large-scale content. The company is demonstrating its TAC+ analytics software, Mobile TAC application and TAC+ Integration Module technology at this week’s GEOINT Symposium in Tampa, Fla., Boeing said Wednesday. Sparky Olsen, director […] More

Dell SecureWorks has added a new managed cybersecurity offering to its advanced threat services portfolio that works to help organizations block malicious programs. The Advanced Endpoint Threat Detection service is designed to utilize Dell SecureWorks’ cyber intelligence and signature technology and Bit9‘s network monitoring platorm, Dell Secureworks said Tuesday. Tyler Winkler, Dell SecureWorks executive director […] More

Carahsoft has formed a partnership with Shavlik to provide security and patch management services to government clients and partners. Carahsoft will offer Shavlik’s Shavlik Protect Standard, Advanced and Patch for Microsoft System Center products to government customers, Shavlik said Tuesday. The products feature patch management and asset inventory systems. “Carahsoft and Shavlik are working together to provide […] More

Red Hat has introduced a fresh open software-defined storage platform on Hewlett-Packard’s Grenoble, France-based customer center. Customers have access to the combined Red Hat Storage and HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 offerings for managing big data workloads, Red Hat said Wednesday. The two companies have also opened a portal for online demonstrations of the joint platform. The […] More

Xyratex has unveiled a new product in its ClusterStor range of high-performance computing and big data storage products that are built with multilevel security features and work to manage data storage throughput and data processing functions. The Seagate subsidiary said Tuesday that the ClusterStor Secure Data Appliance is built to meet the government’s Intelligence Community Directive 503 and Cross-Domain Solution requirements. Ken […] More