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Microsoft Launches 365 Package for US Govt Cloud Environments
Microsoft has made its Microsoft 365 package available for U.S. government cloud environments. Josh Rice, general manager of Microsoftâ€™s worldwide modern workplace, wrote in a news release published Monday the Microsoft 356 package includes Windows 10, Enterprise Mobility + SecurityÂ and Office 365 offerings designed to help government agencies meet U.S. security and compliance requirements. Microsoft […] More
by Jane Edwards March 6, 2018, 12:39 am
in Industry News, News
Report: Stratolaunch Aircraft Completes Land Control Test
Stratolaunch SystemsÂ has completed a ground-based control test of its aircraft designed to facilitate air launches of rockets in order to bring satellites into low-Earth orbit, ValueWalk reported Wednesday. Paul Allen, Microsoft co-founder who established Stratolaunch in 2011, said in a Twitter post that the Seattle, Washington-based companyâ€™s aircraft recorded 46 miles per hour in top […] More
by Jane Edwards March 1, 2018, 4:39 am
in Cybersecurity News, News
Microsoftâ€™s Paul Nicholas: National Cyber Agency Could Help Harmonize Security Policies
Paul Nicholas, senior director of trustworthy computing at Microsoft, has said he believes the establishment of a national cybersecurity agency would help the government prioritize and coordinate cyber policies as well as address cyber threats. Nicholas wrote in a blog post published Feb. 19 the companyâ€™s new whitepaperÂ calls on governments to equip the national cyber […] More
by Jane Edwards February 26, 2018, 3:44 am
in Government Cloud, News
FedRAMP Board Approves CDS’ Federal Cloud Service Offering
Complete Discovery Source has obtained approval from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program‘s Joint Authorization Board to offer a service meant to help agencies manage records in cloud environments. The board granted authority to operate certification to CDS’ Federal Cloud Services offering after a rigorous security evaluation process, theÂ said Monday. Nyi Htwe, chief technology […] More
by Joanna Crews February 16, 2018, 9:16 am
in Industry News, News
Air Force to Complete Windows 10 Transition in March
TheÂ U.S. Air Force has announced it expects to complete Microsoft Windows 10Â operating system transition byÂ March 31 to meet requirements mandated by the Defense Department. The service branch said Tuesday it will decommission all systems not updated to Windows 10 by the deadline. The USAF will also have to replace the many computer assets within the […] More
by Nichols Martin February 14, 2018, 9:20 am
in Government Cloud, News
Symantec Obtains FedRAMP Authorization for Cloud-Based Email Security Service
Symantec has received certification from the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program to offer a cloud-based email security service to government agencies. Chris Townsend, vice president pf Symantec’s federal business, wrote in a blog entry posted Tuesday that theÂ Symantec Email Security Service-GovernmentÂ offering works to help users protect messages delivered viaÂ MicrosoftÂ Office 365Â andÂ Exchange as well asÂ Google‘s Gmail. […] More
by Ramona Adams February 14, 2018, 3:45 am
in News
IBM Vet Lindsay-Rae McIntyre Named Microsoft Chief Diversity Officer
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre, a more than two-decade veteran ofÂ IBM, has joinedÂ MicrosoftÂ as chiefÂ diversity officer. McIntyre will lead Microsoft’sÂ cross-company efforts to promote cultural diversity in the workplace and establishÂ partnerships with external organizations to help drive inclusion and diversity in the technology field, Microsoft said Sunday. She will perform her new duties at Microsoft’s office in Redmond, Washington, and […] More
by Neel Mehta February 12, 2018, 12:00 am
in Big Data & Analytics News, News
NSF Partners With 3 Cloud Providers for Data Science Research Support Program
The National Science Foundation has partnered withÂ Amazon Web Services, Microsoft andÂ GoogleÂ to support research projects in the data science and engineering field. NSF said WednesdayÂ it will obligate nearly $30 million to theÂ Critical Techniques, Technologies and Methodologies for Advancing Foundations and Applications of Big Data Sciences and Engineering program. AWS, Google and MicrosoftÂ have each pledged to donate […] More
by Joanna Crews February 8, 2018, 9:40 am
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Palo Alto Networks Introduces New Features of Cloud Security Platform
Palo Alto Networks has unveiled new features of its cloud security platform during the company’sÂ Epic Cloud Security Event held Tuesday. TheÂ Next-Generation Security Platform will work to expand cloudÂ workload protections to Google‘s cloud platform and offer added security for Amazon Web Services‘ and Microsoft‘s respective cloud environments, Palo Alto Networks said Tuesday. The new tools include […] More
by Ramona Adams February 7, 2018, 9:27 am
in Government Cloud, News
Microsoft Receives Air Force, ICE FedRAMP Authorizations for Azure Govt Cloud
Microsoft has obtained separate Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program certifications from theÂ U.S. Air Force and theÂ U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the company’sÂ Azure Government cloud platform. Tom Keane, a general manager at Microsoft, wrote in a blog entry posted Jan. 24 that the Air Force gave Azure Government theÂ Defense Department‘s Impact Level 4 ATO […] More
by Ramona Adams February 1, 2018, 9:45 am
in News
Bill Phelps, Adam Sohn Take Lockheed Comms VP Roles
Bill Phelps, formerÂ director of worldwide media relations at Lockheed Martin, has been appointed vice president for external communications of the company. Lockheed said WednesdayÂ it also named Adam Sohn, formerÂ director of strategic communications at Amazon‘s devices and services business, as VP of space communications. Phelps will succeedÂ Nettie Johnson, who will retire from by the end of […] More
by Elizabeth de la Cruz January 25, 2018, 12:00 am
in News
Jason Cowie to Lead HyTrust Global Channels in VP Role
Jason Cowie, formerly global partner and channel sales manager at Zerto, has been appointed vice president of global channels at HyTrust. Cowie will oversee the Mountain View, California-based information technology firmâ€™s effort to establish a global network of partners to provide a platform designed to protect critical workloads in both public and private cloud environments, […] More
by Neel Mehta January 24, 2018, 12:00 am

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