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Anthony Zeruto Joins Network Designs as President, CEO
Anthony Zeruto, formerly executive director of industry for Unisys' Stealth cybersecurity software suite and a retired U.S. Army colonel, has joined Network Designs at the McLean, Va.-based enterprise network technology provider.
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Unisys’ Tom Patterson on How Emerging Tech Could Help ‘Global Society’
Tom Patterson, a vice president and chief trust officer of Unisys, will join the Cyber Future Dialogue 2019 on Tuesday to discuss how citizens and governments can utilize emerging technology such as artificial intelligence in efforts to ensure privacy and increase security.
Unisys CEO Peter Altabef’s CES Government Conference Presentation Focuses on Internet Security
Peter Altabef, chairman and CEO of Unisys, appeared Saturday before CES Government conference attendees in Las Vegas to discuss the need to advance internet security and safety through technology adoption. "To enact the necessary changes, governments and companies will need to actively leverage new technologies, including 5G communications, artificial intelligence and biometrics, to make us safer – not just better connected," Altabef said in a statement published Friday.
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Unisys’ Mark Forman: Government IT Acquisition Oversight Needs Different Approach
Mark Forman, global head of Unisys‘ public sector business, told Government Matters in an interview published Sunday that agency chief information officers should adopt a new approach to monitor federal information technology investments. He cited a Government Accountability Office report indicating that CIOs oversaw nearly 78K IT procurement transactions that accounted for only $14B out […] More
Unisys, Labor Dept., Augusta Technical College Partner for Cyber Apprenticeship Program
Unisys has introduced an apprenticeship program with the Labor Department and the Augusta Technical College in Georgia in a push to train military veterans and help them land jobs in the cybersecurity field. The company said Monday it plans to train and hire workers for projects that support multiple U.S. state governments through the Cybersecurity Support Technician Apprenticeship program. […] More
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Former SecAF Deborah Lee James Joins Firefly Aerospace Advisory Board
Deborah Lee James, former secretary of the U.S. Air Force, has been named an advisory board member at satellite launch vehicle developer Firefly Aerospace. Firefly said Monday James has gained knowledge of national security efforts during her three-decade career in the public and private sectors. “I look forward to helping Firefly revolutionize small launch as we enter […] More
Unisys Backs Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace; Tom Patterson Quoted
Unisys has pledged support to the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace as part of efforts to promote and sustain internet security worldwide. The company said Monday French President Emmanuel Macron would introduce the government-backed cybersecurity initiative at the Paris Digital Week’s Internet Governance Forum. Tom Patterson, Unisys chief trust officer, said the firm believes […] More
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Unisys Integrates Virtual Help Desk, Cloud-Based Contact Center Platform
Unisys has partnered with NICE inContact to integrate a contact center center platform into a virtual help desk service designed for the digital workplace. NICE said Wednesday its CXone serves as the core omnichannel routing technology of Unisys’ InteliServe offering that provides intelligent, virtual customer support complementary to the expertise of live agents. CXone is designed to support communications via phone, web, video, email, […] More
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Unisys Survey Shows Need for Gov’t Agencies to Protect Citizen Information
A Unisys-sponsored study has unveiled that most Americans are hesitant to share their personal information with the government in a virtual environment for fear of privacy infringement. Among 2K respondents, two-thirds said they are concerned of how the government uses and protects their data, Unisys said Friday. Mark Forman, global public sector head at Unisys, said the […] More
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Willard Williams Appointed 9th Way Solutions COO
Willard Williams, a 26-year federal information technology market veteran, has joined 9th Way Solutions as chief operating officer of the Fairfax, Va.-based company. The company said Friday Williams will oversee operations in the enterprise and health IT services, systems and program management, and cyber and information security areas. He previously led enterprise IT projects for AECOM, ManTech, […] More
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Unisys to Build Cloud-Based IT Platform for Kansas Executive Branch; Michael Morrison Quoted
Unisys has won a potential $40M contract to help Kansas’ executive branch manage information technology operations with a hybrid cloud platform. The company said Wednesday it will build an IT infrastructure for state government personnel to access cloud services from Amazon Web Services and Microsoft. Michael Morrison, vice president and general manager of Unisys operations in […] More