Government Technology

Oracle has made a series of investments in its technology products for higher education clients, including a new cloud computing tool for students and human capital management cloud platform.  The company has added new higher education-focused features to the Oracle HCM Cloud and Oracle ERP Cloud products, the company announced today. The Oracle Student Cloud […] More

IBM will host summit from March 24 to March 25 in its San Jose, Calif. facility to further promote big data and technology for college students, U.S. News University Directory reported Thursday.  Chris Hassan writes that the T-Summit 2014: Cultivating Tomorrow’s Talent Today is a part of IBM’s partnership with the Michigan State University’s Collegiate […] More

Motorola Solutions and Ohio’s Chardon Area Schools have launched a program to connect school district staff with first responders in their area via radios in case of an emergency. Under the SchoolSAFE Solution project, Motorola distributed 250 Motorola ASTRO 25 and MOTOTRBO radios to the personnel at 10 Chardon schools, the company announced Thursday. “Schools […] More

Dell has released new products in its education portfolio with the goal of creating an active learning experience for students and teachers. The Latitude 13 Education Series laptop, Dell Mobile Computing Cart upgrade kit and Dell Interactive Projector S520 follows the launch of Dell Chromebook 11 and Dell Venue tablets, the company announced Thursday. Dell […] More

Inmarsat has become a member of a machine-to-machine trade association that aims to promote connectivity among global M2M providers and users in the industrial and consumer sectors. Inmarsat also joined the newly-established International M2M Council to help companies search for new business models, the company announced Tuesday. “We think it’s absolutely crucial to build awareness […] More

Global Technology Resources Inc. sought to emphasize the value of using technology to address cybersecurity issues in enterprises at the company’s annual sales kickoff meeting. The GTRI event featured keynote speakers Matthew Eversmann, a two-decade military veteran, and Luis Benitez, a leadership development consultant, according to a Jan 28 blog post by GTRI Solutions Architect […] More

Raytheon executives shared their knowledge of insider threat challenges at RSA’s recent conference. The executives discussed ideas on how to mitigate privileged user risks and develop data protection programs, the company said Feb. 6. Dan Velez, Raytheon senior program manager for insider threat, examined the current state of anti-virus products and dirty word queries by drawing […] More

Dell Inc. has been selected to help the Homeland Security Department and General Services Administration manage the agencies’ information technology services under a contract worth up to $22 billion. Dell will work to develop and maintain DHS’ IT infrastructure under the department’s Eagle II indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with a ceiling value of more than $20 billion, […] More

Computer Sciences Corp. will offer Co3 Systems’ incidence response product to cybersecurity service customers worldwide CSC will provide the Co3 platform to clients that seek to develop pre-incident plans, response management postures and regulatory compliance to mitigate an online attack, both companies said Tuesday. A 2,000-strong CSC incident response team across five security operations centers around […] More

IBM and SAS have partnered with Warwick Business School to develop course modules for a master’s program in business analytics centered on big data mining and analytics technology, Computerworld UK reported Wednesday. Antony Savvas writes the school’s operational research and management science group has collaborated with IBM on the Analytics in Practice module and with SAS on the Text Analytics module. […] More

A tool developed by Three Wire Systems LLC to connect veterans with career coaches was has been nominated for an innovation competition run by the Northern Virginia Technology Council. Three Wire’s VetAdvisor platform will compete in the social category of the competition’s preliminary stage, the company announced Monday. The Washington Post’s Capital Business weekly business […] More

A storage platform developed by EMC contains data activity tracking features developed by STEALTHbits Technologies. STEALTHbits designs its products to serve as a source for unstructured data governance and reporting for EMC and RSA customers, STEALTHbits announced Tuesday. The data activity tracking feature is built to security professionals gauge controls of data security systems. “Our biggest customers […] More