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A new market report has forecast a global datacenter power market that will become a $24 billion industry in five years, with high demand for storage providing impetus for the development. The analysis published by Mordor Intelligence indicates a compound annual growth rate of 9.67 percent for the $15 billion sector from 2014 to 2019, London-based ReportBuyer said […] More
Eastern Foundry has launched a government technology and innovation incubator in Crystal City in an effort to help companies pursue government business opportunities. Geoff Orazem, Eastern Foundry’s co-founder and CEO, said Tuesday the incubator is intended to provide “reasonably priced office space and business services†to small government contractors. Orazem added that government tech innovators […] More
Infosys and Unisys are set to sign a memorandum of understanding with the government of New South Wales in Australia for the implementation of shared services across state agencies. Dominic Perrottet, NSW minister for finance and services, said in an announcement posted Wednesday that the government has selected the two companies to deliver shared services in areas such as human […] More
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have jointly tested the command and control features of the U.S. Air Force‘s GPS III satellite during a fourth launch readiness exercise. The companies demonstrated automatic data transfer between the Lockheed-built satellite and a Raytheon-made operational control system, Raytheon said Wednesday. The evaluation also sought to demonstrate the infrastructure’s maneuver planning, […] More
Construction has begun on Boeing‘s new facility in St. Louis that will house composite manufacturing operations for the 777x commercial aircraft and potentially generate 700 jobs for the community. The company said Tuesday the composites center will cover an area of 367,000 square feet and expand the existing tooling center at the location. Bob Ciesla, vice president of Boeing Military […] More
A new survey from Dell on global technology adoption found that a majority of IT decision-makers at midsize healthcare organizations, as well as other industries, either have adopted or are planning to adopt cloud computing. The company said Tuesday its Dell Global Technology Adoption Index report indicates that this interest in cloud comes as healthcare organizations identify IT priorities in cost efficiency, infrastructure upgrades and data center […] More
Raytheon has tested its Gallium Nitride technology for applications in the Earth’s orbit. The company demonstrated the GaN monolithic microwave circuit to evaluate the system’s radiation hardness requirement for space environment, Raytheon said Wednesday. Paul Ferraro, Raytheon’s vice president of technologies programs Raytheon’s integrated defense systems business, said the GaN technology is already integrated into defense systems for […] More
IBM has been selected to maintain the electronic staff record system of the U.K.’s National Health Service under a potential $660 million contract, Computerworld reported Tuesday. Charlotte Jee writes IBM will work to update the system’s user interface, integrate the ESR with NHS’ mail system, record employee photographs and deliver online payslips. The company will begin work […] More
Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Coast Guard and Navy demonstrated an unmanned helicopter off the coast of Naval Base Ventura County on Dec. 5, Point Mugu. Navy and Coast Guard personnel controlled the MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter while onboard the USCGC Bertholf national security cutter, Northrop said Tuesday. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Dan Broadhurst, UAS platform manager, said the demo was conducted […] More
Dynetics is now a Citrix Silver Solution Adviser as part of the companies’ partnership to address the growing demand for mobile capabilities by offering virtual desktop, mobile workspace and cloud networking services. Nichole O’Brien, Dynetics’ information engineering branch manager, said Monday that the company aims to help an increasingly mobile workforce adopt new security, optimization and mobility tools. She added that virtualization supports […] More
Harris Corp. will provide its Falcon III multiband tactical radios to Australia’s military under a $38 million contract with the Australian defense department. Australia ordered an unspecified number of the company’s AN/PRC-117G and AN/PRC-152A manpack and handheld radios for voice, data and video connectivity, Harris said Monday. Brendan O’Connell, president of international business at Harris RF […] More
Aerojet Rocketdyne has concluded a series of tests on a three-dimensional printed propulsion system to check engine throughput and propellant tank expulsions as the program moved forward to the qualification phase. The company said Monday it conducted a hot-fire test of the hydrazine integrated propulsion system on the MPS-120 CubeSat High-Impulse Adaptable Modular Propulsion System to demonstrate functions that meet Technology Readiness Level 6 and Manufacturing […] More
