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API Technologies Corp. has won a $3.9 million contract to build microwave subsystems for an air defense program that is being developed by MBDA Missile Systems. MBDA will install the microwave subsystems on its Sea Ceptor air defense system, API Technologies said Tuesday. API Technologies develops high performance radio frequency and microwave, power and security […] More
Iridium Communications has introduced a data broadcasting service intended to help government organizations and business entities transmit information from any device anywhere in the world. The Burst offering is designed to help mobile device users access machine-to-machine content and disseminate public warnings while inside a building, an aircraft or a ground vehicle, the company said Monday. […] More
A new study has found that the big data industry is set to become a $50 billion market in three years due to improving confidence in and growth of big data-related services and products, Silicon Angle reported Monday. Bert Latamore writes Wikibon‘s “Big Data Vendor Revenue and Market Forecast 2013-2017″ predicts market growth will slow […] More
Red Hat and Hortonworks have collaborated to develop a big data analytics product that is intended to combine Apache Hadoop with open hybrid cloud technology. The companies plan to provide more information on the alliance during a joint press conference webcast on Tuesday, Red Hat and Hortonworks said Monday. “Data – specifically data running processed with […] More
Thales has been awarded a contract to help the Aeronautical Radio of Thailand refresh air traffic control equipment and management systems, Defenseworld.net reported Tuesday. Aerothai aims to use the Thailand Modernization CNS/ATM system to air traffic in the country and facilitate interoperability with neighboring countries, the report said. The TMCS will be based on the company’s […] More
An international portable sanitation equipment manufacturer is set to invest $6.9 million for building a new distribution and operations center in Bristol, Ind., aiming to add 70 new jobs in the town. Satellite Industries will lease a 13,000 square-foot temporary facility in Elkhart before constructing the future 106,000-square-foot center on 22 acres of space in Bristol, […] More
James Walker has been appointed to serve as the vice president and managing director of the Asia Pacific operations of Rockwell Collins, the company said Monday. Walker previously served as CEO of AutoCRC Ltd. and was CEO of QMI Solutions Ltd. earlier in his career. “Jim brings a unique combination of regional business acumen, geopolitical savvy and […] More
Marillyn Hewson, president and CEO at Lockheed Martin, and Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO at General Dynamics, are some of the most powerful businesswomen in the world, according to Forbes’ first ever top 50 list. City Biz List reported Sunday that Hewson was ranked seventh on the list, Novakovic twelth and Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, CEO and President was rated […] More
Scott Talbott has been named senior vice president of government affairs at the Electronic Transactions Association, an international trade association of companies that offer electronic transaction processing products and services. Talbott will develop and implement the organization’s federal and state legislative and regulatory strategies, on behalf of the 500 ETA member companies, ETA announced Monday. […] More
Cascade Aerospace Inc. now holds the distinction of being one of only two authorized Lockheed Martin C-130J heavy maintenance centers in the world. Cascade Aerospace and Lockheed Martin previously signed a 20-year support contract for the C-130J fleet of the Royal Canadian Air Force, the company announced Monday. “The addition of Cascade Aerospace as the second-ever Lockheed […] More
Joan Schwartz and Doug Dangremond have joined QinetiQ subsidiary Cyveillance as vice presidents of human resources and sales, respectively. Schwartz formerly served as human resources director at Mandiant until that company was purchased by FireEye and Dangremond previously was a sales director at GTSI, Cyveillance said Monday. “There is an ever-growing need for organizations to employ global threat intelligence to […] More
Matthew Oostveen, formerly director of research at IDC Australia, has joined VCE as chief technology officer for the company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region and Japan. He spent six years in his role at IDC Australia and oversaw research in the firm’s telecommunications, software, verticals and infrastructure divisions, VCE announced Tuesday. “Asia Pacific and Japan is an exciting region […] More
