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Hewlett Packard‘s intrusion prevention systems have been selected by Switzerland’s national railway company to defend its infrastructure against security threats. Swiss Federal Railways adopted HP’s TippingPoint 7500NX and Security Management System XL platforms as part of the operator’s routing network modernization effort, HP said Tuesday. “Even with strong security measures already in place, the highly […] More
Leidos has teamed up with a supercomputer laboratory at the University of California, San Diego to design an information technology architecture for managing and securing electrical microgrids. The Leidos-funded research project’s goal is to analyze cybersecurity aspects of a microgrid system operated by UCSD on campus and develop methods for reducing cyber risks to critical […] More
Northrop Grumman Corp. will provide identity and access management tools for clients through CA Technologies‘ cloud software programs. Northrop said it will use the CA CloudMinder software-as-a-service to extend its cloud-based services for healthcare, civil government and state customers., Northrop Grumman said Tuesday. “Protecting the security and privacy of our clients’ information is a top […] More
Cubic Defense Systems has been awarded more than $12 million in contracts to supply equipment for training fighter pilots to Japan’s military. Japan ordered additional Cubic-made rangeless air combat training systems for the Asian nation’s airmen to practice tactical air-to-air and air-to-ground maneuvers, Cubic said Tuesday. The Cubic ACTS is built with GPS technology that works to […] More
Cisco has made changes to the Cisco Certified Network Professional Security certification program, including a provision intended to help network security engineers design, maintain and manage end-to-end network security tools. The company also updated the certification and training of the program in an effort to give professionals a full understanding of the elements that comprise […] More
Molly Rector has joined DataDirect Networks to serve as the company’s first-ever chief marketing officer as DDN aims to expand into new markets. Rector will be responsible for increasing corporate brand visibility outside traditional markets, helping grow the partner ecosystem and driving an end-to-end customer experience, DDN announced Tuesday. She succeeds Jeff Denworth and will report directly […] More
CAE has reported that it sold 43 full-flight simulators in fiscal 2014, a new record for the Montreal, Canada-based firm. The company also recently signed a $64 million contract to provide Air Canada with a B787 simulator, another B737NG simulator to an undisclosed North American customer and two A320 simulators and one B737NG simulator to […] More
IBM and Skillsoft will collaborate to develop an enterprise learning for big data training, with the first phase intended help users identify what drives engagement and business outcomes. IBM Research will contribute its big data and customer experience analytics capabilities fore Skillsoft’s more than 50,000 learning assets, Skillsoft announced Tuesday. During the second phase, the […] More
Unisys Corp. has been recognized by Forrester Researcher Inc. as an implementation partner for Google Apps due to Unisys’ ability to facilitate change management for robust training and communication programs. Unisys has implemented Google Apps for the National Archives and Records Administration, the U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […] More
SkyLink Aviation has inked an agreement to deepen its relationship with Global Aviation and Services Group (GASG), a privately-owned Libyan international cargo and passenger airline, in an effort to grow the strength and reach of aviation services in Libya. The companies have been working together for more than 10 years and their new “national air […] More
Government agencies are increasingly looking to adopt practices of their counterparts in the private sector for taking paper documents and transforming them into an electronic format, according to Chuck Brooks, vice president and client executive for the Department of Homeland Security at Xerox. A former legislative affairs director for DHS’ science and technology directorate, Brooks […] More
The Washington region has become an alternative business hub for technology companies seeking to move from Silicon Valley, Calif., the Washington Post reported Monday. Marjorie Censer and Jim Tankersley write Savi Technology was one company that decided to relocate its California headquarters to Virginia, making the move in 2011. William Clark, Savi CEO, told the Post […] More
