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  • Smart Lean Organizers Pitch Initiative for Disaster Relief, Assistance
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    Smart Lean Organizers Pitch Initiative for Disaster Relief, Assistance

    A group pitching a method that works to consolidate related governmentwide services into one cross-agency entity says the concept could work for survivors of hurricanes and superstorms, NextGov reported Thursday. Joseph Marks writes that organizers of the proposed Smart Lean Government foresee agencies using shared technologies and management systems. “I think (disaster survivors) would be […] More

  • Inbox America, Information Builders Enter Analytics Partnership
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    Inbox America, Information Builders Enter Analytics Partnership

    Information Builders will integrate its technology with support global consulting company Inbox America’s predictive analytics services under a partnership announced Sunday. Inbox America CEO Yoni Elmalem said business intelligence firm IBI has technology services that will be used as a platform for his company’s data analytics insights. “The high level of interest and strong commitment among […] More

  • TCS Unveils Satellite Tracking Antenna Systems
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    TCS Unveils Satellite Tracking Antenna Systems

    TeleCommunication Systems has rolled out new X/Y tracking antenna systems for earth observation satellites amid growing demand for ground station monitoring terminals, CIOL reported Friday. According to the Annapolis, Md.-based communication technology solutions provider, it has design and manufacturing techniques that allows for customization using various sizes of antenna reflectors and X/Y pedestals. The tracking […] More

  • Motorola to Help City Maintain its Public Safety Network; Chuck Robinson Comments
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    Motorola to Help City Maintain its Public Safety Network; Chuck Robinson Comments

    Motorola Solutions Inc. has entered into an agreement with the city of Charlotte, N.C., to help maintain the software and hardware for the city’s network for first responders. Under the agreement, Motorola will provide its Migration Assurance Program for future upgrades to the city’s Radio Advanced Digital Interoperable ASTRO P25 regional network, the company announced […] More

  • KPMG Capital Finds Execs Face Challenges Turning Big Data into Tangible Results; Mark Toon Comments
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    KPMG Capital Finds Execs Face Challenges Turning Big Data into Tangible Results; Mark Toon Comments

    KPMG’s capital business unit has released results of a recent study that found C-suite executives are facing challenges in managing their large volumes of data. KPMG surveyed 144 chief financial officers and chief information officers from multinational companies with $1 billion or more in annual revenues for the research, “Going beyond the data: Achieving actionable […] More

  • Aon’s Rory Moloney: Firms May Underrate Cyber Threat Due to Uncertainty Where Risks Rest in Organization
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    Aon’s Rory Moloney: Firms May Underrate Cyber Threat Due to Uncertainty Where Risks Rest in Organization

    Aon Global Risk Consulting has completed a survey of captive directors to examine the attitude of organizations toward major threats. The Aon Plc risk management consulting arm extended its recent biennial Global Risk Management Survey in 2013 to investigate the respondents’ view on the top 50 risks, with a focus on analytics, Aon said Wednesday. […] More

  • Microsoft Open Technologies Launches Subsidiary in China
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    Microsoft Open Technologies Launches Subsidiary in China

    Microsoft Open Technologies has opened a subsidiary in China to expand the company’s presence in the country and assist in proprietary development processes and open innovation programs. The Microsoft Open Technologies (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. will consist of a team of engineers that will work to advance interoperability, open standards and open source investments, Microsoft announced Thursday. […] More

  • Autodesk University Opens Seven Online Classes for Public
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    Autodesk University Opens Seven Online Classes for Public

    Autodesk University has released seven online classes for engineering graduates, students or enthusiasts that can be accessed for free through their website. The AU 2013 classes will give registered users access to select sessions, handouts, presentations and more, according to a Thursday blog post of Caron Beesley, an editor of DLT Solutions’ Acronym Online magazine. […] More

  • QTS Unveils Public Sector Cloud IaaS Offering; Jim Reinhart Comments
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    QTS Unveils Public Sector Cloud IaaS Offering; Jim Reinhart Comments

    QTS has rolled out an infrastructure-as-a-service offering intended to help U.S. government customers manage virtual data center workloads in the cloud. The QTS Federal Cloud suite is comprised of storage, networking and security services and designed to be compatible with Cisco, EMC and VMware computing environments, QTS said Wednesday. “QTS understands the IT needs and requirements […] More

  • DHS Picks Four Vendors for Security Tools, Sensors; James Yeager Comments
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    DHS Picks Four Vendors for Security Tools, Sensors; James Yeager Comments

    Four companies have won task orders worth up to $60 million combined to develop tools and sensors for the Department of Homeland Security to scan its network for security risks, Federal Times reported Thursday. Nicole Blake Johnson writes these awards fall under DHS’ $6 billion continuous monitoring program, which is handled by the General Services Administration. […] More

  • Haywood Talcove: LexisNexis Seeks to Help Indiana Fight ID Theft
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    Haywood Talcove: LexisNexis Seeks to Help Indiana Fight ID Theft

    Indiana’s Revenue Department has contracted LexisNexis Risk Solutions to help combat identify theft and tax refund fraud in the state. The company plans to use filters to screen requests for tax refunds, checking the ID information against public databases and other sources as part of the verification process, said Wednesday. “Identity-based tax refund fraud causes individuals to […] More

  • Greg Bryant: Alion Opens Charleston SC Office to Work With SPAWAR
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    Greg Bryant: Alion Opens Charleston SC Office to Work With SPAWAR

    Alion Science and Technology has opened its Charleston, S.C.-based office in an effort to help customers in the region connect with the company’s resources. The company intends for the facility to house the company’s technical, configuration management, information assurance, cybersecurity, information and C5ISR (command, control, communications, computers, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) services, Alion […] More