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Oracle Joins NSF-Backed Cloud Project to Advance Scientific Research
Oracle has taken part in a National Science Foundation-funded project that aims to develop cloud capabilities to support scientific computing research and related applications. Oracle said Tuesday nonprofit technology organization Internet2 will oversee the two phases of the Exploring Clouds for Acceleration of Science project to explore the capabilities of cloud platforms for research and computational science.
ÂN2WS Updates Data Backup, Recovery Platform for AWS Cloud
N2WS has updated version of a cloud-based technology platform that works to help organizations back up data or applications in Amazon Web Services computing environments.
Marine Corps Issues Optical Comm Transmission System RFI
The U.S. Marine Corps has issued a request for information on potential sources that could provide a system designed to deliver high-bandwidth transmission capabilities to support video, data and voice communications. The military service said Tuesday the proposed optical communication transmission system will be part of a complete line-of-sight transmission platform.
ÂNavy Declares Initial Operational Capability on Kratos-Built Subsonic Aerial Target System
A subsonic aerial target system Kratos Defense and Security Solutions built for the U.S. Navy has reached initial operational capability status.
General Dynamics to Showcase New Public Safety Comms Platform
A General Dynamics business unit will participate in a two-day exposition to showcase a 4G communications system designed for first responder users in the customer owned and maintained market.
Report: Public Sector Remains at Risk of Cyberattacks Amid Tech Adoption
Tenable has released a new global study highlighting the areas public sector cybersecurity leaders must prioritize in 2019 to protect their networks amid the changing cyber threats.
Motorola Solutions, Sierra Wireless Partner for First Responder LTE Comms Service
Motorola Solutions and Sierra Wireless have partnered to offer an LTE broadband communications service intended to help first responders communicate and share data inside vehicles while on the way to their missions.
Lockheed Integrates Active Protection System Countermeasure for Army-Hosted Field Tests
A team of Lockheed Martin engineers helped integrate an Ariel Photonics-built countermeasure technology into the Modular Active Protection Systems framework for a live-fire test series that took place at the U.S. Army's Redstone Arsenal base in Alabama.
Army Taps Northrop to Develop Radar Warning Receiver Tech
Northrop Grumman has received a contract of an undisclosed value to develop a radar warning system for U.S. Army aviators to counter radio frequency threats across a wide spectral range.
General Dynamics, Bitglass Form Cloud Security Partnership
General Dynamics’ mission systems business and Bitglass have teamed up to combine their cloud access security broker platforms built to help government agencies and other organizations ensure zero-day data protection. General Dynamics said Monday it will integrate its Route 66 Cyber CASB with Bitglass-built platform to enable organizations to migrate, protect and track data and applications across multiple cloud platforms.
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