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  • Dell Forms Internet of Things Unit, Partners With ThingWorx as System Integrator
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    Dell Forms Internet of Things Unit, Partners With ThingWorx as System Integrator

    Dell has signed an agreement for its digital business services arm to serve as a ThingWorx global system integrator partner in delivering professional and digital services to support applications in the Internet of Things. Dell said Thursday it will provide consulting services to enterprise customers under the ThingWorx System Integrator Program. “Our customers today are seeing […] More

  • Mexico Uses AtHoc Tech to Disseminate Earthquake Alerts; Efraim Petel Comments
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    Mexico Uses AtHoc Tech to Disseminate Earthquake Alerts; Efraim Petel Comments

    An AtHoc–MDreieck alliance has helped the Mexican government build and implement an emergency communication system to alert residents before an earthquake occurs. The Mexican Seismic Alert System worked to detect the magnitude 5.5 earthquake that hit Oaxaca on April 28 and sent automated alerts through Seismic Alert Radio System receivers and school public address systems, […] More

  • General Dynamics Lands $46M US Navy Maintenance Contract for Los Angeles-Class Submarine
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    General Dynamics Lands $46M US Navy Maintenance Contract for Los Angeles-Class Submarine

    A General Dynamics subsidiary has secured a $46.4 million contract to help the U.S. Navy plan for upgrade and maintenance work on a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine during its temporary dry-docking period. The contract, which could reach $259.6 million in total value once the service exercises all options, calls for General Dynamics Electric Boat to conduct modernization […] More

  • GSA Cancels Regional Contracts to Speed Transition Under NS2020 Strategy
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    GSA Cancels Regional Contracts to Speed Transition Under NS2020 Strategy

    The General Services Administration has cancelled three Regional Infrastructure Solutions contracts in favor of the upcoming 15-year, $50 billion Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions contract for the agency’s Network Services 2020 efforts, FCW reported Friday. Mark Rockwell writes that Amando Gavino Jr., director of the Office of Network Services Programs at GSA, said at a recent open meeting with […] More

  • Level 3, Comcast Forge Network Interconnection Partnership; Jack Waters Comments
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    Level 3, Comcast Forge Network Interconnection Partnership; Jack Waters Comments

    Level 3 Communications and Comcast have inked a multi-year agreement to interconnect their networks in an effort to fulfill future customer requirements. The companies said Thursday the partnership is meant to expand both companies’ existing network capacity to exchange Internet traffic between the two networks at present and in the future. “We believe the agreement […] More

  • QTS Appoints HR Vet Stan Sword Chief People Officer; Chad Williams Comments
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    QTS Appoints HR Vet Stan Sword Chief People Officer; Chad Williams Comments

    Stan Sword has been named chief people officer at data center provider QTS Realty Trust. “Stan will focus on recruiting and retaining quality employees, while being a steward of QTS’ core values and maintaining our company culture,” QTS CEO Chad Williams said Friday. Prior to QTS, Sword served as vice president of total rewards and relationship […] More

  • CTC’s Lifecycle Mgmt Tool a Finalist for Innovation Award; Ed Sheehan Comments
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    CTC’s Lifecycle Mgmt Tool a Finalist for Innovation Award; Ed Sheehan Comments

    Concurrent Technologies Corp. has received recognition for its Total Life Cycle Management-Operational Support Tool as a finalist for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Supply Chain Innovation Award. The company said Friday it developed TLCM-OST to help the U.S. Marine Corps manage weapons systems and equipment through the product lifecycle by providing logistics information. “It is an honor that TLCM-OST was […] More

  • Tony Mueller Named President of Boeing Subsidiary Spectrolab; Craig Cooning Comments
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    Tony Mueller Named President of Boeing Subsidiary Spectrolab; Craig Cooning Comments

    Tony Mueller, formerly director of spacecraft design and bus products at Boeing, has been appointed as president of the company’s subsidiary Spectrolab. He succeeds Troy Dawson, who takes the vice president and program manager role at the C-17 Globemaster III integrated sustainment program within Boeing’s global services and support business unit, Boeing said Friday. “Tony […] More

  • Otto Berkes to Join CA Technologies as CTO; Mike Gregoire Comments
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    Otto Berkes to Join CA Technologies as CTO; Mike Gregoire Comments

    Otto Berkes, formerly chief technology officer of HBO, has been appointed to the same position at CA Technologies. His appointment is effective June 15 and he will report directly to CEO Mike Gregoire, CA said Monday. “Otto believes in relentless focus on customer experience and the kind of cutting-edge engineering that will drive CA to […] More

  • Milan Patel Named Managing Director at K2 Intelligence
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    Milan Patel Named Managing Director at K2 Intelligence

    Milan Patel, formerly chief technology officer of FBI‘s cyber division, has joined K2 Intelligence as managing director at the New York-based investigative consulting firm. The 12-year bureau veteran managed the bureau’s information and operational technologies for cyber investigation, incident response and threat intelligence sharing activities, K2 said Monday. He also helped establish a U.S. joint […] More

  • Mississippi Pumps $20M into Huntington Ingalls Shipyard Development; Brian Cuccias Comments
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    Mississippi Pumps $20M into Huntington Ingalls Shipyard Development; Brian Cuccias Comments

    The state government of Mississippi has invested $20 million in Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipyard development project. Gov. Phil Bryant joined other state officials and Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias in a ceremonial signing of the bond bill that supports the Shipyard of the Future project, Huntington Ingalls said Friday. “Mississippi’s financial investment in our Shipyard […] More