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  • Smartvue to Use Microsoft Azure Government for Cloud Video Surveillance Services
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    Smartvue to Use Microsoft Azure Government for Cloud Video Surveillance Services

    Smartvue will deploy Microsoft‘s Azure Government platform to support cloud-based video surveillance services for government and military agencies in the U.S. The companies will combine cloud and video surveillance technology to provide agencies with scalability and data storage functions designed to secure sensitive data, Smartvue said Monday. “Smartvue is the first U.S. company authorized to offer enterprise […] More

  • Boeing Receives First Signals of All-Electric Propulsion Satellites from Space; Mark Spiwak Comments
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    Boeing Receives First Signals of All-Electric Propulsion Satellites from Space; Mark Spiwak Comments

    Boeing has received initial signals from its first all-electric propulsion satellites that were launched into space over the weekend. The two 702SP satellites took off as a conjoined stack onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Boeing said Monday. Mark Spiwak, president of Boeing Satellite Systems International Inc., said the paired, lightweight satellite system model is intended to […] More

  • FireEye Integrates Threat Detect System into Samsung Knox; Manish Gupta Comments
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    FireEye Integrates Threat Detect System into Samsung Knox; Manish Gupta Comments

    FireEye has incorporated its mobile threat prevention offering into Samsung Knox-enabled devices in a move to help detect and mitigate malicious applications. The combined service works to scan apps using the FireEye mobile security tool to determine the app’s security status, block high-risk apps and notify users of malware, FireEye said Monday. FireEye will also […] More

  • Iridium CEO Matt Desch: SpaceX, Kosmotras Ready for Rescheduled Iridium NEXT Launch
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    Iridium CEO Matt Desch: SpaceX, Kosmotras Ready for Rescheduled Iridium NEXT Launch

    Iridium Communications CEO Matt Desch announced that the company has rescheduled the launch of the first two Iridium NEXT satellites to October to give an additional four months for payload-software validation, SpaceNews reported Monday. Peter de Selding writes Iridium has confirmed with launch providers SpaceX and Russia’s Kosmotras their readiness for an accelerated launch schedule between October 2015 and late […] More

  • SAP HANA Cloud Platform Mobile Services to Support App Dev’t to Deployment
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    SAP HANA Cloud Platform Mobile Services to Support App Dev’t to Deployment

    SAP has unveiled a SAP HANA Cloud Platform offering that provides enterprise mobile services through mobile application development, staging and deployment support. The company said Monday the platform-as-a-service product also facilitates connectivity between devices, people and networks through the Internet of Things. “It’s critical for our broad ecosystem of customers and partners to simplify their mobile business and easily create omnichannel, […] More

  • Raytheon Opens Anti-Cyber Threat Center in England; Richard Daniel Comments
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    Raytheon Opens Anti-Cyber Threat Center in England; Richard Daniel Comments

    Raytheon has opened a $4.6 million Gloucester, England-based cyber crime prevention center in an effort to help protect computer networks. The center will accommodate professionals across big data, analytics and network defense who will work to develop cybersecurity mitigation technologies focused on cyber and information assurance projects, Raytheon said Feb. 6. “This is the first cyber […] More

  • BAE Offers Prescriptive, Predictive Analytics Tool for Communications Service Providers
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    BAE Offers Prescriptive, Predictive Analytics Tool for Communications Service Providers

    BAE Systems‘ applied intelligence business has launched a tool that works to facilitate prescriptive and predictive analytics capabilities for communications service providers to guide customer value management and investment activities. The company said Monday its CommsReveal features machine learning and simulation functions to generate insights from CSP customer behavior, prescribe action to address customer churn and investment concerns, and forecast the corresponding […] More

  • Knowledge Consulting Group Wins $29M Task Order Contract for DHS CDM Program
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    Knowledge Consulting Group Wins $29M Task Order Contract for DHS CDM Program

    Knowledge Consulting Group has secured a $29 million contract for the second task order under phase 1 of the Department of Homeland Security program to implement continuous diagnostics and mitigation tools, Federal News Radio reported Monday. Jason Miller writes that KCG will oversee the rollout of McAfee‘s Vulnerability Manager and ePolicy Orchestrator, ForeScout‘s CounterACT and Splunk‘s big data analytics offering to […] More

  • Iridium’s Scott Smith to Support Bessemer’s Spacetech Practice as Operating Partner
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    Iridium’s Scott Smith to Support Bessemer’s Spacetech Practice as Operating Partner

    Scott Smith, chief operating officer at Iridium Communications, has added an additional role as a part-time operating partner for private equity firm Bessemer Venture Partners. He will work to help Bessemer advise clients in the space technology sector while retaining his role at Iridium, Bessemer Venture Partners said Monday. Smith previously served as COO at DigitalGlobe and as […] More

  • Research and Markets: Storage-as-a-Service Market to Grow 38% Annually Through 2019
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    Research and Markets: Storage-as-a-Service Market to Grow 38% Annually Through 2019

    A Research and Markets report predicts the global market for managed data storage, backup and archiving services will grow at a 37.96 percent compound annual growth rate from 2015 to 2019. The research firm said Friday the storage-as-a-service model is designed to help organizations recover enterprise data and ensure business continuity in the event of […] More

  • BAE Gets DoD Approval to Export IR Countermeasures System; Bill Staib Comments
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    BAE Gets DoD Approval to Export IR Countermeasures System; Bill Staib Comments

    BAE Systems‘ U.S. subsidiary has received the Defense Department‘s approval to export its Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures system to U.S. allies. The company said Monday the system, which was jointly developed by U.S.-based BAE Systems Inc. and the U.S. Army, works to protect rotary- and fixed-wing military aircraft. “In today’s environment with the proliferation of surface-to-air missiles, a proven aircraft survivability system to counter […] More

  • GSA Seeks Proposals on NS2020 Telecom Acquisition Strategy
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    GSA Seeks Proposals on NS2020 Telecom Acquisition Strategy

    The General Services Administration has released a draft request for proposals on the Network Services 2020 strategy that covers voice, data, cloud, wireless, contact center, colocated data center, commercial satellite communications and managed services, FCW reported Sunday. NS2020 would replace the Networx contract and would serve as a strategic sourcing vehicle for telecommunications and information technology services, the report said. The Enterprise Infrastructure […] More