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  • AJ Clark: Agencies Can Tap Private Sector for Geospatial Big Data
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    AJ Clark: Agencies Can Tap Private Sector for Geospatial Big Data

    A.J. Clark, president of Thermopylae Sciences and Technology, has outlined what he sees as benefits of geospatial big data to different commercial markets and the federal government. Clark wrote in a Defense Systems op-ed posted Monday that agencies can use commercial data to monitor trends and patterns instead of through their own sensors. He cited the geospatial imagery DigitalGlobe provides to the National Geospatial-Intelligence […] More

  • IBM Launches Cloud Support Program for Tech Entrepreneurs; Sandy Carter Comments
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    IBM Launches Cloud Support Program for Tech Entrepreneurs; Sandy Carter Comments

    IBM has debuted an entrepreneurial program with the goal of helping technology startups and developers access cloud development tools and bring new offerings to the cloud market more quickly. The Global Entrepreneur Program for Cloud Startups initiative gives entrepreneurs a chance to leverage a suite of IBM platforms designed to help users build cloud-based applications […] More

  • Oracle-Sponsored Report Points to Enterprise Database as Security Focus
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    Oracle-Sponsored Report Points to Enterprise Database as Security Focus

    A new Oracle-sponsored report indicates that organizations see needed improvements in enterprise database security as majority of respondents pointed to human error and abuse of access privilege as top concerns. The company said Tuesday an Independent Oracle Users Group survey of 353 database and information technology professionals found that enterprises lack sufficient security controls that prevent, detect and monitor potentially risky user […] More

  • General Dynamics Subsidiary Starts Tanker Construction for SEA-Vista; Kevin Graney Comments
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    General Dynamics Subsidiary Starts Tanker Construction for SEA-Vista; Kevin Graney Comments

    General Dynamics‘ NASSCO subsidiary has kicked off construction work on crude oil and refined products tankers for SEA-Vista LLC. NASSCO will build the liquefied natural gas-conversion ready product tankers at its shipyard in San Diego in compliance with the Jones Act transportation requirements, General Dynamics said Tuesday. “We are proud and honored to partner with SEA-Vista and build three state-of-the-art Jones […] More

  • Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Unveils Business Verification Service for Veterans; Jeff Stibel Comments
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    Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Unveils Business Verification Service for Veterans; Jeff Stibel Comments

    Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. has developed a new business verification tool for active and veteran military service members. Veteran VERIFIED uses an authentication process that works to help small business owners who are members of the armed forces elevate their military profile and win government contracts or funding for veteran-owned establishments, the company said Monday. […] More

  • TWD Awarded 10 Contracts on AV Upgrades; Larry Besterman Comments
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    TWD Awarded 10 Contracts on AV Upgrades; Larry Besterman Comments

    TWD & Associates has won 10 contracts worth over $3 million combined to provide unified communications and advanced audio-visual functions to both new and continuing projects. The McLean, Virginia-based company said Monday that the award involves work to equip clients from the public and private sectors with video conferencing technology. The contract extensions include AV upgrade work on operations centers […] More

  • KCG Receives A2LA Accreditation as Cloud Inspector; Maryann Hirsch Comments
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    KCG Receives A2LA Accreditation as Cloud Inspector; Maryann Hirsch Comments

    Knowledge Consulting Group has received an accreditation as a third-party cloud products and services assessor for FedRAMP after the company complated an evaluation from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation. The ISO/IEC 17020:2012 permits KCG to conduct inspections and tests of cloud information systems on behalf of the government, the company said Monday. KCG President Maryann Hirsch said the […] More

  • MarketsandMarkets: EO/IR Systems for Military Market Set for 8% Growth Through 2020
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    MarketsandMarkets: EO/IR Systems for Military Market Set for 8% Growth Through 2020

    The market for electro-optical and infrared systems in the military will be worth $16.35 billion by 2020, according to a new MarketsandMarkets report. The analysis firm said Monday the figure represents a 7.71 percent year-over-year increase and is prompted by growing demand for EO/IR systems in surveillance platforms. Electro-optics are becoming popular in naval close-in weapons systems for threat detection […] More

  • Lockheed to Get Tax Incentives for 2 New Jersey Innovation Labs
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    Lockheed to Get Tax Incentives for 2 New Jersey Innovation Labs

    Lockheed Martin will receive tax credits from the New Jersey government for the company’s proposed technology development facilities in Camden. The company plans to build two integrated laboratories in the city through a partnership with Rowan University, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority said Monday. “Lockheed’s commitment to the region and its partnership with Rowan […] More

  • SAP to Embed HERE Maps in HANA Platform; Hinnerk Gildhoff Comments
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    SAP to Embed HERE Maps in HANA Platform; Hinnerk Gildhoff Comments

    SAP and Nokia‘s HERE company have agreed to bundle HERE’s base maps into the SAP HANA platform in an effort to help clients gain insights into geo-content points. SAP will offer HERE maps as a component of the SAP HANA service pack 9 scheduled for release in December, Nokia said Tuesday. “We anticipate that the geo-content and services provided by the HERE platform, […] More

  • SAP Unveils 3 Cloud-Based Tools for Internet of Things; Bernd Leukert Comments
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    SAP Unveils 3 Cloud-Based Tools for Internet of Things; Bernd Leukert Comments

    SAP has launched three new products that work to leverage the computing, analytics and event processing functions of the SAP HANA Cloud Platform to support the Internet of Things. “The Internet of Things has the potential to dramatically improve responsiveness of businesses, reimagine customer experience and open up new opportunities and brand new business models such as […] More