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NetApp Inc. has been awarded a $28 million contract to provide computer equipment for the Australian Defense Department under a Thales-led project, CRN reported Thursday. Steven Kiernan writes defense personnel will gain access to classified domains using a single device through the government’s Next Generation Desktop program. NetApp will supply computer, networking and storage equipment […] More
IBM has established new data centers that will offer a SoftLayer infrastructure-as-a-service platform designed to help federal clients manage and secure their workloads on premise or in the cloud. The SoftLayer cloud facilities are built to host 30,000 servers and share a private computer network connectivity of up to 2,000 gigabytes per second, IBM said […] More
Prakash Panjwani, former senior vice president and general manager of Safenet’s data protection group, will succeed Dave Hansen as Safenet’s president and CEO, Safenet announced Thursday. Panjwani has been with the data protection company for 12 years, said Dave Fishman, a partner at Vector Capital and member of SafeNet’s board of directors. Prior to Safenet, […] More
Tom Prete, vice president of engineering at United Technologies’ Pratt & Whitney subsidiary, has been inducted into the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering. The academy recognized Tom Prete for his work in the development of Pratt & Whitney‘s aircraft engines and for his contributions to gas turbine propulsion systems, Pratt & Whitney said Wednesday. […] More
Accenture announced yesterday that it has completed its acquisition of Enkitec, an Oracle Platinum partner and worldwide leader in Oracle Exadata implementations, and Oracle database administration and development. “The combination of our infrastructure transformation expertise and Enkitec’s deep Oracle knowledge and skill set means that our clients can more quickly derive greater business value from […] More
Hewlett Packard has rolled out a package of service offerings intended to help enterprises using SAP‘s HANA database to analyze large volumes of data and gain business insights in real time. The HP As-a-Service portfolio includes a software license for the HANA in-memory computing technology as well as hardware and platform management services, HP said […] More
Siemens‘ PLM software unit and Sierra Nevada Corp.‘s space systems business are expanding their partnership through the SNC Dream Chaser program’s “Dream Team,” where Siemens will support development of spacecraft technologies. SNC said Tuesday that Siemens’ membership in the Dream Team is an extension of their long-time business relationship, as Siemens provides its engineering software tools to support SNC’s spacecraft […] More
Huntington Ingalls Industries has selected the armor materials from TenCate for its new amphibious assault ship that is being developed under a $2.38 billion incentive contract. Huntington Ingalls will combine the Tripoli (LHA 7) assault ship with TenCate-built composite armor, TenCate said Tuesday. “We are proud that Huntington has selected TenCate materials to be incorporated […] More
A Lockheed Martin-made autonomous system fitted into a convoy of unmanned tactical vehicles has been tested by Lockheed and the U.S. Army‘s Tank-Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. Lockheed and Army personnel have performed a second round of tests on the Autonomous Mobility Applique System during a demonstration event held at the Savannah River Site, […] More
In a series of recent flight tests off the coast of San Diego the Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Navy victoriously took to the air with the unmanned MQ-8B Fire Scout simultaneously with the MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, what was their first time in flight. The testing took place aboard the USS Freedom Littoral […] More
IBM subsidiary SoftLayer has released its Direct Link solution to provide a dedicated network connection between an enterprise’s IT infrastructure and SoftLayer’s private network and cloud platform through 18 global points of presence. The technology is intended enable opportunities for hybrid cloud tools to accommodate a variety of business workloads, IBM said Tuesday. “The power of a […] More
Deltek and Satori Group have agreed to continue offering legal project management systems to legal industry clients. Law firms work to handle legal matters by using an integrated tool that comprises of Deltek’s Maconomy enterprise resource planning system and Satori’s proCube system, Deltek said Monday. Claus Thorsgaard, Deltek’s executive vice president and general manager of […] More
