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  • Dell SecureWorks Launches Managed Threat Detection Service; Tyler Winkler Comments
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    Dell SecureWorks Launches Managed Threat Detection Service; Tyler Winkler Comments

    Dell SecureWorks has added a new managed cybersecurity offering to its advanced threat services portfolio that works to help organizations block malicious programs. The Advanced Endpoint Threat Detection service is designed to utilize Dell SecureWorks’ cyber intelligence and signature technology and Bit9‘s network monitoring platorm, Dell Secureworks said Tuesday. Tyler Winkler, Dell SecureWorks executive director […] More

  • Jan De Witte: GE Buys Health Software CHCA for Workflow Portfolio
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    Jan De Witte: GE Buys Health Software CHCA for Workflow Portfolio

    GE’s healthcare division has acquired CHCA Computer Systems, a provider of operating room management and analytics services in a move to grow GE’s software portfolio. Jan De Witte, president and CEO of GE Healthcare’s information technology business, said Tuesday that CHCA’s Opera software application will be integrated into GE’s OR and Perioperative software portfolio. De Witte added that the company intends […] More

  • Vinny Sica: Lockheed LNG Tanks Built With Tech From Different Industries
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    Vinny Sica: Lockheed LNG Tanks Built With Tech From Different Industries

    Lockheed Martin is preparing to integrate a liquefied natural gas tank into a propulsion system owned by Finland-based energy provider Wartsila for use in marine operations. The 250,000-pound tank is built for installation in Harvey Gulf International Marine’s offshore LNG-fueled vessel that is being constructed in Gulfport, Miss. under a contract with Wartsila, Lockheed Martin said Monday. Lockheed […] More

  • Lee Hicks: Verizon Expands its 100 Gigabit Ethernet Service Across the U.S.
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    Lee Hicks: Verizon Expands its 100 Gigabit Ethernet Service Across the U.S.

    Verizon has implemented a 100-gigabit Ethernet technology across its U.S. metropolitan and regional infrastructures in response to increased demand for bandwidth and cloud services. The company used Fujitsu‘s FLASHWAVE packet optical networking platform and Tellab 7100 optical transport system for the network upgrade, Verizon said Tuesday. Lee Hicks, Verizon vice president of network planning, said […] More

  • Will Jones: Carahsoft, Shavlik Partner to Offer Gov’t Customers Security Tools
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    Will Jones: Carahsoft, Shavlik Partner to Offer Gov’t Customers Security Tools

    Carahsoft has formed a partnership with Shavlik to provide security and patch management services to government clients and partners. Carahsoft will offer Shavlik’s Shavlik Protect Standard, Advanced and Patch for Microsoft System Center products to government customers, Shavlik said Tuesday. The products feature patch management and asset inventory systems. “Carahsoft and Shavlik are working together to provide […] More

  • Red Hat Unveils Software-Defined Storage Platform Offering on HP Servers
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    Red Hat Unveils Software-Defined Storage Platform Offering on HP Servers

    Red Hat has introduced a fresh open software-defined storage platform on Hewlett-Packard’s Grenoble, France-based customer center. Customers have access to the combined Red Hat Storage and HP ProLiant SL4540 Gen8 offerings for managing big data workloads, Red Hat said Wednesday. The two companies have also opened a portal for online demonstrations of the joint platform. The […] More

  • Mark Straton Appointed GridPoint Sales, Marketing SVP
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    Mark Straton Appointed GridPoint Sales, Marketing SVP

    Mark Straton has been appointed senior vice president of sales and marketing at energy management systems provider GridPoint after previously holding the marketing SVP role. “The enterprise energy management industry is ripe for re-imagining as the Internet of Things (IoT) technology such as sensors, big data, cloud-based communication and wireless capabilities continue to advance fields like ours […] More

  • Jim Lawton, Milah Shah Join Rethink Robotics Exec Team; Scott Eckert Comments
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    Jim Lawton, Milah Shah Join Rethink Robotics Exec Team; Scott Eckert Comments

    Jim Lawton and Milan Shah have joined the team at Rethink Robotics to serve as chief marketing officer and vice president of software engineering, respectively. Lawton was most recently from Dun & Bradstreet while Shah heads to Rethink from Core Security Technologies, Rethink Robotics announced Tuesday. “Our customers are ready for the next wave of automation, where […] More

  • Christian Cornille, Cedric Gautier, Rafael Tentor Appointed to Airbus Group Leadership Roles
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    Christian Cornille, Cedric Gautier, Rafael Tentor Appointed to Airbus Group Leadership Roles

    The Airbus Group has appointed three executives to leadership positions in the conglomerate’s helicopters and defense and space divisions, as well as the Aerolia subsidiary. Christian Cornille will serve as executive vice president of industry for the Airbus Helicopters division and Cedric Gautier will succeed Cornille as CEO of Aerolia, Airbus announced Tuesday. Rafael Tentor has […] More

  • Courion Appoints 2 Leaders to Expand EMEA Operations; Marc Lee Comments
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    Courion Appoints 2 Leaders to Expand EMEA Operations; Marc Lee Comments

    Courion has named Nick Kennelly and Sandeep Khedekar to its executive team as the company executes its growth plan in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Kennelly will serve as account manager for the United Kingdom while Khedekar will be responsible for the company’s operations in the Middle East, Courion announced Tuesday. “We are […] More

  • William Aubin Named CounterTack VP of Federal Sales; Kirk Appelman Comments
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    William Aubin Named CounterTack VP of Federal Sales; Kirk Appelman Comments

    William Aubin has joined CounterTack as its new vice president of federal sales where he will handle the company’s federal sales strategy during its expansion into federal organizations. Aubin, an 18-year veteran in the federal and commercial sales and security industry, joins the company from Imperva, CounterTack announced Monday. During his time at Imperva, a […] More

  • Ken Claffey: New Xyratex ClusterStor Data Storage Tool Built for Info Sharing, Security Compliance
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    Ken Claffey: New Xyratex ClusterStor Data Storage Tool Built for Info Sharing, Security Compliance

    Xyratex has unveiled a new product in its ClusterStor range of high-performance computing and big data storage products that are built with multilevel security features and work to manage data storage throughput and data processing functions. The Seagate subsidiary said Tuesday that the ClusterStor Secure Data Appliance is built to meet the government’s Intelligence Community Directive 503 and Cross-Domain Solution requirements. Ken […] More