Raytheon launched an interactive science, technology, engineering and mathematics exhibit at the the Smithsonian International Gallery in Washington on Saturday. The Cambridge, Mass.-based contractor said in a Friday release it aims to increase interest in STEM-related careers with the MathAlive! exhibit by offering museum visitors hands-on, subject-related activities. The company said exhibit visitors will be able to design [...]
Aviation Week and Space Technology has bestowed a Laureate Award to Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. for helping NASA identify potential earth-sized planets as the prime contractor on the Kepler mission. The company built the spacecraft for the mission and in December 2011 identified at least one planet that exists in a “habitable” zone where [...]
SAIC Inc.‘s cybersecurity team will host a showcase at the 2012 RSA security conference from Feb. 27 to March 2 at San Francisco’s Moscone Convention Center. SAIC said its team will provide information on: Cyber warrior training and exercises Enterprise governance Evaluation and accreditation Managed security services Management cyber policy Risk and compliance Security mobility [...]
Two executives from Kratos Defense and Security Solutions, Inc. will participate in a panel discussing how to know if a cloud provider is safe Tuesday in Del Ray Beach Fla. Kratos said Dr. Chris Peckham, senior vice president and chief technology officer for Kratos-HBE, will moderate the panel at the TechSec New Technology Conference. Yong-Gon Chon, vice [...]
MarkLogic Corp. Chief Technology Officer Ron Avnur and Vice President of Sales David Ponzini will give a presentation on big data Feb. 8 in Dana Point, Calif. The Stifel Nicolaus Technology and Telecom Conference will take place between Feb. 7 and 9 at St. Regis Monarch Beach. MarkLogic said Avnur and Ponzini’s presentation will cover [...]
Cisco Systems has awarded Iron Bow Technologies a managed services advanced certification, Iron Bow announced Tuesday. According to Cisco, this certification is for partners who provide Cisco-managed services through a network operations center. Cisco also certifies partners who are entering the managed services space and are following Information Technology Infrastructure Library best practices. “Iron Bow’s [...]
Microsoft has formed an alliance with the D.C. local government to provide technology access and computer-skills training in the District, Microsoft announced Wednesday. Microsoft will assist the D.C. Department of Employment Services in providing residents with basic technology training to develop skills required for most entry-level jobs. The D.C.-Microsoft alliance will also provide new resources to [...]
Concurrent Technologies Corp. will host and sponsor the Energy NOW Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. on March 6 and 7, CTC announced Monday. CTC said discussion topics will include: Advanced electric vehicles Alternative fuels Commercial/industrial and international initiatives Energy security Shale gas exploration and end use Solar and wind technologies Waste-to-energy technologies and methodologies [...]
TAPE LLC will present its CyberForge cybersecurity solution at an Armed Forces Electronic Communications Electronic Association conference in San Diego Jan. 24 to 26, TAPE announced Thursday. The AFCEA says the West 2012 conference is the largest conference on the West Coast that focuses on: communications and electronics imaging, intelligence and information systems military weapon [...]
Unisys Corp.’s federal systems division is certified as compliant with the updated international ISO/IEC 20000 standard, Unisys announced Thursday. Unisys said the ISO/IEC 20000 standard reviews best practices for distributing managed information technology services. Unisys said the standard also evaluates the company’s ability to deliver managed IT services to other organizations. Unisys said the certification [...]
