Government IT

By Ryan Kamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. GitHub hires first government-focused employee – GitHub has recently announced the hiring of their first government focused employee. GitHub offers social coding, which opens the development process. “former Whit... (more)

ROCKVILLE, Md., March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Microsoft have successfully migrated the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to Microsoft Office 365, a cloud-based collaboration and communication service. This cloud-based system improves employee... (more)

VIENNA, Va., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MicroTech President and CEO Tony Jimenez was named one of the 50 Most Influential Virginians by Virginia Business. Described as a 'rundown of people with clout in the commonwealth' and compiled by the staff of Virginia Business, the 50 M... (more)

The American Council for Technology and Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) today announced the five winners of the 2013 Excellence.gov Awards Program, celebrating their contributions to the public sector at an awards luncheon in Washington, D.C. The event honors exceptional gove... (more)

NUREMBERG, Germany, March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- SUSE® today announced it has received Common Criteria Certificates at Evaluation Assurance Level EAL4, augmented by ALC_FLR.3 (EAL4+) for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 including KVM virtualization and SUSE Linux Enterprise S... (more)

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the high tech manufacturers and suppliers of information and communications technology (ICT), today released its 2013 ICT Market Review & Forecast (MR&F). Among the key findings in the report ... (more)

NEW YORK, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Pharma Clinical Trial Services: World Market 2013-2023 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0595031/Pharma-Clinical-Trial-Services-World-Market-2013-2023.html... (more)

The ACTIVE Network, Inc. (NYSE:ACTV), the leader in cloud-based Activity and Participant Management™ (APM) solutions, today announced that one of its largest YMCA customers, the YMCA of Greater San Antonio, is migrating from Class® software to ACTIVE Net™, a cloud-based solution ... (more)

IceWEB, Inc. (OTCBB:IWEB), an award-winning Unified Data Storage appliance provider for cloud and virtual environments that features highly secure, scalable IceBOXTM Private and Hybrid Cloud solutions, today announced that it has executed a Letter of Intent to acquire Computers a... (more)

There are several certainties in computer security. One is that when adversaries have intent they will always find a way to get what they want. Another certainty is that leadership in government and industry is quick to forget the lessons learned in cyber security, especially tho... (more)

ATLANTA, March 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- EarthLink, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELNK), a leading IT services and communications provider, today announced that it is discontinuing its refinancing efforts at this time. Rolla P. Huff, EarthLink's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Curre... (more)

DULLES, Va., Feb. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Compusearch® announced today that the number of businesses using FedConnect® to identify, compete for, and win government contracts has grown to more than 50,000. FedConnect® (www.fedconnect.net) is a publically accessible web portal wher... (more)

By Marcus Williams Cyber News we are tracking today:  Having multiple hypervisors is a growing trend in the virtualization. Customers have mixed emotions about VMware recent purchase  of the Virsto software  product. Red Cross decided to use Microsoft Office 365. and more. Are ... (more)

MONMOUTH JUNCTION, N.J., Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Orion Systems Integrators, Inc. today announced it has qualified as a member of the Microsoft Cloud Accelerate program by demonstrating its ability to meet Microsoft's customers evolving needs in today's dynamic cloud market... (more)

SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/27/13 -- RSA® CONFERENCE 2013 - Juniper Networks (NYSE: JNPR), the industry leader in network innovation, has been selected as the Reader Trust Award winner in the Best Cloud Computing Security and Best IPsec/SSL VPN categories of the 2013 ... (more)

BEIJING, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Pactera Technology International Ltd. (Nasdaq: PACT) ("Pactera" or the "Company"), a global consulting and technology services provider strategically headquartered in China, today reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quart... (more)

REDLANDS, Calif., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Third in Esri's Mapping the Nation series, Mapping the Nation: Pioneering a New Platform for Government includes 133 full-color maps produced by more than 30 United States federal government agencies, including the Department of Tra... (more)

NJVC, an information technology solutions provider headquartered in northern Virginia, is pleased to announce the winner of the George Mason University (GMU) Student PaaS Developer Contest. For the contest, students used the Cloudcuity AppDeployer platform as a service (PaaS) to ... (more)

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an annual survey, readers of Redmond Magazine are asked to pick their favorite products in a variety of areas. In this year's survey, readers were not allowed to pick Microsoft platforms in an effort to determine the most popu... (more)

ALPHARETTA, Ga., Feb. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Rolta, a global provider of IT solutions and consulting, appointed Preetha Pulusani as President - International (Americas).  She was also named to the Board of Rolta India Limited as a Director. In the past, Preetha has served Rolta... (more)