Webversa purchases Semio Corp.
Webversa Inc. has purchased indexing software provider Semio Corp. The transaction closed last week and terms were not disclosed.
CACI net income grows 37 percent
CACI International Inc. reported a 37 percent increase in net income for fiscal 2002, which ended June 30.
SecureInfo team gets $103 million VA security contract
A team led by SecureInfo Corp. won a deal from Veterans Affairs to run an incident response operations center.
Tech Success: Akamai shakes up USGS Web site
<FONT SIZE=2>The U.S. Geological Survey might be the only agency that measures its Web traffic on the Richter scale. </FONT>
Smart video
<FONT SIZE=2>TEAC America, the Montebello, Calif., division of Tokyo-based TEAC Corp., has sold 25 airborne video recorders and two integrated debriefing stations to an Army Apache helicopter unit at Fort Bragg, N.C. The stations play, synchronize and display up to four aircraft video flight logs simultaneously to provide immediate post-mission debriefings. The recorders come with global positioning system cards to time-stamp footage.</FONT>
Lockheed Martin taps SGI tools for Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin Corp. bought about $6 million worth of visualization solutions from SGI Federal, the government division of Silicon Graphics Inc., to support Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter contract.
Anteon reports second quarter profitability
Anteon International Corp., Fairfax, Va., is in the black for its second quarter of 2002, the company announced Aug. 6. It reported a net income of $5.5 million for the period ending June 30, or 15 cents per share. The company reported a net loss of $300,000 in the second quarter of 2001.
Modern Technologies Corp. wins Air Force prototype contract
Modern Technologies Corp., Annapolis, Md., won a $17.9 Air Force million contract to develop prototype networks for fighter planes. The contract calls for the delivery of 20 "roll-on, beyond-line-of-sight enhancement," or ROBE, networks.
Marines' $3 billion vehicle awarded to 22 companies
Twenty-three companies have won the right to compete for task orders under a $3 billion blanket purchase agreement awarded by the Marines Corps Systems Command.
IRT wins $15.6 million DIA work
Integrated Resource Technologies Inc. will provide administrative support to the Defense Intelligence Agency. McNeil Technologies Inc. will work as a subcontractor.
Tech success: Singapore builds e-gov runway
"When people think of e-gov, they think of service to the citizen," said Tan Swee Hua, director of the electronic services division for Singapore's Infocomm Development Authority. "But e-gov is not just enhancing the delivery of government services. It is also about looking at the effect information technology has on governance."
Geocoding translates GIS into e-gov
Five years ago, when military pilots used the flight simulation software of Silicon Graphics Inc., Mountain View, Calif., to practice their flying skills, fog was always displayed outside the cockpit window alongside the flight path of their virtual jets. The haze was necessary, because even the fastest processors of the day weren't able to render details of the passing scenery, said Lang Craighill, senior director of federal operations for SGI Federal.
On the edge: News briefs
NetByTel Inc., Boca Raton, Fla., has introduced a telephone, voice-driven, self-service solution that can be used for e-gov applications for citizens without readily available Internet access.
Bush plan gives IT vital role
Information sharing and data mining are integral IT components of the White House's newly released national strategy for homeland security, said Steve Cooper, chief information officer of the Homeland Security Office. Three pilot projects have already been identified by the office to ramp up new technologies, he said.
CSC to manage Army's networked soldier program
Computer Sciences Corp. has been appointed program manager for the Land Warrior Consortium, a group of companies developing the Army's next-generation networked infantry gear.
Spectrum relocation adds $548M in moving costs to agencies
The Department of Defense and other agencies will surrender parts of their allotted airwaves for auction to commercial providers of Third Generation, or 3G, cellular telephone services, the Commerce Department announced.
GSA reorganizes e-gov offices
The agency has consolidated its e-government offices into the Office of Citizen Services and Communications.
Deloitte Consulting changes name to Braxton
Deloitte Consulting of New York will change its name to Braxton, the company announced July 18. The new name is drawn from a consulting firm Deloitte purchased in 1984 called Braxton Associates.
I.D. Systems lands TSA tracking system grant
I.D. Systems Inc. has been awarded a $1 million grant to beef up its equipment-tracking products being used in commercial airports.
White House IT strategy emphasizes info sharing
Information sharing and data mining will be integral IT components of the White House's newly released national strategy for homeland security, said Steve Cooper, CIO of the Homeland Security Office.
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