Contracting | Shifting From Tanks to Technology
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For government contractors, 2007 wasn't pretty: They had to contend with tighter budgets and increased oversight from a new Democratic Congress, as well as polarizing controversies surrounding the conduct of contractors in Iraq.
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A new international group of defense contractors and systems integrators plans to accelerate increased interoperability in network systems that serve the military, first responders and, eventually, commercial users.
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(Source: Borland) Don't let distributed development, SOA and shifting methodologies sabotage software quality...or turn your QA teams into IT managers!  Virtualization can provide a better alternative to physical testing.  Learn how to get more out of virtualized testing by integrating it within testing processes.
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The contract for a next-generation military tanker plane is going once, going twice...
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Firm will pay some transition costs for companies that want to move from the NetWare OS onto servers running Windows.
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SINGAPORE : A government-initiated plan to upgrade the technology used by logistics players is paying off. The plan involves getting industry players to develop tags using Radio Frequency Identification or RFID technology.
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Some of the Pentagon's largest contractors, including Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp., will begin a joint effort today to encourage development of technology standards that will ensure weapons systems of the future can communicate with each other. -The Washington Post
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The Department of Defense is handing out contracts for a project to record what soldiers see and do in battle zones. The new initiative closely resembles another, called LifeLog, that the Pentagon scrapped months ago. By Noah Shachtman.
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A tank is more than a tank -- it's also onboard replacement parts, shovels, computer systems and hundreds of other parts. That's true of any kind of equipment an Army unit uses in overseas deployment.
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A consortium called TIS, which comprises German electronics giant Siemens, Deutsche Telekom's IT unit T-Systems and US computer giant IBM, is to make a bid to overhaul the German army's or Bundeswehr's IT infrastructures.
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Quite a few production houses are venturing into this new industry.
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GM is facing major changes in the role of information technology, with software a growing component of vehicle cost and performance, and its use of outsourcing changing with the end of its EDS contract.
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How a company created savings and new efficiences after converting to a wireless logistics system.
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Some new power contracts are locking in customers to a one year deal, inhibiting their ability to switch suppliers.
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Some companies find the new devices decrease risk and free up resources.
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THE past 20 years have marked a dramatic increase in technology processes across all industries. The bid to increase productivity has created a wide availability and use of technology.  The challenge for industries is to make sure of a competitive edge through the use of technology.
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Products promise more flexibility for corporate customers logging on to the company network.