Red River has launched a fully managed software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) solution, integrating the company’s Managed Services and Cisco SD-WAN technology to provide advanced enterprise networking capabilities to the public sector and enterprise markets. Red River’s Managed SD-WAN will deliver enhanced flexibility, control and network management. The offering will also enable wide area network management over dispersed geographical locations.
Read More »Leidos to Support AFA CyberPatriot Program; Bernie Skoch, Boe Boera Quoted
Leidos will continue its support for the Air Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot program, the nation's largest youth cyber education program, marking the 11th consecutive year. "The Air Force Association is privileged to once again receive the strong support of Leidos," said Bernie Skoch, CyberPatriot national commissioner. “As a founding partner of CyberPatriot, Leidos support continues to play a key role in CyberPatriot's growth.”
Read More »Cisco Launches New Solutions to Support IT Operations; Todd Nightingale Quoted
Cisco has launched new solutions designed to simplify IT operations across on-premise data centers and multicloud environments. The solutions will deliver greater scale and innovative application experiences “Today, Cisco is announcing IT platforms for multicloud operations that provide advanced insights and automation to help organizations transform faster," said Todd Nightingale, SVP and GM, Cisco Enterprise Networking and Cloud.
Read More »Accenture Completes N3 Acquisition; Manish Sharma Quoted
Accenture has completed its acquisition of N3, a business-to-business (B2B) sales firm specialized in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) capabilities. “Together, our real-time insights will augment decision-making, deepen sales interactions and help our clients achieve sustainable growth. We are excited about the potential of what Accenture and N3 can achieve together,” said Manish Sharma.
Read More »Spok Appoints Former Cisco Executive Brett Shockley to Board of Directors; Royce Yudkoff Quoted
Spok Holdings has added its third executive of concequence to the company's board to drive cloud-based software solutions and software. Brett Shockley, former senior leader of Cisco, will bring ample experience within emerging technologies and cloud development to the team.
Read More »Industry Recommends App Security Tech, Multifactor Authentication for Gov’t Telework
Sean Frazier, advisory chief information security officer for federal at Cisco’s Duo Security arm, has said that agencies must implement multifactor authentication approaches to ensure security in telework setups, Fifth Domain reported Monday.
Read More »Cisco Releases Annual Report Stating 5G will Support Over 10% of Global Mobile Connections by 2023; Roland Acra Quoted
Cisco has released its Annual Internet Report and it has noted that 5G technologies will support more than 10% of the world's mobile connections by 2023, the company reported on Tuesday.
Read More »Advisory Board Announces Members of Social Security IT Modernization Review Panel
The Social Security Advisory Board has formed an independent panel of experts to assess Social Security’s efforts to update its information technology infrastructure. Alan Balutis, a distinguished fellow and senior director of Cisco Systems’ business solutions group for the North American public sector, will chair the 2019-2020 IT Systems Expert Panel, the board said.
Read More »Trump, Tech Industry Heads Discuss Huawei Licensing Issues
President Trump met with technology industry leaders on Monday to discuss a range of national security issues including plans to ease restrictions on U.S. sales to Huawei, Reuters reported Tuesday. Trump told participants such as the heads of Google and Cisco that the administration will issue “timely licensing decisions” as requested by industry.
Read More »Jim Garrettson, CEO of Executive Mosaic, Presents Tony Frazier, President of Radiant Solutions, His Fourth Wash100 Award
Jim Garrettson, founder and CEO of Executive Mosaic, presented Tony Frazier, president of Radiant Solutions, with his fourth Wash100 Award on Tuesday. Executive Mosaic recognizes Frazier for leading the company’s efforts to support government missions with emerging technology. We are honored to present the most coveted award in government contracting to Tony Frazier of Radiant Solutions.
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