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Molly Murphy, previously VP Asia-Pacific Sales Operations in the Electrical Sector at Eaton, has been named SVP of Sales and Marketing. Eaton said Friday that Murphy joined their team as a training and development manager in 1997, and since has held several positions within the company. More
International service company Serco announced yesterday the appointment of Tarek Jundi as managing director of new business for the Middle East, India and Africa. “The company has been present in the region for over 65 years and has been a key partner to several government entities in supporting their strategic growth plans,” Jundi said. Jundi […] More
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi will use its unmanned aircraft system platform to map both main campus and Momentum campus infrastructure after receiving approval from the Federal Aviation Administration. The “Island University” said Friday that its geographic information science and geospatial surveying engineering students have helped with projects in areas such as utility mapping and boundary delineation. “Each aerial flight […] More
Pitney Bowes will provide its MapInfo technology to Queensland, Australia’s Noosa Shire Council as a geographic information systems platform for programs on planning, environment and emergency response, among others. GeoCommunity Spatial News reported Friday the cloud-based MapInfo Stratus mapping offering is expected to provide the community with 24/7 access to services from any location. “The Pitney Bowes MapInfo solution will allow us to make better […] More
Gary Stockman, formerly CEO and senior partner at Porter Novelli, has joined Computer Sciences Corp. as chief marketing and communications officer. He will report to CSC President and CEO Mike Lawrie and work to lead the company’s integrated marketing communications group and further its value proposition with stakeholders, CSC said Friday. “Gary’s extensive leadership, marketing […] More
Paul Clark and James Cullen have been elected to join the board of directors of Keysight Technologies, Inc., the resulting company in Agilent Technologies Inc.‘s plan to separate into two publicly traded companies. Clark, a board director at Agilent since 2006, is expected to become Keysight’s first chairman of the board, Agilent announced Tuesday. Cullen has been a […] More
James Henley, former quality director of Eaton‘s electrical products group, has been appointed senior vice president for corporate quality and will oversee processes intended to bolster company’s portfolio of product and services. Eaton said Wednesday that Henley, who joined the company as part of its 2012 acquisition of Cooper Industries, will directly report to Nanda Kumar, executive vice […] More
The remote sensing satellite built by Ball Aerospace for DigitalGlobe has cleared a series of environmental testing, taking it a step closer to a possible launch in mid-August. The WorldView-3 satellite completed thermal vacuum, acoustin, vibration and pyro-separation testing, Ball Aerospace announced Tuesday. The satellite will also undergo electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic compatibility tests on […] More
Jim Scott, former geographic information officer for the state of Texas, will lead the development of Applied Geographics‘ Geospatial Services and Technology Development Center in Austin, Texas, as the company’s operations director in the state. Scott has worked on geospatial and remote sensing technologies for more than 20 years, AppGeo said Tuesday. “With his leadership, we look forward to […] More
Siemens will invest $1 billion in software grants for manufacturing programs in seven community colleges, universities and education centers in Virginia, giving students access to the same tools used in real-world factories around the world. “Manufacturing is the most sophisticated, forward-looking and innovative business function in the world today, and we need to let students, parents […] More
(UNISYS)—The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has selected IT provider Unisys to compete with several other contractors to provide a gamut of IT solutions and services under the EAGLE II contract, a handshake with a net worth of $22 billion. Under this contractual obligation those selected will answer to task orders regarding DHS’ IT […] More
Andrew Roberts, formerly President and Chief Executive Officer with Permaswage, has been appointed CEO of Align Aerospace, a provider of hardware components and supply chain solutions, reported Business Wire. “Align Aerospace is a strong competitor in the hardware distribution marketplace and has the potential to grow its market share significantly by investing in product and […] More
