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    VMware to Launch 4th Annual Data Center Research Competition

    VMware wants university researchers to participate in the company’s fourth annual data center automation competition with a prize of a $150,000 grant up for grabs, Cloud Pro reported Friday.  Jane McCallion writes that researchers for the 2014 Academic Research Awards are being asked to explore matters related to scalable machine learning, algorithms, design patterns, data intensive […] More

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    Accenture Names Michael Sutcliff, Mark Knickrehm to Lead Digital Orgs; Pierre Nanterme Comments

    Accenture veterans Michael Sutcliff and Mark Knickrehm have been appointed to serve as CEOs of the company’s newly formed digital and strategic growth platforms. Sutcliff will lead a 23,000-employee team that will work to deliver Accenture’s mobility, analytics and interactive offerings and Knickrehm will oversee an organization designed to help customers implement technology, business and […] More

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    Dennis Boykin Joins Intercom Leadership Team as New COO

    Dennis Boykin, founder and manager of business development and capture management firm DB4 Consulting, has joined Intercom Federal Systems as the information technology contractor’s chief operating officer. Boykin has previously served as a senior consultant to Intercom, where he will directly to Chairman and CEO Randy Coppersmith and also work with President Mike Strich, Coppersmith said Sunday. […] More

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    NVTC to Co-Launch New Website for Veterans to Find IT Work

    The Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Consumer Electronics Association and Monster Worldwide is launching USTechVets.org on Jan. 8, an online community aimed to connect military veterans with possible employment in the information technology sector. “USTechVets seeks to facilitate veterans’ transition to civilian careers, reduce veteran unemployment and provide America’s veteran workforce access to employment in […] More

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    Survey: IT Hiring to Rise in 2014

    A Dice.com survey says 73 percent out of 900 responding hiring managers and recruiters plan to hire more technology professionals in the first half of 2014, NextGov reported Thursday. Brittany Ballenstedt writes that that 24 percent of respondents predict tech hiring in the first half of the year will be “substantial,” up from the 19 percent […] More

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    Inmarsat Satellites Open Comm Lines for Stranded Explorers; Nardev Choudhary Comments

    A team of explorers marooned on board a vessel off the Antarctic coast is using Inmarsat satellite technology to communicate with the outside world. The researchers, students and reporters were on their way home from the month-long Australasian Antarctic Expedition when the vessel got stuck in a thick ice cluster on Dec. 24, Inmarsat said Tuesday. Nardev Choudhary, […] More

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    John Thomas of Cubic to Present at Govt Services and Technology Summit

    John D. Thomas, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Cubic Corp. will present at an upcoming technology and government services conference at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Washington, D.C. Thomas is scheduled to speak at the Raymond James 13th Annual Government Services & Technology Summit at 11:30 a.m. Eastern time on Jan. 9, […] More

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    QuinStreet Study IDs Data Center Investment Factors

    A new study from QuinStreet Enterprise indicates that enterprise customers continue to invest in data centers due to uptime, availability and security, Datamation reported Thursday. Paul Shread writes the “2014 Data Center Outlook: Data Center Transformation — Where Is Your Enterprise?” report stated 88 percent of 321 information technology professionals spend on data centers. Amazon, Dell […] More

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    Ella Mae Ortega Joins Teradata as Philippine Country Manager

    Ella Mae Ortega, formerly vice president of sales and marketing at Fritz & Macziol Asia, has joined Teradata Corp. as country manager for the Philippines, Business World reported Dec. 9. Ortega will report directly to Peter Hand, area VP of Pacific, South Area and Korea, and be responsible for the company’s sales, professional services and […] More

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    Mike Santelli: OMNIPLEX to Continue Supporting TSA’s National Security Mission on $51M Protective Services Win

    OMNIPLEX World Services Corp. has won a potential $51.1 million contract to deploy protective security officers for the Transportation Security Administration at various locations in Maryland and Northern Virginia. The firm-fixed-price contract, won through a recompete, contains one base year and four option years, OMNIPLEX said Nov. 26. “This is an exciting win for OMNIPLEX,” […] More

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    Lockheed IS&GS VP TW Scott Strategizes for Common Operating Picture, Adaptive Defenses to Help Transform Global Information Systems

    TW Scott serves as vice president of Lockheed Martin’s national product line within the Bethesda, Md.-based aerospace and security contractor’s information systems and global solutions business area. In that role, Scott oversees the delivery of advanced technologies, analytics and services to domestic and international governments and customers in the intelligence community. Scott is also responsible […] More