The U.S. General Services Administration has selected ICF (NASDAQ: ICFI), a global consulting and digital services provider, for two contracts to support the administration's sweeping IT Modernization Plan. ICF will support the first phase of the administration's plan to stand up Centers of Excellence (CoE) in two of five key areas: customer experience (CX) and service … [Read more...] about GSA Selects ICF for IT Modernization Contracts
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NGINX Simplifies the Journey to Microservices
New release of NGINX Application Platform strengthens microservices leadership and provides new capabilities for NGINX as an API gateway, Kubernetes Ingress controller, and service mesh NGINX, Inc., the company based on the popular open source project and offering a suite of technologies designed to develop and deliver modern applications, today announced new capabilities and … [Read more...] about NGINX Simplifies the Journey to Microservices
Technology Digest, March 2018
U.S. Government Background Check Market Forecast 2019-2024 Adoption of Blockchain Technology By U.S. Government, Market Forecast The Technological and Market Dimension of Info Operations and Warfare (Influence Operations), Market Estimates Modernization of U.S. Federal Government IT, Market Scenario 2018-2021 Deep Packet Inspection (DPI): U.S. Government Market Forecast … [Read more...] about Technology Digest, March 2018
Siemens Expanding Investments in U.S. Digital Capabilities Including $175 Million R&D Ramp Up
Eight new U.S.-based MindSphere Application Centers for digital applications – transforming data into real value for customers More than $1 billion investment in U.S. R&D annually; $175 million increase in R&D spending year-over-year Hundreds of job openings for talented software developers and programmers, cloud and data scientists Today at the Digital Manufacturing and … [Read more...] about Siemens Expanding Investments in U.S. Digital Capabilities Including $175 Million R&D Ramp Up
HUAWEI P20 and HUAWEI P20 Pro, Breakthroughs in Technology and Art to Redefine Intelligent Photography
The HUAWEI P20 Pro features the world’s first Leica triple camera and both devices include unprecedented AI advances, combining technology and art to bring to life a groundbreaking smartphone experience. “We look for inspiration from artists to continuously evolve our approach to design and innovation,” said Richard Yu, Chief Executive Officer, Huawei Consumer Business Group. … [Read more...] about HUAWEI P20 and HUAWEI P20 Pro, Breakthroughs in Technology and Art to Redefine Intelligent Photography
Kinetica Now Available on NVIDIA GPU Cloud
Combined solution empowers data scientists and business analysts to deliver instant insight through streamlined machine learning and accelerated analytics GPU Technology Conference – Kinetica’s latest version of the instant insight engine for the Extreme Data Economy is now available on the NVIDIA GPU Cloud (NGC) for enterprises that want a “push button” method to quickly … [Read more...] about Kinetica Now Available on NVIDIA GPU Cloud
Salesforce to Acquire MuleSoft for $6.5 Billion
Salesforce and MuleSoft have entered into a definitive agreement under which Salesforce will acquire MuleSoft for an enterprise value of approximately $6.5 billion: MuleSoft provides one of the world's leading platforms for building application networks that connect enterprise apps, data and devices, across any cloud and on-premise MuleSoft will power the new Salesforce … [Read more...] about Salesforce to Acquire MuleSoft for $6.5 Billion
Samsung Enables Premium Multimedia Features in High-End Smartphones With Exynos 7 Series 9610: The Exynos 9610 supports deep learning-based visual processing and 480 fps slow-motion recording
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced the availability of its latest application processor (AP), the Exynos 7 Series 9610. The Exynos 9610, built on Samsung’s 10-nanometer (nm) FinFET process, elevates the multimedia experience in high-end smartphones with premium-level features such as deep learning-based image … [Read more...] about Samsung Enables Premium Multimedia Features in High-End Smartphones With Exynos 7 Series 9610: The Exynos 9610 supports deep learning-based visual processing and 480 fps slow-motion recording
Galaxy S9+ Materials Cost $43 More Than Previous Versions: Better camera and higher DRAM memory prices increase overall bill of materials costs
The new Samsung Galaxy S9+ equipped with 64 gigabytes (GB) of NAND flash memory (model number SM-G965U1) carries a bill of materials (BOM) cost of $375.80, much higher than for previous versions of the company’s smartphones. The preliminary estimated total is $43.00 higher than costs for the Galaxy S8+, based on a teardown performed by IHS Markit last year, according to IHS … [Read more...] about Galaxy S9+ Materials Cost $43 More Than Previous Versions: Better camera and higher DRAM memory prices increase overall bill of materials costs
Investment in Insurtech Industry Surged in 2017, with Europe Emerging as Key Insurtech Hub
Global investment in the insurance technology (insurtech) industry surged in 2017, with Europe emerging as a new insurtech hub outside the U.S., according to new research from Accenture (NYSE: ACN). The research, which includes new analysis of CB Insights data on insurtech deals over the last year, appears in a new Accenture report titled “Fearless Innovation: Insurtech as … [Read more...] about Investment in Insurtech Industry Surged in 2017, with Europe Emerging as Key Insurtech Hub