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Helping Federal Agencies To Move to the Cloud Today

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:15:00 EDT

"The technical and security needs of our government customers are very specialized, and having a senior resource focused on IT and the cloud in this sector is a major competitive differentiator for RightNow," said Laef Olson, CIO of RightNow, as he announced the promotion of RightNow's own Pete Stoneberg to the new position of Deputy CIO, Government Cloud, and VP of Cloud Delivery.

U.S. Treasury Site Hacked

Mon, 03 May 2010 21:05:00 EDT

Roger Thompson, Chief Research Officer for AVG, who leads a global team of security researchers, blogged earlier today abiot how a U.S. Treasury site had been hacked and were reaching out to an attack site in Ukraine. The websites involved were bep.gov (Bureau of Engraving and Printing), bep.treas.gov and moneyfactory.gov - they had been script injected, Thompson explained, with a line of code (circled in red on the screenshot below).

Government Agencies Find Cloud Computing Success

Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:28:00 EDT

NASA's CIO Linda Cureton says cloud computing and social media are empowering the space organization to become more efficient, save money, get citizens excited about their agency, and ultimately accomplish more missions. In addition, the City of Los Angeles is one of the nation's first deployments of cloud computing for a local government. The City's CTO Randi Levin says the cloud is enabling cost-savings and a more efficient workplace.

SafeNet to Acquire Assured Decisions

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:00:00 EST

SafeNet, a provider of information security, today announced that it has completed the acquisition of Assured Decisions, a provider of professional consulting services to the government’s cyber security community. Assured Decisions will become part of SafeNet’s Cyber Security group. “The unique expertise brought to SafeNet by Assured Decisions enables us to expand our solutions that protect the data within the U.S. Government’s cyber space,” said Chris Fedde, SafeNet’s president and chief operating officer.

US Patent and Trademark Office Grants athenahealth, Inc., Patent

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:00 EST

athenahealth announced that on November 10, 2009, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued athenahealth a patent entitled, ‘Practice Management and Billing Automation System’ (U.S. Patent No. 7,617,116) for its athenaNet rules engine that is part of the Company’s revenue cycle management service, athenaCollector. The patented athenahealth technology is, briefly described, a method for managing a medical practice’s insurance claims by storing and modifying claim rules based on ongoing interactions with claim messages received from payers on submitted claims, enabling the system to automatically produce cleaner and more accurate claims. A complete description of the patented technology is available through the website of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Cloud Computing Is Two Things: Encapsulation and Abstraction

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:15:00 EDT

“Cloud Computing is two things: encapsulation and abstraction,” noted Barry X Lynn, CEO of 3Tera, at the 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo. That is the main thing to remember he emphasized. After providing several definitions of Cloud Computing, he noted 3Tera’s – encapsulating applications into single entities and then abstracting them.

Scott Ryan, CEO of Asankya, Speaks at GovIT Expo

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:00:00 EDT

"Adopting an efficient cloud to cloud approach can be difficult," stated Scott Ryan, CEO of Asankya, at the 1st Government IT Conference & Expo, held in Washington, D.C. Now that the Obama administration has pegged cloud computing as the next evolution in government technology, it's important to understand the entire scope of the cloud computing spectrum from storage to security. When looking at the overall size of the government from IT management to remote locations across the entire United States adopting an efficient cloud to cloud approach can be difficult and sending data can be become time consuming with extensive latency issues.

What Constitutes a Cloud-Ready Solution?

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:30:00 EDT

“There are risks when consuming the cloud, but solutions are available to mitigate this risk,” noted Kyle Gabhart, SOA Solutions Director for Web Age Solutions, during his general session at the 1st Government IT Conference & Expo held in Washington, D.C. You need to allocate bandwidth to isolate resources as well as provide around the clock support for cloud computing. However, not every cloud consumer is created equally. For every cloud request that comes in, you have to balance the importance of it. And every cloud request will look identical.

Deploying SOA and Cloud Computing with a Tactical Approach

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:30:00 EDT

Tactical Cloud Computing refers to the use of cloud computing technology and techniques for the support of localized and short-lived information access and processing requirements. At the 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo, this discussion panel explored how defense, homeland security and law enforcement organizations are looking to leverage this new and exciting IT capability.

Terry Woloszyn, CEO/CTO of PerspecSys, Speaks at GovIT Expo

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EDT

“Cloud adoption and requirements are in conflict,” stated Terry Woloszyn, CEO/CTO of PerspecSys, in his general session today at the 1st Government IT Conference & Expo in Washington, D.C. Privacy laws dictate how to keep data private and how to govern accessibility to that date. What's put the cloud doesn't share privacy laws, as the cloud vendor doesn't own the date, you do.

Jill Tummler Singer, Deputy CIO of CIA, Keynotes at GovIT Expo

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EDT

Enterprise Cloud Computing is a key strategy for CIOs, stated Jill Tummler Singer, Deputy CIO at the CIA, in her keynote session at the 1st Annual GovIT Expo in Washington, D.C. As the pressure mounts to meet more stringent budgets, CIOs need to find the proper balance between transforming IT and reducing costs.

BDNA to Present on IT Compliance at 1st Annual GovIT Conference & Expo

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:45:00 EDT

BDNA, a provider of agentless IT inventory solutions, today announced that Walker White, vice president of technology, will be among the presenters at SYS-CON’s inaugural Government IT Conference & Expo, held Oct. 6, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Mr. White will present his session on strategies and best practices for IT compliance and will discuss how government agencies have successfully addressed IT compliance in effective ways using IT baselining as a foundational and initial step. Other featured SYS-CON Government IT Conference & Expo presenters represent IBM, Novell, Sun Microsystems and U.S. Department of Defense, to name a few.

The Growth of Government Clouds

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:00:00 EDT

Now that the Obama administration has pegged cloud computing as the next evolution in government technology, it's important to understand the entire scope of the cloud computing spectrum from storage to security. Scott Ryan, CEO of Asankya, will look at the technology behind cloud acceleration and the methods to deployment within the federal space in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Cloud Computing Standards: Steady Growth or Moving Target?

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:30:00 EDT

Do Cloud Standards exist? Can we trust them? Are we building our enterprise solutions on mere vapors? Kyle Gabhart of Web Age Solutions will explore these topics and many more in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Un-Clouding Federal Security Compliance

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:45:00 EDT

How can federal agencies achieve security in a shared cloud computing environment? Eric Greenberg, VP of Security & Risk Solutions at Integralis, will clear up FISMA security compliance misconceptions and obstacles to cloud computing in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Enterprise Cloud Computing - The Infrastructure’s Ultimate Revenge

Sun, 04 Oct 2009 08:45:00 EDT

As the pressure mounts to meet more stringent budgets, CIOs need to find the proper balance between transforming IT and reducing costs. IT operational costs continue to increase as a percentage of overall IT dollars. In her keynote at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo), Jill Tummler Singer, Deputy Chief Information Officer at the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), will demonstrate how IT is being pressured to provide an innovative, competitive advantage for the business.

The Open Source Infrastructure for Cloud Computing

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:15:00 EDT

The goal of Eucalyptus is to allow sites with existing clusters and server infrastructure to host an elastic computing service that is interface-compatible with Amazon's AWS, but can also support multiple interfaces such as Google's AppEngine and the Sun Cloud open API. Rich Wolski, Chief Technology Officer and Co-founder of Eucalyptus Systems, will discuss this and more in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Tactical Cloud Computing - Defense, Homeland Security & Law Enforcement

Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:00:00 EDT

Tactical Cloud Computing refers to the use of cloud computing technology and techniques for the support of localized and short-lived information access and processing requirements. This discussion panel at the 1st Annual Government IT Expo on October 6 in Washington, D.C., will explore how defense, homeland security and law enforcement organizations are looking to leverage this new and exciting IT capability.

Cloud Computing - the Next Generation of IT: What, Why and How?

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:30:00 EDT

At SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo), Barry X Lynn, Chairman and CEO of 3Tera, will present a general session entitled “Cloud Computing - the Next Generation of IT: What, Why and How?” He will also present a breakout session where he will discuss “Public, Private, Hybrid Clouds.”

Managing the Transition to Net-centricity with Open Source SOA Road Maps

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:45:00 EDT

An Open Source SOA Roadmap is a SOA governance stone that kills two items – spaghetti enterprise architectures and endless middleware license fees. Robert J. Williams Jr is Chief Enterprise Architect at Maxworks will demonstrate how in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Cloud Data Governance – Addressing Data Privacy, Residency, and Security

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EDT

How can public and private sector companies leverage the enumerable and quantifiable benefits of the cloud, while maintaining total control over their private and business sensitive data? Terry Woloszyn, CEO/CTO of PerspecSys Inc., will answer this question and more in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Digital Surveillance Company to Repurchase $50 Million Convertible Notes

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EDT

China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. ("CSST" or the "Company") (NYSE: CSR; Nasdaq Dubai: CSR) announced that it has entered into definitive agreements with certain accredited investors at a price at $6.25 per share under its Form S-3 Registration Statement resulting in gross proceeds to the Company of $58.5 million, before deducting placement agent fees and expenses of the offering. In addition, the Company has issued to the investors warrants to purchase 2.3 million shares of common stock, in the aggregate, at a price of $8.16 per share for a term of one year. The closing is subject to certain customary closing conditions and is expected to occur early next week.

Solving Data Privacy / Residency / Security in the Cloud

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:45:00 EDT

How can organizations adopt Cloud-based applications while maintaining total control of their private and sensitive data? John McGoldrick, Director of Sales and Marketing at PerspecSys, will discuss this and more in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

VIP Invitation For the GovIT Panel October 6, Washington DC

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:15:00 EDT

Tactical Cloud Computing is a technology branch referring to the use of cloud computing technology and techniques for the support of localized and short-lived information access and processing requirements. At the 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo in Washington DC on October 6, 2009, there will be a "Tactical Cloud Computing" Panel, to be simulcast on SYS-CON.TV, in which speakers from Unisys, SAIC and Lockheed Martin will be discussing possible and already existing use cases with GovIT Expo technical chair Kevin L. Jackson.

IT Baselining: The Foundation of Effective IT Compliance

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:30:00 EDT

Tighter budgets and increased oversight are driving significant reporting requirements for IT compliance. From security and operations to software audits and virtualization, agencies are under increasing pressure to improve transparency into their IT environments across all technologies and processes. Walker White, VP of technology at BDNA, will discuss strategies and practices for successful IT baselining and show how government agencies have addressed IT compliance in effective ways in his breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Accessing Public Data via the Cloud

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:30:00 EDT

How can government organizations offer public data sets cost effectively? In his breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo), Omer Trajman, Director, Cloud & Virtualization at Vertica, will answer this question and more and show how the proliferation of readily accessible public data is becoming a key economic driver.

SOA – The Delicate Balancing Act

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:30:00 EDT

SOA may be a popular buzzword and talk of actively practicing SOA is spoken of in the same vein as teenage frivolity ("everyone is doing it"). JP Morgenthal, Sr. Principal Analyst with QinetiQ North America's Mission Systems Group, discusses how SOA is actually a delicate balancing act of managing pragmatic concessions against long-term vision in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

SOA and Cloud: Achieving the Agility Double Play

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EDT

What are the linkages of SOA to Cloud, and what is best way to accelerate from SOA into Cloud? These questions will be answered by Eric Marks - founder, president, and CEO of AgilePath Corporation - in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Protect Your Government Agency with Back-End IT Controls

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EDT

Government agencies must ensure they have a solid security foundation of back-end IT controls, and auditing is critical to an institution's overall security infrastructure. Philip Lieberman, founder and president of Lieberman Software, discusses how government agencies address these critical security issues in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Authoritative Decision-Making Information via SOA and Governance

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:30:00 EDT

February 29, 2008, marked the start of change in the Department of Defense's management of its Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) portfolio. Mark Krzysko, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (ADUSD) for Business Transformation, will speak about what this means for the DoD in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

What's Missing in VDI-Based Disaster Recovery?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EDT

Continuity of Operations Planning has been a priority of governmental and non-governmental organizations for a number of years. What are best practices for managing users' personalized environments when VDI is used for continuing operations? Paul Hahn, Director of Technical Solutions at Tranxition, will discuss this as well as emerging technologies in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Homeland Security - Trusted Identities Realization for Government

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:15:00 EDT

Threat and fraud was once the sole domain of men in trench coats. However, they are now found in areas including employee screening, benefit claims, and identity theft. Marne E. Gordan, a Regulatory Analyst for IBM’s Corporate Security Strategy Group, will explore these topics and bring the discussion to the everyday business environment in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Slicing and Dicing: Virtualization Technologies for Cloud Computing

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EDT

What are the benefits and trade-offs of applying the various virtualization techniques within the cloud? Can cloud computing leverage a myriad of Virtualization technologies? Harry Foxwell of Sun Microsystems Federal will answer these and other questions in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo).

Strategy Considerations for Collaboration in the Cloud

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:30:00 EDT

What challenges should organizations anticipate when shifting to the cloud? What are the current best practices for implementing a secure on-premise and cloud deployment mix? These and other questions will be answered in a breakout session to be given at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo), by Ross Chevalier, President of Novell Canada and also CTO for Novell Americas.

President & CEO of AgilePath to Speak at 1st Annual Government IT Expo

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

President of Novell Canada to Speak at 1st Annual GovIT Expo

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

What challenges should organizations anticipate when shifting to the cloud? What are the current best practices for implementing a secure on-premise and cloud deployment mix? These and other questions will be answered in a breakout session to be given October 6, 2009, at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo by Ross Chevalier, President of Novell Canada and also CTO for Novell Americas.

Director of Cloud & Virtualization at Vertica to Speak at 1st GovIT Expo

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:30:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Omer Trajman, Director of Cloud and Virtualization for Vertica, will be presenting at the upcoming Government IT Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com) this coming October 6th in Washington, DC. The session will be entitled “Accessing Public Data via the Cloud” and will demonstrate how government organizations can offer public data sets cost effectively yet create tremendous impact in the private sector.

Cloud Computing & Federal IT - What Does the Future Hold?

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT

In a fast-moving discussion panel to round off an intense day of breakout sessions that is due to kick off with a keynote on Enterprise Cloud Computing by the Deputy CIO of the CIA, this SYS-CON.TV "Power Panel" will seek to match emerging federal cloud computing requirements against emerging capabilities from cloud providers to reveal the likely course of action for Federal decision makers. It will be moderated by Jeremy Geelan, GovIT Expo Conference Chair.

CEO/CTO of PerspecSys to Speak at 1st Annual GovIT Expo

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:15:00 EDT

Terry Woloszyn, CEO/CTO of PerspecSys Inc and a pioneer of many emerging technologies that he has helped achieve a worldwide presence for a variety of software organizations including Siebel, Scopus (CRM/SFA), Gupta (DB), Information Builders (BI), and Netwise (RPC), will be giving a General Session at the 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo being held in Washington DC on october 6, 2009.

Tranxition to Speak on VDI-Based Disaster Recovery at GovIT Expo

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 06:30:00 EDT

Paul Hahn, Director of Technical Solutions for Tranxition, will be presenting at the upcoming 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com) being held October 6th, 2009, in Washington, DC. The session will be entitled “What’s Missing in VDI-Based Disaster Recovery?”

PerspecSys Named “Gold Sponsor” of Government IT Conference & Expo

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 07:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that PerspecSys Inc., provider of Cloud Data Governance solutions that address the critical issues of Data Privacy, Residency, and Security in the Cloud, was named "Gold Sponsor" of SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo.com) which will take place on October 6, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

JackBe to Exhibit at Government IT Conference & Expo

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT

Enterprise Mashups deliver unprecedented information insight for better decisions and improved organizational outcomes. JackBe's Presto® Enterprise Mashup Platform enables the rapid, collaborative, user-driven creation of secure, visually rich mashups without the complexities, costs and risks of traditional information integration projects. Presto is a DoDIIS-certified Protection Level 3 (PL3) solution for government situational awareness applications. Notable customers include the Defense Intelligence Agency, the Defense Information Systems Agency, Reed Elsevier, Random House Publishing, EMC, Thomson Reuters and INTTRA.

IceWEB to Participate in U.S. Government Cloud Computing Initiative

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:15:00 EDT

IceWEB has announced that it is participating in the U.S. government's cloud computing initiative via the GSA schedule GS-35-F-4143D. The initiative was discussed in a press conference by the Obama Administration on Tuesday, September 15th. John R. Signorello, CEO of IceWEB said of the Initiative, "IceWEB has been providing products and services to the Federal Government for many years. We are excited to see the government responding so adroitly to changes in the technology marketplace and we plan to participate in the Cloud Computing Initiative very actively. Our Iplicity products are an enabling technology for the adoption of Cloud based Data Storage, one of the key areas of need that this initiative addresses. Our IceWEB Online Inc., Software-As-A-Service (SAAS) offerings map directly to several other key areas within the initiative. We feel that our existing products and services are a natural fit for this new government effort and believe that the company can gain a significant amount of new, highly profitable business as a result."

Web Age Solutions to Exhibit at Government IT Conference & Expo

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Web Age Solutions will exhibit at Government IT Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com) this coming October 6th in Washington, DC. Web Age Solutions is a leading provider of technology mentoring and education to the Fortune 500. Our "Preferred Vendor" status with these global leaders is a result of our highly progressive approach to knowledge transfer and relentless pursuit of customer

Fig Leaf Software to Exhibit at Government IT Conference & Expo

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Fig Leaf Software, a full service Web design, development and training company, will exhibit at SYS-CON's 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo), which will take place on October 6, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

CEO of Asankya to Speak on Cloud Acceleration at 1st Annual GovIT Expo

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Scott Ryan, CEO of Asankya, will be presenting at the upcoming GovIT Expo(www.GovITExpo.com)this coming October 6th in Washington, DC. The session will be entitled “The Growth of Government Clouds.” Now that the Obama administration has pegged cloud computing as the next evolution in government technology, it's important to understand the entire scope of the cloud computing

1st Annual GovIT Expo: Letter from the Technical Chair

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:15:00 EDT

Within a few short months, we have seen a whirlwind of change across the government IT industry landscape. The appropriation of $7.2B for broadband Internet access nationwide, the launching of USASpending.gov, the appointment of Mr. Vivek Kundra as the nation’s first ever Federal Chief Information Officer and the rapid adoption of cloud computing are only a few examples of this historic change.

DoD's Mark Krzysko to Speak at 1st Annual GovIT Expo

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:30:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Mark Krzysko, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for the US Department of Defense, will be presenting at the upcoming Government IT Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com) this coming October 6th in Washington, DC. The session will be entitled “Authoritative Decision-Making Information via SOA and Governance.” Case Study - February 29, 2008 marked the start of change in the Department of Defense's management of its Major Defense Acquisition Program (MDAP) portfolio.

Eucalyptus Systems CTO to Speak at 1st Annual GovIT Expo

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:00:00 EDT

"The goal of Eucalyptus is to allow sites with existing clusters and server infrastructure to host an elastic computing service that is interface-compatible with Amazon's AWS, but can also support multiple interfaces such as Google's AppEngine and the Sun Cloud open API," says Rich Wolski, Co-Founder & CTO of Eucalyptus Systems, who will be giving a breakout session on the Eucalyptus open source software infrastructure at SYS-CON's upcoming 1st Annual Government IT Conference & Expo (GovITExpo.com), being held October 6, 2009, in Washington DC. His session will focus on specific features of the system that are designed to enable rapid development, prototyping, and deployment of local computing clouds, particularly for debugging and/or application development purposes. We will discuss our experiences in building and supporting open source cloud infrastructure and point to potential future directions that we believe will enable greater innovation.

President of Lieberman Software to Speak at 1st Annual GovIT Expo

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:45:00 EDT

SYS-CON Events announced today that Philip Lieberman, Founder and President of Lieberman Software, will be presenting at the upcoming Government IT Conference & Expo (www.GovITExpo.com) this coming October 6th in Washington, DC. His session will be entitled “Protect Your Government Agency with Backend IT Controls.” Philip Lieberman, the founder and president of Lieberman Software, has 30 years the software industry. He developed the first products for the privileged