Several leading manufacturers of wireless hand-held devices are launching initiatives to enter the federal market, banking on long-term success in a market still facing significant obstacles to widespread adoption. Wireless devices play a role in the trend toward automation and mobility in government, said Tech Data Corp.'s Terry Bazzone.
Several leading manufacturers of wireless hand-held devices are launching initiatives to enter the federal market, banking on long-term success in a market still facing significant obstacles to widespread adoption.
Northrop Grumman Corp. is preparing an all-out assault on government systems integration contracts. The company is eyeing opportunities with the Department of Defense, Federal Aviation Administration and state and local government agencies.
KPMG Consulting Inc. and Siebel Systems Inc. expanded their strategic alliance to develop and deliver Siebel's e-business solutions, the companies announced June 26.
When DynCorp announced in April it was merging its state and local government unit with a California company, some analysts and industry officials surmised the company wanted to unburden itself of a business segment that was insignificant and unprofitable.
Classrooms without walls, students without teachers, courses without paper: Such is the potential of e-learning to change education's fundamental equation.
The same day AT&T Corp. won a $5 million judgment against the government for lost revenue under a long-distance contract with the Treasury Department, the telecom giant announced it would appeal the award and fight for a larger share of the $140 million sought in its original claim.
Cisco Systems Inc. of San Jose, Calif., launched a new program to provide next-generation technologies to federal, state and local governments, the company announced June 7.
Government sales are holding their own for the largest information technology distributors ? and that's good news, given the softening of commercial market spending.
The twin effects of a general economic slowdown and the change in administration have clouded business prospects for government information technology companies in the upcoming fiscal year.
The Navy has selected General Dynamics Corp.'s Worldwide Telecommunication Systems unit for a $102 million project to upgrade the telecommunications infrastructure at naval installations in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, the company announced May 17.
Adaytum Inc. has forged separate alliances with Accenture Ltd. and the Government Finance Officers Association to create a public-sector version of its integrated financial planning solution.
AT&T Corp. filed a formal protest April 27 with the General Services Administration over that agency's award of the FTS2001 governmentwide telecommunications contract. The company charges that GSA relaxed the performance requirements outlined in the original request for proposal to accommodate contract winners Sprint Corp. and WorldCom Inc.
Symantec Corp. has shipped almost $10 million worth of information security products to fill an initial order as part of the $6.9 billion Navy-Marine Corps Intranet project.
Federal telecommunications provider WinStar Communications Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection April 18, hoping to give itself breathing space to restructure its debts while continuing operations.
