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US Army: Military finds IT security certification difficulties

Posted April 12, 2012 - 7:09 am

The U.S. Army is having a hard time manning its IT staff because it cannot find military personnel with the right networking and IT security qualifications.
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ENIAC still influencing enterprise IT 68 years later

Posted July 28, 2011 - 4:48 pm

Sixty-eight years ago this month, construction began quietly on ENIAC, the first electronic computer that was built for the U.S. Army to speed up the calculation of ordnance trajectories for soldiers in wartime.
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US Army wants soldiers to have advanced smartphones, wireless technology

Posted July 5, 2011 - 4:48 pm

As the U.S. Army ponders how to give every soldier a smartphone loaded with apps for military purposes -- and be able to support global communications not only with commercial cellular networks like Sprint, Verizon or AT&T -- it is also exploring how it can quickly set up its own wireless network almost anywhere in the world.
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Army tests iPhone, Android deployment to every soldier

Posted January 3, 2011 - 10:36 am

U.S. soldiers may be issued an iPhone alongside their MREs as part of their standard pack in the near future. A program spearheaded by the Army Capabilities Integration Center aims to improve fighting capability, as well as general efficiency, by making smartphones standard issue among both deployed troops and soldiers garrisoned on home bases.
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U.S. Army considers social networks as Generation Facebook enlists

Posted October 16, 2009 - 9:40 am

A defining phrase in the military is "by the book," and when it comes to knowledge management and IT, the book is clear: "The IT community must maintain focus on the needs of its customers." Social networks are key, but not without problems.
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I want YOU: nerds for US Army

Posted May 8, 2009 - 3:57 pm

Drafting developers is one way to tell that the military is serious about going open source
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U.S. Army tries out Salesforce.com in recruiting

Posted February 4, 2009 - 1:04 pm

The U.S. Army is using the customer relationship management software of Salesforce.com in a pilot program to help it recruit for Uncle Sam.
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Hackers deface NATO, US Army Web sites

Posted January 9, 2009 - 5:31 pm

Web sites belonging to the U.S. Army and NATO have been hacked by pro-Palestinian activists.
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AT&T builds $23M IPv6 network for U.S. military

Posted January 7, 2009 - 11:16 am

AT&T is building a production-quality IPv6 data network for the U.S. Army in Germany that will cost approximately $23 million when it is completed next year.
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U.S. Army lays out scenarios with terrorists using Twitter

Posted October 27, 2008 - 2:20 pm

A U.S. military intelligence report has determined that the Twitter microblogging tool could be used by terrorists to coordinate their movements, activities and attacks.
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