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Using Advanced Analytics to Facilitate Intelligence Analysis Author: SAS       Using traditional tools and manual approaches, intelligence analysts are asked to do the impossible  find hidden threats based on only a few data fragments. Now, advanced analytics with built-in alert systems can be set up to proactively identify, prioritize and present information to analysts based on pattern identification and quantification of risk. This paper explores how government agencies can use advanced analytics to link disconnected data and provide answers to complex questions.

New Developments in Government Airborne Broadband Author: ViaSat

Case Study: Implementing a Secure Command and Control Infrastructure Author: thinklogical       The U.S. Navy needed a secure, high-performance command and control infrastructure to support the Triton BAMS unmanned aerial systems (UAS) program. This case study outlines how fiber-optic KVM technology from Thinklogical delivers routing and extension of all desktop peripherals and video signals that meets demanding Information Assurance standards for C4ISR, and provides mission-critical reliability and seamless interaction between flight control and sensory data.

Dawn of a New Era in HF Radios Author: Harris RF Communications       High-frequency tactical radios are well-known for the ability to provide reliable beyond-line-of-sight tactical communications. The challenge for industry has been to adapt the technology to allow for higher bandwidths in the HF band. This challenge has now been met. A newly introduced radio from Harris Corporation allows warfighters to send and receive images, email and text messages, and other data files over distances that extend into the thousands of kilometers. Data rates delivered by the RF-7800H are 10 times greater than those of the current generation of HF radios.

A Business Model for an Interoperable World Author: RTI       You CAN develop interoperable systems affordably. Use the new RTI open source model. RTI helps you sustain your software development culture affordably so you can concentrate on high-quality, reliable, and effective interoperable systems. The RTI Infrastructure Community program includes an option for a completely free version of RTI Connext DDS. Commercial RTI products use a simple, predictable, and easily-scaled pricing model.

The Case for Personal Identity Verification (PIV) and Personal Identity Verification-Interoperability (PIV-I) Identity Credentials Author: AFCEA       The federal government is making strides to implement identity management activities that will streamline the citizen user experience connecting to electronic government information and services. This paper highlights several challenges, discusses options for resolution, and provides recommendations on a way ahead for federal and commercial sector consideration for using PIV-I.

Secure Mobility Author: AFCEA       Mobile technology is a pervasive driver for innovation, agility, and flexibility in the workplace for both the U.S. Government and industry. This report documents the demographic and key findings of an AFCEA Cyber Committee industry survey modified from a survey prepared by the Federal CIO Council.

Risk Mitigation in the Electric Power Sector: Serious Attention Needed Author: AFCEA       The Electric Power critical infrastructure is unique in that it supports all 17 other critical infrastructure and key resource sectors. Today's complex, digital world simply requires electric power for all or certain aspects of most business and consumer activities. This whitepaper examines the risk associate with loss of electric power.

Recommended Best Practices for the Design of Secure Multi-Domain KVM and Video Routing Systems Author: Thinklogical       When mission-critical applications for C4ISR are involved, system integrators and administrators understand that it is essential to provide users with secure and high performance KVM and video extension and routing systems that leave little room for downtime. This white paper from Thinklogical outlines the best practices for designing and implementing secure visual computing environments for command and control that meet demanding Information Assurance standards.

Moving Big Data at Maximum Speed Over Wide Area Networks Author: ASPERA, Inc.       In this digital world, fast and reliable movement of digital data, including massive file sizes over global distances is vital to business success. However TCP has inherent bottlenecks in performance especially for networks with high round-trip time (RTT) and packet loss. Aspera's patented fasp(TM) transfer technology is an innovative software that eliminates the fundamental shortcomings of conventional, TCP-based file transfer technologies to maximize the utilization of available bandwidth and deliver unmatched transfer speeds with guaranteed delivery time regardless o ...