Infrastructure

Secure Services' SecuredMobile installed in SAIC PSIC
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Cornell University, Lockheed Martin jointly to develop computerized system for hospitals
A joint academia-industry collaboration on a hospital emergency computer system
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U.S. Government launches massive new data-mining project
If you did not like the NSA domestic spying in the United States, wait until you read about this massive data-mining (or, as the government calls it, “dataveillance”) project with the innocent code name ADVISE
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Cyber Storm drill under way
Nation-wide (indeed, international) cybersecurity drill under way
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BU biolab raises evacuation concern
BU cleared the legal hurdles to building a Level 4 biolab on campus — and the city of Boston’s evacuation plans in case of a disaster come under scrutiny
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State of federal-state cybersecurity cooperation unsatisfactory
There is a lot of talk about the need for greater federal-state cooperation on cyber security, but much is still to be done
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Florida Power & Light prepares for hurricane season
FP&L is not waiting for the hurricane season to begin to take more drastic measures than it did in the past to get ready
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NC4, RAINS in strategic partnership
Here is an example of collaboration between two organizations whose missions — and technologies — complement each other nicely
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Applied Geographics develops paperless emergency management system
Most companies and government organizations pay lip service to the notion of a paper-less office, but they still depend on a lot of paper, which could be detrimental in the event of a disaster
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BlackBerry wins one legal skirmish
Thank God for small favors: The popular e-mail device may be on the verge of losing its patent battle in the U.S., but it has one a small victory in Germany, and will likely win another one in England
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U.S. infrastructure security depends on private sector
A paradox: The government is in charge of public safety, but more than 80 percent of U.S. critical infrastructure is in private hands; there is thus a need for government-private industry cooperation
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Criticism of patent office in BlackBerry row
BlackBerry’s legal wrangling brings more criticism of U.S. patent office, with life science-IT battle over patent law reform looming
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Eagle awarded patent for non-line-of-sight satellite communication technology
9/11 and Katrina exposed the vulnerability of communication systems during disasters, and marrying IP telephony and satellite communication may be the solution
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