Government Information Technology

VIENNA, Va., Jan. 23, 2012 —NJVC, one of the largest information technology solutions providers supporting the U.S. Department of Defense, and Virtual Global, a premier provider of software and cloud computing platform solutions for a variety of industry and federal customers, announce the release of a joint white paper, “Platform as a Service (Paas): What Is It? Why Is It So Important?.” The paper clarifies the confusion surrounding PaaS for IT decision makers in the federal government. The National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) suggests PaaS as a component of the Federal Cloud Computing Reference Architecture, but one major challenge exists: Most buyers do not understand what PaaS is, why it is important and how it can help federal agencies cut development costs by more than 50 percent. “Federal Chief Information Officer Steven VanRoekel said that pl... (more)

Berkeley Research Group Chairman David Teece Named Among A-List of Management Academics

EMERYVILLE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/27/12 -- Berkeley Research Group Chairman and Principal Executive Officer David J. Teece has been named to the inaugural "A-List of Management Academics 2011," an honorary group of 30 accomplished and distinguished U.S. business professors. Dr. Teece, the Thomas W. Tusher Professor in Global Business at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, is considered a foremost authority on management, strategy, and innovation research. "The A-List of Management Academics is comprised of the academic thought leaders of our... (more)

Thales Named Finalists in Info Security Products Guide Global Excellence Awards

Thales, leader in information systems and communications security, announces Info Security Products Guide, the industry's leading information security research and advisory guide, has named Thales payShield 9000 a finalist for the 2012 Global Excellence Awards in the Best Security Hardware Product category and Thales nShield Connect a finalist in the Encryption category. These prestigious global awards recognize security and IT vendors with advanced, ground-breaking products and solutions that are helping raise the bar for others in all areas of technology. Thales payment hardwa... (more)

Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. - Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings and Dividend Announcement

NYSE  - OPY NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Expressed in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts           Three Months ended December 31,       Year ended December 31,             2011       2010       2011     2010 (unaudited)                                                                       Revenue           $229,438       $296,760       $958,992     $1,036,273 Expenses           $227,387       $265,514       $941,144     $968,282 Profit before income taxes           $2,051       $31,246       $17,848     $67,991 Income tax provision (benefit)           $(1,9... (more)

Celestica Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2011 Financial Results

(All amounts in U.S. dollars. Per share information based on diluted shares outstanding unless noted otherwise). TORONTO, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Celestica Inc. (NYSE, TSX: CLS), a global leader in the delivery of end-to-end product lifecycle solutions, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. "Celestica continued to deliver strong operating results in the fourth quarter, despite the volatility in customer demand," said Craig Muhlhauser, President and CEO, Celestica. "With a continued focus on operational effectiveness... (more)