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Defense Unicorns Announces $15 Million U.S. Space Force Strategic Funding Increase

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Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Defense Unicorns , a veteran-owned startup providing open-source software and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities for National Security systems, announced a $15 million U.S. Space Force Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) in partnership with Program Executive Office Assured Access to Space (AATS).

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  • Defense Unicorns , a veteran-owned startup providing open-source software and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities for National Security systems, announced a $15 million U.S. Space Force Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) in partnership with Program Executive Office Assured Access to Space (AATS).
  • To hit this demand, the nation needs to rethink how we manage our secure access to space,” said Jeff McCoy, Co-Founder of Defense Unicorns.
  • “Defense Unicorns is honored to help and support the Space Force as they transform the nation's space capabilities."
  • STRATFI was established to offer qualified small businesses with promising technologies up to $15 million in funding to scale and deliver strategic capabilities to the United States Air and Space Force.

Defense Unicorns Raises $35 Million Series A to Advance National Security through Open Source Software

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

Defense Unicorns , a software startup providing open source software and AI capabilities for National Security systems, today announced it has raised a $35 million Series A funding round led by Sapphire Ventures and Ansa Capital .

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  • Defense Unicorns , a software startup providing open source software and AI capabilities for National Security systems, today announced it has raised a $35 million Series A funding round led by Sapphire Ventures and Ansa Capital .
  • Leveraging Defense Unicorns’ solutions, national security systems can quickly adopt modern technologies wherever the mission happens, whether in space, undersea or elsewhere.
  • Powered by these projects, Defense Unicorns currently offers three core capabilities as a service: Your App Your Environment (YAYE), Software Factory and AI for National Security .
  • Defense Unicorns has over 125 employees and is currently hiring for a number of roles, including product managers, data scientists, platform engineers, software engineers and more.

Netlink Celebrates 25 Years of Providing Digital Transformation Value-Added Technology and Business Solutions

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

Netlink , a premier provider of customer-centric value-added technology and business solutions with diverse customers and more than 2,000 employees worldwide, announced today it is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

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  • Netlink , a premier provider of customer-centric value-added technology and business solutions with diverse customers and more than 2,000 employees worldwide, announced today it is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
  • Netlink offers digital transformation solutions from single business units to large global organizational setups offering businesses rapid growth and developing future competencies.
  • With quick turnaround time and a high degree of customization, these solutions offer a perfect match for current and future technology requirements for organizations.
  • Netlink employs a unique Software Factory as a Service (SFaaS) IT engagement model that forms the core delivery framework for all its technology solutions.

Aquia Wins Subcontract From Omni Federal to Support the Department of Defense's Platform One Big Bang Development Team

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Tuesday, July 25, 2023

MILLSBORO, Del., July 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquia Inc., a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) specializing in cloud and cybersecurity professional services, today announced it has been awarded a subcontract from Omni Federal to support its 3-year contract with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) to provide Kubernetes and cloud-native security expertise to Platform One Big Bang's development team.

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  • As a subcontractor, Aquia will work with Omni Federal to enhance Platform One Big Bang's abilities to deliver hardened, secured, and customized Kubernetes clusters to global environments, catering to mission-critical applications in both cloud and field settings.
  • "We are honored to be selected by Omni Federal to support such a critical mission, enabling the DoD to develop and deploy mission applications faster," said Aquia's CISO and Co-Founder, Chris Hughes.
  • Platform One is an enterprise service encompassing the entire DoD dedicated to expediting the deployment of DevSecOps applications through its Platform One pipeline security tools.
  • Platform One's Big Bang is a DevSecOps platform built from DoD-hardened and approved packages deployed in a customer-owned Kubernetes cluster.

Omni Federal Wins Five Year $81M Air Force Kessel Run EnDOR Contract

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Tuesday, August 2, 2022

For the new Enterprise Developer/Designer Operational Requirement (EnDOR) contract, Omni Federal is focused on bringing UX design, software engineering, architecture, development and subject matter expertise to collaborate with Kessel Run and deliver software at the speed of need to the warfighter.

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  • For the new Enterprise Developer/Designer Operational Requirement (EnDOR) contract, Omni Federal is focused on bringing UX design, software engineering, architecture, development and subject matter expertise to collaborate with Kessel Run and deliver software at the speed of need to the warfighter.
  • Support for EnDOR spans multiple organizations within Kessel Run including Operational Command and Control (OpsC2), All Domain Common Platform (ADCP), Targeting & GEOINT (T&G), CTO Group and Security.
  • Total contract value for Omni Federal with all options is $81.4M.
  • Omni brings proven expertise and capabilities to EnDOR from across our commercial and Federal portfolios.

Zuul, Popular Open Source Project Gating Software, Celebrates 10th Anniversary

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022

BERLIN, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- OPENINFRA SUMMIT — At the OpenInfra Summit this week, the Zuul community is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of its open source continuous integration (CI) project gating software designed to help developers stop merging broken code. Volvo, BMW, and Workday are among the organizations on hand to showcase the value of Zuul and share their production use cases.

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  • Zuul , a project supported by the Open Infrastructure Foundation (OpenInfra Foundation), uses project gating to automate continuous integration, delivery and deployment of interrelated software projects in a secure manner.
  • Having pioneered project gating, we went on to add cross-project dependencies, shared CI and CD pipelines, speculative container builds, and more.
  • Volvo Cars Corporation will take center stage at OpenInfra Summit this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Zuul.
  • "It's an honor for Volvo Cars Corporation to help celebrate Zuul's 10th Anniversary by sharing our experiences with the OpenInfra community," said Foufas.

Zuul 5.0 Release Advances High Availability, Scalability and Ease of Use of Popular Open Source Project Gating Software

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Tuesday, February 1, 2022

The Zuul projectwhich uses Zuul deployed from these images for testing all of its own changesrecommends these container images for new deployments.

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  • The Zuul projectwhich uses Zuul deployed from these images for testing all of its own changesrecommends these container images for new deployments.
  • The new admin web UI simplifies administrative tasks, and improved drivers allow for using Zuul for gating development wherever it happens.
  • Numerous case studies have been published highlighting how organizations like BMW, GoDaddy, Software Factory, Packet Host, Leboncoin, and even the Open Infrastructure Foundation run Zuul.
  • The 2021 Open Infrastructure Foundation User Survey indicated 69% of respondents are running Zuul in production, 17% are evaluating Zuul and 14% are considering using Zuul.

Debt Collection Software Market Witnesses Emergence of Advantage Software Factory and Chetu Inc. as Dominant Players | Technavio

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The debt collection software market is expected to grow by USD 803.50 million during 2021-2025, according to Technavio.

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  • NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The debt collection software market is expected to grow by USD 803.50 million during 2021-2025, according to Technavio.
  • The report offers a detailed analysis of the market positioning of market players classified as dominant and strong players.
  • The debt collection software market is driven by the pricing strategies of vendors, increasing demand for cloud-based applications, and regulatory compliance.
  • In addition, other trends such as the rise in demand for integrated debt collection software solutions, and the emergence of debt collection mobile apps are expected to trigger the debt collection software market toward witnessing a CAGR of over 5.20% during the forecast period.

VMware Selects Flatiron School as its Software Education Provider for U.S. Army Futures Command Software Factory Initiative

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Thursday, June 17, 2021

For each of the next five years, 30 hand-selected soldiers and civilians from the Army will enter the Software Factory program every six months.

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  • For each of the next five years, 30 hand-selected soldiers and civilians from the Army will enter the Software Factory program every six months.
  • The U.S. Army Futures Command recognizes its deep pool of talent capable of learning new skills that will address current and future mission priorities.
  • The Software Factory will train and enable soldiers to produce modern software organically, and equip them with the DevSecOps practices and software development skills they need for future digital battlefields.
  • Flatiron School is an education innovator, teaching students in-demand tech skills like software engineering, data science, cybersecurity, and product design.

DLT Solutions Launches Secure Software Factory to Enable Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of Applications

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Wednesday, February 19, 2020

"The SSF helps federal, state and local agencies and education (SLED) organizations accelerate their software delivery by creating, deploying and operating applications in a compatible, flexible and secure manner," said Chris Wilkinson, senior vice president, Sales, DLT Solutions, a Tech Data company.

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  • "The SSF helps federal, state and local agencies and education (SLED) organizations accelerate their software delivery by creating, deploying and operating applications in a compatible, flexible and secure manner," said Chris Wilkinson, senior vice president, Sales, DLT Solutions, a Tech Data company.
  • To learn more about the DLT Secure Software Factory, please click here .
  • Click to Tweet: @DLTSolutions launches Secure Software Factory, anend-to-end automated toolchain that provides the #publicsector with #CI / #CD across an application's lifecycle.
  • DLT is the premier government solutions aggregator that specializes in understanding the IT needs of the federal, state, local and education markets.