EMERGING TECHNOLOGY
GeoComm | March 03, 2023
On March 02, 2023, GeoComm, provider of Public Safety Location Intelligence®, announced that it has earned from Esri the State and Local Government Specialty designation. The State and Local Government specialty partners utilize their ArcGIS expertise and knowledge to develop and configure ready-to-use solutions and to provide implementation services to city, state, and local government clients.
This designation acknowledges GeoComm's commitment to providing state and local governments with industry-leading solutions based on Esri technology over the long term. The solutions include offering GIS services to assist with maintaining, building and publishing locally authoritative Public Safety Grade GIS data. The solution supports public safety applications like mapping, Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Next Generation Core Services (NGCS) to help save more lives and protect property when 9-1-1 call takers make life decisions and provide call takers with access to the most accurate and up-to-date GIS data. In addition, the solution also includes enhancing emergency response situational awareness by utilizing indoor maps and converting z-axis location data into a dispatchable location.
In 2011, GeoComm joined the Esri Partner Network (EPN) as a Platinum Partner, the highest level of the EPN programs, are acknowledged for developing and providing industry-leading GIS solutions and services using ArcGIS software. Additionally, GeoComm maintains a close partnership with Esri to develop public safety solutions utilizing Esri technology. State and Local Government is the most recent Esri designation earned by GeoComm, following the announcement of Indoor GIS and ArcGIS System Ready certifications.
About GeoComm
GeoComm is a turnkey emergency 9-1-1 development services provider to county government. The company was founded in 1995 and has grown to serve regional, local, statewide and military agencies in forty-nine states, powering to keep over 100 million people safe. It is widely recognized as the go-to source for public safety GIS systems, which direct 9-1-1 calls to the appropriate dispatch center, plot the location of the caller on maps used by call takers and dispatchers, and direct police, fire, and EMS vehicles to the scene of an incident via in-vehicle screens.
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT BUSINESS
Bluescape | February 23, 2023
Bluescape, a visual collaboration and online whiteboard software platform, has recently announced an agreement with Arrow Electronics' public sector practice, immixGroup, to offer Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) authorized virtual workspace for intelligence, defense, and federal civilian customers. It would deploy the network of immixGroup's contract vehicles and partners for this offering.
With the sponsorship of the Air Force of the U.S., it was recently awarded FecRAMP Authorization at the Moderate Impact Level and DISA IL-4+ authorization for Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI). A visual collaboration, receiving both authorizations, is unique. A value-added distributor in the public sector, immixGroup, connects technology companies with government agencies and helps in their businesses. Through its collaboration, federal, defense, intelligence, and civilians enable access to many IT solutions through selected business partners and contracts. The government customers like GSA, Army ITES, and SEWP can use Bluescape services on immixGroup contract vehicles.
Vice President at Public Sector Channels and Partners of Bluescape, Norm Litterini, said, "Bluescape is a simple, yet powerful tool that remains the only truly secure visual collaboration solution to meet both FedRAMP and DISA IL-5 requirements." In addition, he added, "immixGroup's network of resellers and contract vehicles, combined with Bluescape's FedRAMP certification, will provide a smoother path for customers to be compliant with the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity and the Office of Management and Budget's zero trust strategy."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
About Bluescape
Headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, Bluescape, a software development company, has offered solutions for the visual workplace since 2012. It fulfills security needs for the public sector with FedRAMP-authorized cloud solution and air-gapped software. It empowers distributed teams with easy-to-use tools for agility in complex processes, eliminating missed deadlines, miscommunications and wasted time. It offers solutions for collaboration software, project management, online whiteboard, creative design, product design, idea management, remote work, hybrid work, team communication, media and entertainment, virtual story room, creative software, content management, file sharing and web conferencing. It partners with various government agencies and Fortune 100 companies.
About immixGroup
Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, immixGroup, an IT consulting and services company, has provided solutions for information technology, marketing, training, federal channel, federal IT, public sector, government sales, federal government services, state and local sales, federal budget, contracts, and federal sales and aggregator. Arrow Electronics acquired it in 2015. It helps software and hardware manufacturers and their channel partners for business growth and sales cycle, in public sector. It provides support and expert resources for business growth in public sector, products and services for government businesses and IT products from more than 350 suppliers and about 1,200 solution providers.
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EMERGING TECHNOLOGY,GOVERNMENT BUSINESS,CYBERSECURITY
Carahsoft | January 05, 2023
Carahsoft Technology Corp., the government's trusted IT solutions provider, is now an AWS Federal Distributor for Dell Technologies Data Protection solutions in the AWS Marketplace, an organized digital catalog that customers can use to buy, find, manage, and deploy third-party data, software, and services to build solutions and run businesses on Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Customers in the U.S. public sector have easy access, flexible pricing terms, streamlined billing, rapid deployment, and license management thanks to AWS Marketplace. The list consists of Dell data protection options such as Dell APEX Backup Services, Dell PowerProtect Data Manager, and Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery.
Carahsoft is a Dell Federal Distributor, AWS Marketplace Partner, and AWS Federal Distributor for Data Protection solutions such as:
Dell APEX Backup Services
Dell PowerProtect Data Manager
Dell PowerProtect Cyber Recovery
Carahsoft, as a Dell Federal Distributor, collaborates with a variety of AWS Distributors, Dell-certified resellers, and managed service providers to create a comprehensive cloud solution that includes professional, migration, and support services, as well as AWS products and services.
Carahsoft's technology portfolio provides the means to buy a vast array of cloud-based solutions that securely facilitate cloud-based modernization. Carahsoft and its resellers continue to be committed to enabling government clients with the extensive capabilities of Dell's solutions. With Dell Data Protection Solutions and Amazon Web Services (AWS), U.S. federal customers now have an extra option to support government procurement.
About Carahsoft
Carahsoft is the most trusted provider of government IT solutions, combining technological knowledge with a comprehensive grasp of the government procurement process, which assists public sector enterprises in selecting and implementing the most cost-effective solution. Carahsoft is the largest government partner, operating as the government's master aggregator for many of its best-of-breed suppliers and delivering value for a vast ecosystem of system integrators, IT manufacturers, resellers, and consultancy partners.
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