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Clarabridge to be acquired by Utah firm in $1.13B deal
Qualtrics is purchasing Reston software company
Reston-based software company Clarabridge Inc. is being acquired by Provo, Utah-based data analytics firm Qualtrics International Inc. in a nearly $1.13 billion all-stock deal, the companies announced Thursday. Clarabridge’s platform uses artificial intelligence to provide conversational analytics — it is able to analyze customer feedback from indirect sources like social media, emails, support calls, chats
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Telos Corp. acquires Alabama biometric software company
Diamond Fortress Technologies makes touchless fingerprinting software
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Ashburn-based cybersecurity firm Telos Corp. has acquired Alabama-based biometric software company Diamond Fortress Technologies Inc., Telos announced Monday. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. The acquisition adds patents to Telos’ biometric and digital identity intellectual property. Telos will integrate DFT’s ONYX software into its platform. ONYX is a touchless fingerprinting software that uses
KLDiscovery appoints first COO from within
Danny Zambito has been with McLean software company since 2008
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KLDiscovery Inc. has appointed Danny Zambito to the firm’s newly created chief operating officer position, the McLean-based software company announced Monday. Zambito, who has been with KLDiscovery since 2008, most recently served as the company’s executive vice president of global legal technologies and client services. He will now oversee operations, client services and human resources,
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Arlington supply chain tech company joins unicorn club
Interos is one of 74 female-led unicorn companies
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Following its $100 million Series C financing round, Arlington-based supply chain management technology company Interos Inc. has been valued at $1 billion, reaching coveted unicorn status. Led by CEO Jennifer Bisceglie, Interos is one of 74 female-led unicorns, according to Crunchbase. Worldwide, there are more than 770 unicorn companies. Interos’ cloud platform uses artificial intelligence
Shield AI acquires Alexandria-based defense contractor
Companies creating AI pilots for military aircraft
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Alexandria-based defense contractor Heron Systems Inc. was acquired by San Diego-based technology company Shield AI, according to announcement Thursday from Shield AI. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. The companies will work on the deployment of artificial intelligent pilots for military aircraft. Shield AI is applying self-driving car technologies to military aircraft, according
Avantus Federal acquires Reston-based software company
Occam's Razor Technologies provides technology and software solutions to defense clients
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Avantus Federal, a McLean-based IT defense contractor and NewSpring Holdings company, has acquired Reston-based software company Occam’s Razor Technologies LLC, it announced Thursday. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. Avantus CEO Andy Maner said in a statement, “For more than 10 years, Occam’s Razor Technologies has built a company committed to developing innovative
ASGN buys Reston’s IndraSoft
Software company will become part of ECS subsidiary
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Henrico County-based Fortune 1000 professional services company ASGN Inc. has acquired Reston-based software company IndraSoft Inc., it announced Friday. IndraSoft’s 220 consultants will join the Missions Solutions business unit at ECS, ASGN’s Fairfax-based federal contracting subsidiary. Acquired by ASGN in 2018, ECS’s delivers tech solutions in cloud, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, machine learning, application and IT
Ashburn-based Telos Corp. names new CFO
Mark Bendza was VP at Honeywell International Inc.
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Ashburn-based cybersecurity firm Telos Corp. has appointed Mark Bendza as executive vice president and chief financial officer, the company announced Monday. Bendza was previously the vice president of investor relations at software industrial company Honeywell International Inc. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Columbia Business School. Telos went public
Accenture Federal Services hires infrastructure cyber lead
Rick Driggers comes from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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Arlington-based Accenture Federal Services announced Wednesday that it has hired Rick Driggers as its critical infrastructure cyber lead, a role in which he will help develop cybersecurity solutions to protect critical infrastructure. Driggers, who has already started in his new role, was the assistant director for the Integrated Operations Division at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Booz Allen Hamilton hires senior VP to lead AI practice for DOD
Matt Tarascio comes from Lockheed Martin Corp.
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McLean-based Fortune 500 global management consulting company Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has hired Matt Tarascio as a senior vice president in its Strategic Innovation Group, it announced Wednesday. Tarascio will lead the analytics and artificial intelligence business to support the Department of Defense. Tarascio was previously Lockheed Martin Corp.’s vice president of AI, and its