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Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street partner to help the US Government slash IT costs and modernize enterprise software
Merlin Cyber and Rimini Street have announced a strategic partnership to help the US Government cut operating costs through DOGE and other initiatives and modernize existing enterprise software and systems.
This partnership will combine Merlin Cyber’ s expertise in federal enterprise license agreements( ELA), public sector sales enablement and technology innovation with Rimini Street’ s enterprise software solutions.
Through the partnership, Rimini Street will also leverage Merlin Cyber’ s strategic government affairs, go-to-market and technical
services to ultimately help federal, state and local government agencies maximize the ROI on their existing enterprise software assets to reduce total IT costs and drive efficiencies.
“ Partnering with Rimini Street aligns with our mission to bring innovative and cost-effective technology solutions to the public sector,” said David Phelps, Chairman and CEO, Merlin Group.“ Whether it’ s transforming legacy ERP systems or other modernization initiatives, our focus together is to deliver highquality, cost-saving enterprise software support and managed services across federal, state and local agencies.”
Seth Ravin, Chairman and CEO, Rimini Street, said:“ We are excited to partner with Merlin Cyber to expand our capability to help more federal, state and local government agencies cut their operating costs, get better service and extend the life of their current enterprise software products.
“ Together with Merlin Cyber, we are poised to deliver even greater value to government agencies seeking costeffective and mission-critical IT support.”
BigBear. ai and Hardy Dynamics collaborate to advance AI orchestration for US army drone swarm operations in Project Linchpin
BigBear. ai, a leading provider of AIpowered decision intelligence solutions for defense and national security, has confirmed a collaboration with Hardy Dynamics, a provider of advanced AI capabilities for defense applications, to support a US Army initiative under Project Linchpin.
The work will be performed under a Directto-Phase II Small Business Innovation Research( SBIR) contract awarded to Hardy Dynamics, with BigBear. ai supporting as a sub-contractor.
Project Linchpin is a US Department of Defense( DoD) effort focused on integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning( AI / ML) into future warfighting capabilities. This collaboration will develop nextgeneration AI technologies to enable secure, resilient communication and coordination among unmanned aerial system( UAS) swarms in extended ranges.
“ In supporting the U. S. Army’ s Project Linchpin, BigBear. ai is advancing the frontiers of AI-powered operations across the defense ecosystem,” said Kevin McAleenan, CEO, BigBear. ai.
“ We are excited to work with Hardy Dynamics to deliver mission-focused, scalable solutions to meet the evolving needs of our warfighters, where they operate. Most importantly, this collaboration is directly aligned to the U. S. Secretary of the Army and Chief of Staff of the Army’ s joint Letter to the Force: Army Transformation Initiative, which prioritizes the delivery of warfighting capabilities including‘ close the C-sUAS capability gap’ and‘ Command and control nodes will integrate Artificial Intelligence to accelerate decision-making and preserve the initiative.’
“ We are at the forefront of this transformation and will deliver.” p
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