Credit: Thinkstock IBM, a producer of PC hardware and services, on Monday said that a consortium it leads has been tapped by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense to research radio frequency identification (RFID) technologies and sensor-based solutions for use in future military applications, according to a Sept. 18 IBM press release.The contract could span as many as 10 years and could be valued at as much as $135.8 million.Among the entities participating in the consortium, dubbed the International Technology Alliance (ITA) in Network and Information Sciences, are Honeywell, Boeing, Columbia University, UCLA and Cambridge University, according to the release.“With the ITA, the U.S. and U.K. are pioneering a ground-breaking model, drawing upon academia and industry for a world class research and technology partnership,” said IBM Research Senior Vice President Paul Horn in the release. “The ITA program is designed to break down the barriers between different technical areas and define synergistic projects that promote cooperation across international and organizational boundaries.” Related Links: India Revamps National Portal With Aid from IBM IBM Taps Partners to Tout Revamped SametimeCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content brandpost Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success As global data volumes rise, business must prioritize their resiliency strategies. By Neal Weinberg Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Security brandpost Democratizing HPC with multicloud to accelerate engineering innovations Cloud for HPC is facilitating broader access to high performance computing and accelerating innovations and opportunities for all types of organizations. By Tanya O'Hara Jun 01, 2023 6 mins Multi Cloud brandpost Survey: Marketers embrace AI at expense of metaverse investments Generative artificial intelligence (GAI) has quickly rocked the world of marketing. Sitecore polled B2B marketers on their perceptions of GAI. Here’s what they said. By Dave O’Flanagan, Sitecore Jun 01, 2023 4 mins Artificial Intelligence news Zendesk to lay off another 8% of its staff, cites macroeconomic issues The new tranche of layoffs comes just six months after the company let go of 300 staffers and hired a new CEO in order to navigate its operations through macroeconomic distress. By Anirban Ghoshal Jun 01, 2023 3 mins CRM Systems IT Jobs Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe