Army
RSS ArmyBT lands £99m comms deal with Ministry of Defence
News The deal broadens the Defence Fixed Telecommunications Service (DFTS) agreement, under which BT is building and managing a co-ordinated communicated infrastructure for the Army, Royal Navy and RAF. BT on Thursday... [17 Jul 2009]
Heat wave? No sweat for CIOs
News An army of temporary portable units was bought in, whilst the main system was totally ripped out and cranes were hired to lift up condenser units onto the roof. The hot weather the UK has been experiencing in the past... [03 Jul 2009]
MoD inks £231m deal to boost comms
News The Bowman radios have been used in MoD operations since 2005 and are integrated into more than 13,000 British Army vehicles, together with headquarters, ships and helicopters, according to the MoD. The Ministry of... [03 Jul 2009]
Analysis of an Attack of Web-Based Malware
White Paper Internet has become an ally platform of attack for malware creators, who through the use of different techniques such as Drive-by-Download, Drive-by-Update, scripting, exploit, among others, and combining them seek to recruit an... [30 Jun 2009]
iPhone apps, Antique PCs, Microsoft R&D and supercomputers
Photo Hut six, seen here, the main centre for decrypting German air force and army messages, and hut three, are both rotting and boarded up after decades of neglect. Army tech was on show last month in West... [02 Jun 2009]
David Jones
CIO Profile David Jones joined the Crown Prosecution Service as CIO and director of business information systems early last year after a number of technical roles in the Army. Prior to joining the CPS, Jones ran the Defence Fixed... [01 Jun 2009]
Photos: Virtual fighting force takes over shopping centre
Photo Laser weapon ranges and virtual battlefield simulators came to a shopping centre in London yesterday as the army launched a recruitment drive. As well as testing their mettle in simulated warfare, visitors to the... [21 May 2009]
Photos: Bletchley needs £2m to save codebreakers' huts
Photo Hut six was the main centre for decrypting German air force and army messages protected by the Enigma cipher. Hut three supported the decryption and sorting of army and airforce messages and also focused... [11 May 2009]
Photos: There's no business like RoboBusiness
Photo It was developed in conjunction with the US Army's Future Combat Systems programme, and is one of the technologies that's most likely to succeed. Players large and small in the robotics industry descended on Boston, US... [20 Apr 2009]
From army officer to IT chief - CPS CIO David Jones
Comment For David Jones, the role of CIO at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is something of a departure: for the majority of his career, Jones has been an army officer. Before joining the CPS 14 months ago, Jones was more... [08 Apr 2009]
The Salvation Army Wonderland Camp
White Paper The Salvation Army Wonderland Camp and Conference Center located at Camp Lake, Wisconsin is the oldest continuing Salvation Army camp in the United States. Realizing the efficiency, reliability and... [08 Apr 2009]
How the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team Leverages WAVE Unified Communications Software to Achieve Its Mission
White Paper Army's efforts to create a leaner, more agile force. With the capability of being rapidly deployed over long distances and with a mission to move infantry to the battlefield quickly and in relative security, the 4th... [01 Apr 2009]
SourceGuardian Case Study: Applied Watch Technologies
White Paper As the first ever commercial management system for the open source Snort IDP, the company's flagship product the Applied Watch Command Center has become the Swiss army knife that provides command and control of virtually... [23 Mar 2009]
Army Corps of Engineers Uses iSCSI SAN to Meet Critical Storage Challenges
White Paper Despite having owned a fibre channel Storage Area Network (SAN) for six years, the Huntington District Army Corps of Engineers was still using Direct Attached Storage (DAS) for the bulk of their data, which includes... [18 Mar 2009]
Photos: Army tech marches into future
Photo Already used in winter sports and cycling clothing, the MoD has commissioned the company to develop the material for use in army helmets to help reduce head trauma in the event of an impact. With a range of around half a... [11 Mar 2009]
