Army
Europe eyes up open source
Comment A community of long-haired developers may be the wrong image - an army is perhaps more apt, and gathering new recruits in the face of worldwide skills shortages and public spending cuts is hardly simple. [21 Jul 2000]
The Electronic B@zaar: Part 5 - eConstructing the Enterprise
Comment An army is retreating in disorder and some of its troops must fight a stalling action while it reforms to choose a new battleground. There will always be sunrise industries, just as there will always be industries... [03 Jul 2000]
Tupperware uses ecommerce to lock in sales staff
News Tupperware has lifted the lid on an ecommerce initiative that will allow an army of US sales people to communicate with the company and gain access to onine ordering facilities. Low cost Internet access and training will... [02 May 2000]
This time in '99: British Army invades cyberspace
News Fifty troops have already gone through the Larkhill, Wiltshire-based project which is the first of five planned for army units posted in Germany, Canada and the UK. The trials are unique to the British... [29 Feb 2000]
Toplevel is in the Army now
News The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has signed a deal with Toplevel Computing to install a 4,000-seat licence of its OfficeForms package to replace paper-based forms at Army headquarters. The installation will take place at... [01 Dec 1999]
Novell goes soft on US army
News The US army has signed a single contract with Novell to deliver, maintain and upgrade directory services across all army activities. It will enable the US army to purchase Novell... [09 Sep 1999]
British military to get secure global email
News The company will use its Messenger Workplace software to create a unified military messaging system for transferring army personnel details and strategic military information. Messenger Workplace was originally used by... [02 Sep 1999]
British Army passes euro fitness test
News The British Army's Support Command in Germany has conducted a systems analysis to determine its readiness for the introduction of the euro. The Army appointed two consultancies - Lorien and Merant - to... [21 Jul 1999]
West Midlands Police nabs Amdahl for accounts system
News He also said the system fitted better with the Police Authority IT strategy - to deliver a range of applications for police operations and support over a distributed network without an army of IT staff. [19 Apr 1999]
British Army invades cyberspace
News Fifty troops have already gone through the Larkhill, Wiltshire-based project which is the first of five planned for army units posted in Germany, Canada and the UK. The trials are unique to the British... [01 Mar 1999]
Signing up the competition - have digital signatures met their match?
Comment Digital signatures may have hit the headlines for securing ecommerce transactions, but in more traditional security fields, they are already passé. Take hacker detection, which has become a crucial business issue as more money is made... [12 Nov 1998]
EU euro experts to aid small firms
News The European Union is set to create an army of euro conversion experts to help Europe's eight million small firms struggling to get prepare their systems for the single currency. The EU's small business support agency,... [10 Nov 1998]
IT chiefs take on the Cisco City Challenge
News The NatWest team boasts a black belt in karate; the News International team is led by a woman who has run ten marathons; and DLA Recruitment is sponsoring a team of ex-Army officers. The most muscular members of the IT... [16 Oct 1998]
Logica expands into North America
News Important customers include the US Army and Air Force. Computer services company Logica has bought US call centre specialist Carnegie for £21m with the aim of expanding its business in North America. Carnegie emerged... [02 Oct 1998]
EDS picks up UK armed forces contract
News The Armed Forces Personnel Administration Agency (AFPAA) will migrate details from the Royal Navy, Air Force and the Army onto a single platform. The UK Ministry of Defence is consolidating its armed forces... [17 Sep 1998]