Army
RSS Army
Heatwave? 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]
General Dynamics United Kingdom Limited Gains Working Solution in 30 Days
White Paper The new communications system, called BOWMAN, is the cornerstone of the Army's battlefield digitization NEC vision, and provides a secure digital voice and data-communications system. As a 'Greenfield' site, they not... [25 Jun 2009]
Transforming the Post-Deployment Health Assessment Process With Pocket PCs
White Paper Army's Office of the Surgeon General, under the Directorate of Health Care Operations, collects critical health information on all Army personnel before they return home from deployed locations around... [25 Jun 2009]
Borland Software Case Study: U.S. Army Environmental Center (USAEC)
White Paper Army Environmental Center (USAEC) has supported the Army's expanding role as a world leader in environmental responsibility. For the last 30 years, under evolving names and missions, the U.S. USAEC... [25 Jun 2009]
Future Combat System - Scalable Mobile Network Demonstration Performance and Validation Results
White Paper The Boeing/SAIC Lead System Integrator (LSI) team is designing a networked communications capability for the US Army/DARPA Future Combat System (FCS). This paper will discuss the results of a Scalable Mobile Network... [25 Jun 2009]
Data Replication in Low Bandwidth Military Environments - State of the Art Review
White Paper Modern armies are undergoing a revolution in the way information is managed on the battlefield. Voice-based command, control, and communication systems are being complemented by, and in some cases replaced by (in whole or in part)... [25 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]
