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RSS ThalesUK firms top the pile in Galileo shortlist
News The UK's Logica is up against France's Thales Alenia Space to get the contract for the ground mission system. The shortlist of companies bidding to build Europe's Galileo satellite system has been released, with UK firms... [23 Sep 2008]
High Assurance Network Security: Progress Towards Flexible, Interconnected and Cost-Effective Applications in High Assurance Environments
White Paper The convergence of computing and communications is becoming ever more a reality, enabling a large number of potential new applications and opportunities. Such "Anytime - anywhere" computing relies on the ability to share information... [19 Sep 2008]
ID card contract shortlist gets shorter
News IBM and Thales are through to the next round of discussions for a £500m contract to deliver the National Biometric Identity Service programme to replace the existing passport photo database with a new system able to... [16 Sep 2008]
Jet packs, army tech and Victorian gadgets
Photo Photo credit: Thales Sci-fi staple - the jet pack - finally made its way into reality as New Zealand Inventor Glenn Martin showed off his 200HP water-cooled piston engine at the EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2008 air show. [02 Sep 2008]
Photos: Unmanned 'spy in the sky' takes off
Photo The system is being built by Thales and Elbit Systems. Photo Credit: Thales A key milestone has just been passed in the Watchkeeper programme with the validation of Thales' automatic... [15 Aug 2008]
A QoS Provisioning Framework for Wireless Mesh Network
White Paper Moving on from the first generation of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs), where community and city-wide type mesh networks are deployed to provide best-effort network access, the next generation WMNs is about extending its capability to... [04 Aug 2008]
£18m National Identity Register deal awarded
News A prototype of the UK ID card biometric database will be delivered by French firm Thales for £18m. The defence contractor will design, build, test and operate an early version of the National Identity Register (NIR) and... [04 Aug 2008]
Borland Software Case Study: Thales
White Paper Thales is a leading international electronics and systems group, serving defense, aerospace, security and services markets worldwide. Thales deployed Borland for its solution and implemented Borland... [11 Jul 2008]
Building Secure Frame Relay Virtual Private Networks
White Paper Frame relay's ability to mix different traffic types eliminates network duplication so that, since its introduction in the early 90s, many enterprises have taken advantage of this versatile network service. [10 Jul 2008]
Time to bin ID cards?
News CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, and Thales made the shortlist to win the five parts of the single "framework contract", including a £500m deal to replace the existing passport application system, the £500m biometric fingerprint... [23 May 2008]
Photos: Robot warriors engage in battle
Photo The Thales team entry is also centred around aerial and ground units working in tandem. The Grand Challenge is a science and technology competition set up by the Ministry of Defence to address military challenges faced... [06 May 2008]
PCI-DSS: Avoiding the Data Theft Disaster
White Paper This new whitepaper considers the topical issue of how to ensure your customers credit and debit card information is securely stored and protected. The paper focuses on how to use cryptography to achieve PCI-DSS compliance and avoid a... [29 Feb 2008]
Photos: MoD tracks with deadly accuracy
Photo The Ministry of Defence has just signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of the devices, which have built-in GPS, thermal imaging and a 5km laser range finder. A UK army soldier tests out the surveillance... [18 Feb 2008]
Army targets enemy with high-tech laser guidance
News The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has signed a £30m contract with Thales UK to take charge of 700 handheld or tripod-mounted systems for close combat forces from 2009. The equipment will be built at Thales... [15 Feb 2008]
Accenture and BAE Systems abandon ID cards
News Their withdrawal leaves only six major suppliers CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, Steria and Thales in the running to be chosen to tender for the contracts in March. Silicon.com's A to Z of ID Cards Click on the links below to... [25 Jan 2008]
