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RSS qinetiq in newsTaxpayer "lost" £90m on QinetiQ sell-off
News The sell-off of the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) tech research firm, QinetiQ, saw the taxpayer missing out on almost £100m, a public spending watchdog has found. Senior managers at QinetiQ, previously the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency... [10 Jun 2008]
Northern Ireland builds high tech credentials
News ECIT hosts tech companies - such as TDK - and also provides services to boost the research capabilities of big tech names such as BT, Nortel, QinetiQ and SAP. Northern Ireland is making a name for itself as an emerging UK tech hub. [02 Jun 2008]
£1,000 boost for tech and science students?
News Graham Love, CEO of defence technology and security company QinetiQ, said Stem skills are vital to the company's commercial success and underpin its ability to tackle some of its greatest challenges. He added that QinetiQ has seen the number of... [13 Aug 2007]
F1 champions put their faith in technology
News Williams-Toyota: AT&T (title sponsor), Fluent, Lenovo, Philips, QinetiQ It might not be as temperamental as a race-car's engine, but keeping the IT running properly can be just as important to the success of a Formula One racing team. [23 Mar 2007]
Robot stealth jet gets £124m boost
News It has awarded a £124m contract to BAE Systems to develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology, with BAE Systems leading an industry team including QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce and Smiths Aerospace on Project Taranis. [12 Dec 2006]
£400m 'biometric borders' bidders revealed
News The Trusted Borders team is led by Raytheon and contains Accenture, Capgemini, Detica, Qinetiq, Serco and Steria. BT and Raytheon will fight it out for the government's £400m e-Borders contract to build a system that will automatically assess the... [06 Nov 2006]
WilliamsF1 revs up with AT&T
News Other tech companies that sponsor F1 teams include QinetiQ and Mobilecast with Williams; 02 and Intel with BMW-Sauber; and Vodafone with Ferrari and next year McLaren. Formula One racing team WilliamsF1, has announced a sponsorship and technology... [20 Oct 2006]
Virgin Trains get connected with WiMax and HSDPA
News The rail company has signed up QinetiQ Rail to provide wireless connectivity for travellers using a mix of wi-fi, HSDPA, pre-standard WiMax and satellite technology. QinetiQ Rail said it has chosen to go with non-standard WiMax due to the lack of... [29 Jun 2006]
QinetiQ gears up for £6.2m wireless pact
News Defence technology company QinetiQ has signed a £6.2m contract to develop technology that could eventually lead to wireless-enabled cars. The contract with UK wireless content delivery company LastMile Communications extends a partnership signed... [06 Jun 2006]
Security 'network' to speed up anti-hacker tools
News The network, which will be managed by QinetiQ, will help UK firms develop products and services that can improve digital security. Qinetiq said the KTN will inform government initiatives such as e-Borders and identity cards. [12 Apr 2006]
QinetiQ sale investigated by watchdog
News A government watchdog is to investigate the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) partial sale of defence technology company QinetiQ. The privatisation of the company has sparked controversy due to the £42m paid by US company, the Carlyle Group, for a third... [27 Jan 2006]
Lack of "balls" in Whitehall will hinder ID cards
News Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, former chairwoman of defence technology and security company QinetiQ, has questioned the wisdom of the UK ID card scheme, saying the current government lacks "the balls" to make the scheme mandatory. [18 Oct 2005]
Police tech group extends website deal
News The Police Information Technology Organisation (Pito) has signed a four-year deal with QinetiQ to manage an updated national police website. The website, www.police.uk, which has been running for three years, publishes information on appeals for... [29 Sep 2005]
Police to test bomb-detecting body-scanners
News The millimetre wave imaging technology was developed by defence research company QinetiQ with the help of government funding and is currently used to detect stowaways hiding in vehicles at channel ports and at an airport in the UK. [22 Jul 2005]
ID Cards on Trial: Politicians, academics and IT experts back our campaign
News Neil Fisher, director of security solutions at former government defence research organisation QinetiQ, said the government is risking another massive IT disaster by pushing through such a complex project in such a short space of time. [06 Jun 2005]
