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News Along with CSC, Fujitsu, IBM and Thales, EDS is also one of five strategic suppliers for the Identity and Passport Service's (IPS) National Identity Scheme, signing a framework agreement with the IPS back in June. [09 Oct 2008]
UK 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]
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]
£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]
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]
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]
Named: ID cards scheme supplier hopefuls
News The companies named as potential suppliers for the scheme - which includes the national ID cards programme - are Accenture, BAE Systems, CSC, EDS, Fujitsu, IBM, Steria and Thales. Eight companies are in the running as... [22 Oct 2007]
Satellite broadband for anywhere in the world
News The satellite communications company has teamed up with defence company Thales UK to provide the Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN) service - which will be fully launched by June 2007. Richard Deakin, managing director... [14 Feb 2007]
Alcatel-Lucent merger gets shareholder nod
News Tchuruk said in a statement: "This offensive strategy, strengthened by the projects to acquire some of Nortel's assets and the reinforcement of our partnership with Thales, aims to increase Alcatel's value for its... [08 Sep 2006]
Thales gets claws into £50m Falcon deal
News Thales has picked up a deal worth more than £50m to kit out the army's new IT system. Thales has won the contract from BAE, which earlier secured the deal with the British army to supply the first phase... [21 Aug 2006]
Thales snaps up Alcatel's satellite operations
News Following on from news of its merger with Lucent, Alcatel has announced it is to sell its satellite operations to French defence and technology firm Thales. According to Thales, the acquisition will... [05 Apr 2006]
EU backs €2.7bn 'invisible computing' research
News The Advanced Research & Technology for Embedded Intelligence and Systems (Artemis) programme consists of 20 tech and automotive companies, including Daimler Chrysler, Nokia, STMicroelectronics and Thales, which claim... [07 Mar 2006]
Motorbike tracking tags aim to cut theft and improve safety
News The system has been developed by security firm Thales, which claims the technology also has the potential to save bikers' lives through an accident-reporting feature that alerts the emergency services to any unusual... [21 Mar 2005]
Update: EDS scoops £4bn MoD outsourcing contract
News The latter comprised three well-known IT companies - BT and Thales as well as CSC - versus the six partners working with EDS. The EDS-led Atlas consortium has won the £4bn Ministry of Defence (MoD) Defence Information... [02 Mar 2005]
