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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 Army Formation Headquarters... [01 Dec 1999]
MoD cuts down on tech suppliers
News According to Electronics Weekly, the decision is to ensure that one supplier has the infrastructure in place to support the needs of the Army, Navy and AirForce. The policy is part of the MoD's Non-Project Procurement Office. [20 Jun 2001]
CSC scoops £600m MoD contract
News The joint 50-50 venture, called Landmarc Support Services, will handle range and estate management, IT systems, catering and accommodation for non-military army support. The contract will cover 130 locations across England, Scotland and Wales in... [04 Apr 2003]
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 Army, according to the spokesman. [01 Mar 1999]
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 Army, according to the spokesman. [29 Feb 2000]
3G antenna invasion quelled by MoD boffins
News Using technology developed by the army during the Kosovan crisis, QinetiQ has built a mobile base station which can be installed in trains, planes or boats. Although rarely known for its work outside the MoD, the perception of QinetiQ as a defence... [06 Jul 2001]
The Ministry of Defense Reduces Deployment Costs and Minimizes Implementation Time Using Oracle Business Intelligence and Application Tools
White Paper The Army Department Management Information System (ADMIS) Group provides a comprehensive and maintainable source of essential information and develops and implements management applications for use by commanders in the Ministry of Defence (MOD... [14 Aug 2003]
Ministry of Defence gives 150 apps their marching orders
News The MoD application rationalisation project is part of the Defence Information Exploitation programme which runs alongside the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII) programme, which aims to deliver a consolidated IT infrastructure across the... [08 Feb 2006]
Photos: Talons, Eagles and Enforcers - the tech behind war
Photo The Future Soldier event at London's National Army Museum blew open the UK's arsenal of the future. Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Photo credit: MoD Holographic quantum technology and acoustic sniper sensors... [26 Mar 2008]
Backseat driver keeps armed forces in line
News The GreenRoad Safety Center will be installed in 200 vehicles belonging to the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force across the UK as part of a six-month trial to improve road safety. Ministry of Defence (MoD) road safety officer Major... [04 Apr 2008]
E-kidneys and Ann Widdecombe
Comment Apparently, the charming Brigadier promised the man from EXE that should the system fail, he would "introduce him personally to the business end of the British army officer's personal weapon, the Browning 9mm. [30 Nov 2001]
Military unveils £200m next-generation comms network
News One of the networks which will eventually be replaced by Falcon is the army's Ptarmigan, a system which consists of trunk switches connected by satellite and multi-channel radio relay links that provides voice, data, telegraph and fax communications. [31 Mar 2006]
Contract killings - who was opening the bubbly in March
Comment BT has also been on the receiving end, with a £50m MoD deal which will see it provide a radio communications network to the police and army. silicon.com's second monthly round-up of IT contract wins has revealed that in a less than favourable... [02 Apr 2002]
Bomb Squad gets £65m robot fleet
News The army is spending £65m on a fleet of 80 bomb disposal robots. Under the contract the MoD will get 80 of the robots from Remotec UK, with a phased introduction into service beginning at the end of the decade. [29 Dec 2006]
Top 10 deals of the month - February
News We're in the army now: IT firms queue up for £1bn contract Logica clinches £80m MoD deal Customer: American Express Supplier: IBM Value: $4bn Technology: Outsourcing (web hosting, data centres, desktop strategies and its mid-range hardware and... [01 Mar 2002]
