PureEdge Solutions Inc. has been awarded a contract worth about $6.7 million to develop electronic forms for the Air Force, the company announced Nov. 18.
<FONT SIZE=2>Managing a large software project is difficult enough, but managing one in which the developers work in two different states is even more of a challenge. </FONT>
The military is bypassing commercial proprietary software in favor open-source software more than it previously assumed, according to a new survey.<br>
General Dynamics Corp., L-3 Communications Corp. and ViaSat Inc. each won $10 million contracts to help develop an inline encryption device for high-speed classified networks.
Under the follow-on contract, Computer Sciences Corp. will continue providing scientific, engineering and technical assistance to the Missile Defense Agency.
SRA International Inc., Fairfax, Va., won a task order to help design an enterprise information management system for the Missile Defense Agency, the company announced Oct. 30. The task order is worth an estimated $20 million, according to the company.
<FONT SIZE=2>For systems integrators mobilizing military networks, Tadpole Technology Plc. has an attractive product: the only laptop available in the United States built to run the Solaris version of the Unix operating system.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Alinean LLC, Orlando, Fla., has released a financial analysis tool kit designed for chief information officers. ValueIT helps CIOs determine which projects promise the highest returns on investment. It also can deliver analytics and metrics to demonstrate the value of proposed IT projects. Modules are offered for storage, server consolidation, security and managed services. Additional modules will be rolled out quarterly. Licensing for the suite begins at $10,000.</FONT>
<FONT SIZE=2>Last month, the White House officially put government agencies on the path to using Web services, a collection of emerging Web-based open standards for sharing computer programs online. </FONT>
The task order from the Department of Health and Human Services is to integrate a managed security service from Internet Security Systems Inc. into 12 HHS departments.
Vredenburg Co. announced eight contracts wins, including work with the National Archives and Records Administration and two jobs with the National Security Agency.
The team of lead integrators for the Army's Future Combat Systems program has awarded 46 subcontracts worth more than $50 million to vendors, suppliers and integrators, Boeing Co. of Chicago and Science Applications International Corp. of San Diego announced Oct. 24.
