BT Syntegra Federal Inc. awarded contract for NASA ISE Design & Implementation Approach
2004-03-19

NASA's Integrated Services Environment is an agency-wide program incorporating three initiatives:  the Identity Management System (IDMS), Cyber Identity Management System (CIMS), and NASA Account Management System (NAMS).  ISE will support the NASA workforce with an information infrastructure, tools and services that support NASA management, science, and technology programs.

This project will utilize the methodologies established within BT Syntegra Federal's Identity and Access Managementpractice.

SAIC selects Brightmail anti-spam solution
2004-03-01

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) of San Diego, California has purchased a Brightmail anti-spam solution from BT Syntegra after a rigorous competitive evaluation.  SAIC has signed up for a two year commitment adding Brightmail to the BT Syntegra eMail Sentinel solution already deployed within SAIC.  Over the last year, SAIC has experienced spam rates of up to 40% on inbound email traffic.  The integrated Brightmail / Sentinel solution with its high rate of spam capture and low false positives made it an ideal solution for SAIC.

Corps of Engineers adds anti-spam to existing email solution
2004-02-17

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Portland, Oregon has purchased the Brightmail anti-spam solution from BT Syntegra.  Throughout the Corps, users were being deluged with spam - this unwanted mail was forcing each end user to deal with this issue within their own inbox while consuming a large percentage of the mail administration staff, bandwidth and storage.  BT Syntegra's enterprise pilot uncovered that 25% of the email being received during the business day was spam.  Brightmail's high affectivity rate and very low false positive rate made Brightmail the front runner for an anti-spam solution.  Brightmail is integrated with BT Syntegra's eMail Sentinel to enhance the boundary messaging services that provides message filtering and anti-virus services.

The New NHS National Network
2004-02

BT was awarded a seven year contract worth £530 million to provide and manage an integrated broadband network, known as the New National Network, linking all NHS organizations in England.  BT will source network connections from a range of network providers who have competed on price and value, and will be responsible for the end-to-end integration of the network and the overall service it provides.  This will make the NHS the first major user of significant broadband capacity in the public sector in the UK.

The infrastructure will deliver the vital NHS Care Records Service to clinicians and medical practitioners, connecting the Local Service Provider (LSP) regional IT networks into one standarized system, which will benefit both patients and medical staff.

Using high-speed broadband connectivity, the New National Network will support one of the largest intranets in Europe, catering for the huge data flow within the NHS.  It will not only save costs, but the compatibility of the systems will deliver efficiencies to directly benefit patients.

The increased bandwidth will open up a host of new opportunities to the 18,000 NHS sites in England. GP surgeries, primary care trusts, and hospitals will benefit from faster, secure access and the ability to share and view large data files, patient records, video links, and visual materials, such as x-rays.  This will enable greater cooperation between different parts of the NHS and faster, more effcient patient treatment.

The network will also be designed for future expansion, so that over time other healthcare professionals, including dentists, pharmacists, opticians, and social services, will be able to access the network.