Scotland defence dumps IT deals

The Scottish Ministry of Defence is among departments which have revealed the cancellation of multi million-pound contracts, states Channel Register.

The ministry confirmed the cancellation of its £4.8 million Land Information Architecture Office project as part of an ICT project review. In a parliamentary written answer, Peter Luff, the defence minister, also said his department is continuing with the review.

He was responding to a question from Pete Wishart, the Scottish National Party MP. Wishart has written to several departments asking which IT contracts awarded in the past five years have been abandoned or cancelled and for their value.

Spitfire Management says it has developed a Google Android 2.2 app for smartphones and other mobile devices to work with the Spitfire Project Management System, according to i-Newswire.

The app is said to allow anyone with a device running the Android 2.2 operating system to send photos to Spitfire's construction project management software; call project team members without cluttering the phone's contact list; receive alerts about time-sensitive issues; and to review, access and update project documents.

“It's a brilliant use of cutting-edge technology,” says Scott Denahan, IT Manager at J2 Engineering.

Control4 has unveiled a set of tools to help its dealer network build business, writes Dealerscope.

The company claims the tools assist with sales, marketing, installation, and business operations and are designed to make dealer businesses more successful and profitable.

From training and hardware tools to proposal management and marketing services, the Control4 Solution Provider Programme recommends products and services to enhance business-management processes and increase sales for Control4 dealers.