Spescom Software Inc, the US operation of multinational technology innovator Spescom, has been awarded a contract valued at over $300 000 from BAE Systems.
BAE Systems is one of the world's largest defence contractors.
Spescom Software Inc deployed its next-generation eB software to manage key aspects of the UK's entire fleet of naval submarines. The implementation, consisting of a unique integrated solution to manage a range of different types of documents and data at the BAE Systems Submarine design and manufacturing plant in the UK, was completed with Computer Sciences Corp (CSC), the information technology systems integration partner selected by BAE.
According to Spescom Software CEO, Carl Mostert, the explosion in growth of computer-generated data that accompanied the Information Age has outstripped the ability of separate software applications to keep up with the dynamic demands of data management.
"Large and highly complex organisations, whether they are managing nuclear power plants, space shuttles, or submarine fleets, simply cannot operate with optimal safety, security or efficiency under the fragmented computing and software environments that have evolved," says Mostert.
"These organisations hold millions of different pieces of information in many disparate software applications. The data is always changing, whether due to repairs, replacement, maintenance or other dynamic factors. The eB software enables the consolidation of this information into a single coherent platform and also has built-in business process rules for effective management of change.
Mostert notes that a number of services were implemented.
"These include a drawing distribution and management solution based on eB that is replacing BAE's aging system, originally installed in 1994. Other critical services include automated drawing distribution, requisition and recall facilities. This solution will also address a number of work management requirements, and will control the generation of prints to be used in the production process.
"The contract also calls for the expansion of the eB solution in the near future across several areas of document and data management. Among them, eB will be used as the basis for a product breakdown structure, and will allow documents and drawings to be linked to the physical items, which make up the submarines. This will support the implementation of comprehensive change-management processes, and will form the basis of "as-planned" and "as-built" baselines, says Mostert.
"Contracts with large enterprises such as BAE represent a key component of Spescom's business and growth plan.
"Such contracts can roll-out in stages, with additional substantial value at each step. Spescom's strategy and products are designed to capitalise on these contract expansion opportunities, to enable us to grow revenues with existing customers. We will be aggressively looking at further opportunities for significantly expanding our footprint within this customer," concludes Mostert.
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