Perth software developer HarvestRoad has won a contract worth more than $2 million to develop an element of BAE Systems' contract management system, the second significant contract win in a week.
Perth software developer HarvestRoad has won a contract worth more than $2 million to develop an element of BAE Systems' contract management system, the second significant contract win in a week.
Last week, HarvestRoad announced that Charles Darwin University has chosen its Hive educational software package to deliver courseware to its student community.
The BAE Systems contract includes a 300 seat software license sale.
"tCMS® will provide increased efficiencies by using a consistent toolset, repository and process, allowing the organisation to share data and act as one business. The digital repository provided by HarvestRoad will be a key element of the overall capability solution" said BAE Systems Customer Information Services Transformation Manager Vicki Houston.
"Essentially this capability will allow the "write once, use many times" ethos by the implementation of a fully integrated and common solution for the generation, management and production of customer technical information covering all platforms and applicable standards."
"This is an important business and technology development for BAE Systems and HarvestRoad were selected because of their clear understanding of and response to our requirements," commented Simon Boswell BAE Systems Logistics & Information Systems Commercial & Procurement Manager.
Grame Barty , Founder and CEO of HarvestRoad said he was extremely pleased to be awarded such an important contract with such a prestigious client. Our solution will be delivered by the HarvestRoad Hive® digital repository which will be extended to include the job and asset tracking sub-system requirements necessary in next generation technical content management."
"This contract award is another major return on our continued investment in defence industry standards for the publishing and managing of both technical and learning content," Barty commented.
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About BAE Systems
BAE Systems is an international company engaged in the development, delivery, and support of advanced defence and aerospace systems in the air, on land, at sea, and in space. The Company designs, manufactures, and supports military aircraft, combat vehicles, surface ships, submarines, radar, avionics, communications, electronics, and guided weapon systems. It is a pioneer in technology with a heritage stretching back hundreds of years and is at the forefront of innovation, working to develop the next generation of intelligent defence systems. BAE Systems has major operations across five continents and customers in some 130 countries. The Company employs over 90,000 people and generates annual sales of approximately £14.8 billion through its wholly owned and joint-venture operations.
About HarvestRoad
HarvestRoad is a software development company based in Perth, Western Australia, with branch offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Mexico City, Atlanta, London and Paris and global partners in Europe, UK, USA, Latin America, and Asia. Established in 1996 and publicly listed on the Australian Stock Exchange [ASX: HRD] in September 1999, HarvestRoad has developed software for the eLearning and eTraining markets in education, government, defence, and enterprise.
