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THE police service was embarrassed this week when it was revealed that the company sub-contracted to implement a $95 million communications program was forced last week into administration.

CADCOM – Call Taking Computer Aided Dispatch and Related Communications Project – which used global positioning satellite technology in police cars, was initially expected to be operational more than a year ago.

The financial difficulties of Simoco Pacific, contracted to primary contractor BAE

System, were exposed after administrators were called in to parent company Simoco International Ltd.