BAE Systems Digital Intelligence
Defence and Security technology company
BAE Systems Digital Intelligence (formerly Detica, then BAE Systems Applied Intelligence) is a British defence and security technology firm owned by BAE Systems. Its products include software for cybersecurity, surveillance and data analysis.
History
The business was founded in 1971 as Smith Associates, carrying out research on defence matters for the UK Government. It was incorporated in 1977 and renamed Detica in 2001. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2002.
In 2003 Detica acquired Rubus, an information technology services company. It went on to launch Streamshield, an internet security software product, in 2004. In 2005 Detica acquired Extraprise UK, a systems integrator. In 2006 it bought the consultancy Evolution, the computer forensics business Inforenz and a financial service consultancy M.A. Partners. In 2007 it acquired the US homeland security consultancy DFI International.
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