CHOTS
Encyclopedia
Corporate Headquarters Office Technology System (CHOTS) was a restricted electronic mail and office administration system
used by the Ministry of Defence
of the United Kingdom
.
The system, designed, built, implemented and managed by Fujitsu supported 25,000 civilian and forces personnel and allowed an additional 70,000 MOD staff to communicate securely via its network. Access to information was domain-based, with links to MOD messaging systems. It was operational at 24 HQ locations and more than 200 subsidiaries in the UK, Europe and the USA.
In addition, Fujitsu developed a version for the Army, CASH, that supports 4,500 workstations in the UK, Germany and Northern Ireland.
CHOTS has been replaced by DII (Defence Information Infrastructure)
at all locations.
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used by the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
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of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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The system, designed, built, implemented and managed by Fujitsu supported 25,000 civilian and forces personnel and allowed an additional 70,000 MOD staff to communicate securely via its network. Access to information was domain-based, with links to MOD messaging systems. It was operational at 24 HQ locations and more than 200 subsidiaries in the UK, Europe and the USA.
In addition, Fujitsu developed a version for the Army, CASH, that supports 4,500 workstations in the UK, Germany and Northern Ireland.
CHOTS has been replaced by DII (Defence Information Infrastructure)
Defence Information Infrastructure
Defence Information Infrastructure is a secure military network owned by the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence MoD. It covers the various branches of the armed forces, including the Royal Navy, British Army and Royal Air Force as well as MOD Civil Servants...
at all locations.