Detica
Encyclopedia
Detica is an international business
and technology
consulting
firm owned by BAE Systems
. It specialises in collecting, managing and exploiting information to reveal actionable intelligence. Its areas of expertise are information exploitation, security and resilience, fraud containment, threat intelligence and customer insight
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The name Detica comes from the Greek-derived word eidetic, meaning clear vision.
Government
. It was incorporated in 1977 and renamed Detica in 2001. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
in 2002. In 2003 the Company acquired Rubus, an IT services business. It went on to launch Streamshield, an internet security product, in 2004. In 2005 Detica acquired Extraprise UK, a systems integrator. In 2006 it went on to buy Evolution (a consultancy), Inforenz (a computer forensics business) and m.a. partners (a consultancy serving the capital markets) and in 2007 it acquired DFI International (a consultancy serving the US National Security sector).
On 18 July 2008, the prospect of a bidding war for Detica emerged after BAE Systems
made an informal offer. On 28 July 2008 the board of Detica and BAE Systems
jointly announced that the latter had made a formal cash offer of £4.40 for all issued and to-be-issued share capital. Having been approved by shareholders, BAE declared its offer for Detica unconditional on 25 September 2008 after acquiring over 92% of outstanding shares.
Products include Detica NetReveal, a software package to combat fraud, intended for Government departments, the finance sector and leading commercial organisations, Detica DataRetain, a software product enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to comply with data retention regulations, and StreamShield, a software package aimed at real-time internet content security.
Business
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and technology
Technology
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consulting
Consultant
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firm owned by BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
. It specialises in collecting, managing and exploiting information to reveal actionable intelligence. Its areas of expertise are information exploitation, security and resilience, fraud containment, threat intelligence and customer insight
Customer insight
Customer Insight is the collection, deployment and interpretation of information that allows a business to acquire, develop and retain their customers.-Analysis:...
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The name Detica comes from the Greek-derived word eidetic, meaning clear vision.
History
The business was founded in 1971 as Smith Associates carrying out research on Defence matters for the UKUnited Kingdom
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Government
Government
Government refers to the legislators, administrators, and arbitrators in the administrative bureaucracy who control a state at a given time, and to the system of government by which they are organized...
. It was incorporated in 1977 and renamed Detica in 2001. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange is a stock exchange located in the City of London within the United Kingdom. , the Exchange had a market capitalisation of US$3.7495 trillion, making it the fourth-largest stock exchange in the world by this measurement...
in 2002. In 2003 the Company acquired Rubus, an IT services business. It went on to launch Streamshield, an internet security product, in 2004. In 2005 Detica acquired Extraprise UK, a systems integrator. In 2006 it went on to buy Evolution (a consultancy), Inforenz (a computer forensics business) and m.a. partners (a consultancy serving the capital markets) and in 2007 it acquired DFI International (a consultancy serving the US National Security sector).
On 18 July 2008, the prospect of a bidding war for Detica emerged after BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
made an informal offer. On 28 July 2008 the board of Detica and BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
jointly announced that the latter had made a formal cash offer of £4.40 for all issued and to-be-issued share capital. Having been approved by shareholders, BAE declared its offer for Detica unconditional on 25 September 2008 after acquiring over 92% of outstanding shares.
Operations
The Company operates in the following markets- Government and National Security
- Telecommunications and Media
- Financial Services
Products include Detica NetReveal, a software package to combat fraud, intended for Government departments, the finance sector and leading commercial organisations, Detica DataRetain, a software product enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to comply with data retention regulations, and StreamShield, a software package aimed at real-time internet content security.
Europe
- Arundel Street, LondonLondonLondon is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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, London, UK - GuildfordGuildfordGuildford is the county town of Surrey. England, as well as the seat for the borough of Guildford and the administrative headquarters of the South East England region...
, UK - GloucesterGloucesterGloucester is a city, district and county town of Gloucestershire in the South West region of England. Gloucester lies close to the Welsh border, and on the River Severn, approximately north-east of Bristol, and south-southwest of Birmingham....
, UK - ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, UK - AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
, NetherlandsNetherlandsThe Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... - AmershamAmershamAmersham is a market town and civil parish within Chiltern district in Buckinghamshire, England, 27 miles north west of London, in the Chiltern Hills. It is part of the London commuter belt....
, UK - Gatwick, UK
- FrimleyFrimleyFrimley is a small English town situated 2 miles south of Camberley, in the extreme west of Surrey, adjacent to the border with Hampshire. It is about 31 miles west south-west of Central London. It is part of the Borough of Surrey Heath...
, UK
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