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What colour are the clouds on your planet?
Look at the state of the F6000 application for another one that was managed superbly
See here:
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20041111.html
and here:
http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20041118.html
EDS bid low, consistently underestimate the work required and then dump crap kit on the people that need it. It will take more than a management restructuring to get rid of the bad taste that this company has left in many peoples mouths over the years. Sadly few organisations have ever had the bottle to sack them.
Impiger - what you are using is DII Current or DII Convergent - Not DII Future which is supposed to bring the whole thing together from foxhole to supply depot, see here:
http://www.mod.uk/dcsa/organisations...iiforeword.htm
Interesting that the system will need a massive WAN, but this is specifically excluded from the contract. Another massive success for Smart Procurement.