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2iC Limited - Battlefield Interoperability Software

2iC Limited has developed innovative software for use by integrators to rapidly and flexibly coordinate separate and disparate IT systems like those used on operations.

Battlefield Interoperability Software

The 2iC software is available off-the-shelf and delivers the power of enterprise middleware software to the lean tactical environment. This allows for rapid changes to the interoperability patterns that match the rate of the changing military threat, typical of asymmetric warfare. It supports open standards and works without prior knowledge of the systems and without compromising security.

The software was trialled in October 2012 as part of a Land Open Systems Architecture (LOSA) development programme. LOSA is shaping the way the Land Domain does business and is the target architecture for Army 2020.

SELEX Galileo provided military camera systems and their Vantage command and control software, while Ultra Electronics Command and Control Systems provided command and control software for the project. This allowed 2iC to demonstrate that its approach worked with current fielded operational systems and that enterprise software principles can be applied to both new and legacy systems in the battlefield to increase tactical effect.

Based at the Royal Holloway, University of London, 2iC was founded in 2010 to develop coordination software, initially for the military. Founder and Managing Director, Graham Booth, says the company has received around £87,000 for this project from Centre Defence Enterprise (CDE): "The funding and support we got from CDE has been vital in the establishment of our business and securing investment. It has enabled us to establish credibility by proving our innovation."

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