Detica

Detica Ltd

Type	Private
Industry	Business and technology consulting
Founded	1971
Headquarters	Guildford, UK
Key people	Martin Sutherland (Managing Director)
Products	NetReveal, StreamShield, DataRetain, Treidan
Employees	Around 1400
Parent	BAE Systems
Website	www.detica.com

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.

The name Detica comes from the Greek-derived word eidetic, meaning clear vision.

History

The business was founded in 1971^[1] as Smith Associates carrying out research on Defence matters for the UK Government.^[2] It was incorporated in 1977^[1] and renamed Detica in 2001. It was first listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2002.^[1] In 2003 the Company acquired Rubus, an IT services business.^[3] It went on to launch Streamshield, an internet security product, in 2004.^[3] In 2005 Detica acquired Extraprise UK, a systems integrator.^[4] In 2006 it went on to buy Evolution (a consultancy),^[5] Inforenz (a computer forensics business)^[6] and m.a. partners (a consultancy serving the capital markets)^[7] and in 2007 it acquired DFI International (a consultancy serving the US National Security sector).^[8]

On 18 July 2008, the prospect of a bidding war for Detica emerged after BAE Systems made an informal offer.^[9] 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.^[10]

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,^[11] Detica DataRetain, a software product enabling Communications Service Providers (CSPs) to comply with data retention regulations,^[12] and StreamShield, a software package aimed at real-time internet content security.^[13]

Offices

The Company has the following office locations:

Europe

• Arundel Street, London, UK
• King William Street, London, UK
• Guildford, UK
• Gloucester, UK
• Manchester, UK
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Amersham, UK
• Gatwick, UK
• Frimley, UK

United States of America

• Washington, DC, USA
• Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Canada

• Toronto, Ontario

Main Competitors

• Accenture
• BearingPoint
• Capgemini
• Deloitte Consulting
• Ernst & Young
• Hewlett-Packard
• HCL Technologies
• IBM Global Services
• Infosys Technologies
• Qedis
• Siemens IT Solutions and Services
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Wipro

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Detica Frequently asked questions
2. ^ Tom Black Interview
3. ^ ^{a b} Detica Interim Results 2004
4. ^ Detica acquires CRM specialist
5. ^ Detica buys Evolution Consulting
6. ^ Detica seems to have had little time for a summer break
7. ^ m.a. partners profile
8. ^ Detica is a star performer
9. ^ FT.com / Companies / UK - BAE offer for Detica could spark bid war
10. ^ "BAE Systems declares Detica offer wholly unconditional". AFX News (Forbes). 25 September 2008. http://www.forbes.com/afxnewslimited/feeds/afx/2008/09/25/afx5469083.html. Retrieved 2008-10-02. 
11. ^ NetReveal
12. ^ Detica DataRetain
13. ^ StreamShield

External links

• Main Website
• www.streamshield.com
• www.detica.us.com
• www.deticanetreveal.com
• www.deticaforensics.com
• www.deticaesg.com