Daston, a provider of IT services, has won a multi-million dollar contract to design, develop, implement, and maintain the hardware and software that provides intranet services for the Defense Information Systems Agency.
Daston will lead the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Office of Information and Knowledge Management’s efforts to provide a suite of software that comprise the DISA intranet services. DISA intranet services include document management, content management, records management, identity management, application authentication and single-sign-on, enterprise directory management, enterprise search, and web server hosting services.
In order to provide such services, the Daston team brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in popular software technologies such as Computer Associates SiteMinder, Sun Identity Manager, SunOne Directory Server, Apache Regain Search, Oracle Database, Oracle/BEA WebLogic, KnowledgeTree, Microsoft ASP, and Adobe ColdFusion.
Daston will provide expert integration services to provide the architectural and engineering know-how to adopt Department of Defense (DOD) Net-Centric Services for internal DISA use. Daston will also provide the expertise necessary for the Office of Information and Knowledge Management to deliver the Intranet Services in a service-oriented architecture environment consistent with DOD’s requirements for Net-Centricity.
Greg Callen, managing director of DoD practice and senior vice president of Daston, said: Based on our years of experience in the government sector, we understand the critical needs of DISA and the importance of delivering functional and secure applications in a timely manner. Daston is eager to deliver proven solutions and a highly trained staff that will improve communications and operations agency-wide.
