Command and control

Military exercise of authority by a commanding officer over assigned forces

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2023 Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) disclosed plans to adopt the entire SitaWare suite for the Finnish Army, expanding the software platform's usage among NATO partners.
2023 SitaWare Insight begins using intelligence feed from Janes Information Services, expanding its data processing capabilities for defence intelligence.
2023 The Australian Defence Force selected SitaWare Headquarters and SitaWare Frontline for deployment in Army vehicles including Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle, Hawkei, and Mercedes-Benz G-Wagons.
2023 The company was reported to be on track to record an annual turnover of DKK 1.4 billion. Michael Holm stated the company's future ownership would likely be established through a fund that will own Systematic.
2023 Swiss Armed Forces adopt and begin using the SitaWare Insight platform for intelligence handling and data processing.
2023 SitaWare platform was being used by 45 nations at different command levels.
December 14 2023 Nicolaj Bramsen succeeded Michael Holm as CEO, having previously served as Group Senior Vice President for People & Culture. Holm remained chairman of the board.
October 2023 Michael Holm announced his plan to retire as CEO after 38 years with the company.
2022 Systematic's annual report indicated they had one million warfighters using their software solutions across various platforms.
2022
Botnet
General Motors suffered a credential stuffing attack using a botnet, where stolen passwords were used to attempt unauthorized access to multiple user accounts.
2021 The company expanded to 1,100 employees and recorded an annual turnover of DKK 965 million. Opened development centres in Bucharest and Canberra, expanding to 11 total office sites globally.
2021 SitaWare Frontline expanded its capabilities to include force tracking, geospatial tools, and cursor on-target messages, enhancing its mission planning system functionality.
2020 The British Army's 3rd Division officially adopted SitaWare Headquarters for situational awareness and command and control, implementing the system at battalion level and above.
2019 Australian and American commanders used SitaWare Headquarters software during Exercise Talisman Sabre, demonstrating the platform's capability to connect military echelons and provide a common operational picture.
2019
Botnet
CHEQ published a report on Ad Fraud, highlighting the economic impact of malicious bot activity on internet traffic and advertising.
2018 Cicero library management software was implemented in the Danish Joint Library System, enabling automation of tasks across 2,428 library facilities managing 62 million library items.
2011 Systematic developed the first iteration of Columna Flow software for Electronic Health Record management, initially used in the small central region of Denmark.
2011 Systematic developed an advanced blue force tracking software called SitaWare, which was first adopted by the Danish army for operational use.
2010 Systematic reached 500 employees, marking a significant milestone in the company's growth.
2010
Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System
While serving in Iraq, Chelsea Manning accessed JWICS and SIPRNET to leak hundreds of thousands of secret US intelligence documents to WikiLeaks, including 'Collateral Murder', 'The Iraqi War Logs', 'The Afghan War Diary', and 'Cablegate'. This was the largest data leak in US military history at the time, involving over 700,000 files.

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