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To: bd476
Aerospace Corporation, reviewed the SAIC software at a cost of $2 million and determined it should be abandoned

Aero also suggested they consider COTS software, which I presume to be Lotus Notes or something similar.

IMHO $100 million (or whatever the final price was) is really excessive for this sort of application.

5 posted on 02/04/2005 5:07:05 AM PST by angkor
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To: angkor
angkor wrote: "Aero also suggested they consider COTS software, which I presume to be Lotus Notes or something similar.

IMHO $100 million (or whatever the final price was) is really excessive for this sort of application."

The virtual case file software might be less costly, but the "tracking terrorist" software implies something much more complicated.

6 posted on 02/04/2005 5:11:05 AM PST by bd476 (God Bless those in harm's way and bring peace to those who have lost loved ones today.)
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angkor said: "Aero also suggested they consider COTS software, which I presume to be Lotus Notes or something similar.

IMHO $100 million (or whatever the final price was) is really excessive for this sort of application."

I just posted part of Punaro's proposed testimony to the Senate with a link to the rest.

It includes the basic outline of what the FBI expected in software and what SAIC actually delivered: Punaro's Testimony

9 posted on 02/04/2005 5:29:25 AM PST by bd476 (God Bless those in harm's way and bring peace to those who have lost loved ones today.)
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