The SIGNAL Blog

Sometimes a user might need an immediate answer to a question or a definition of a term. The Lexisum home page has a simple interface consisting of several boxes. Entering a term such as "bandwidth" causes the site's search engine to scour Wikipedia sites for an answer. Each definition is studded with hyperlinks to more detailed articles and related topics.

The goal of reQall is to serve as a memory tool. The site collects and aggregates personal data. Users can access the site through a variety of methods, such as text from a handheld or desktop computer or voice from a telephone. The site will translate voice messages into text and store the data. Users with iPhones or Web access can quickly enter action items and clip and remember items on the home page. ReQall can contain anything from personal notes to contact lists and photographs. A memory jogger feature lets users play games especially designed to strengthen memory.

QinetiQ North America's Mission Solutions Group has been awarded a subcontract by Abacus Technology Corporation to support information management and communications activities for the National Aeronautical and Space Administration's Kennedy Space Center. The contract, which will run up to nine years, has a potential value of $225 million. QinetiQ North America will provide systems engineering, sustaining engineering, and imaging and timing services to Abacus Technology as a subcontractor.

Lockheed Martin Systems Integration has been awarded a $6,569,712 cost plus fixed fee contract to redesign the light armored vehicle and command and control upgrade configuration. The U.S. Army TACOM, Warren, Michigan, is the contracting activity.