The framework enables UK public sector bodies topurchase managed email services.FAIRFAX, Va.General Dynamics InformationTechnology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded aplace on the UK Managed Email Services Framework by the Crown CommercialService. As one of five awardees, General Dynamics will support UK's policy tocentrally manage the procurement of common goods and services through anintegrated procurement function that spans four years. Under this framework, GeneralDynamics will provide a mix of core and common components including managedemail services, delivery and migration services, secure email, secure messageand routing, mobile device management, white pages and directory service, to a varietyof public sector and non-profit organizations. Leveraging cloud computingcapabilities, the company offers secure, cloud-based email services that deliver greatereffectiveness, flexibility and lower total cost of ownership. General Dynamicswill help organizations rapidly provision a shared environment, as well asbuild out and foster communication capabilities without interrupting the userexperience.'General Dynamics has proven experience managing large, complex,mission-critical e-mail programs for government organizations,' said MarcusCollier, senior vice president, Health and Civilian Solutions Division. 'We lookforward to providing innovative, reliable and secure e-mail solutions that willenable UK public sector organizations to streamline the delivery and reduce thecost of providing enterprise-class messaging and collaboration services totheir workforce.

 

'General Dynamics is a leading systems integrator with a history of large-scale,secure enterprise email services. The company successfully implemented the U.S.Department of Defense Enterprise Email Program, which consolidates e-mailinfrastructure, centralizes e-mail management and reduces technical andfunctional costs and supports e-mail for 4.5 million users worldwide. In theUK, General Dynamics Information Technology provides professional services tocentral government, local government and healthcare customers, and has officesin London and South Yorkshire.For more information about General Dynamics InformationTechnology please visit www.gdit.comor www.uk.gdit.com.

 

More information about General Dynamics is available at www.generaldynamics.com.