Mr. Ginman served as the Vice President of Maritime Information Systems for General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems (GDAIS) in 2005 and 2006.
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The company is part of General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
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Last week the Army surprised many observers by turning down proposals from its two biggest traditional suppliers of combat vehicles, BAE Systems and General Dynamics, and instead favoring Lockheed Martin, Humvee incumbent AM General, and truck builder Oshkosh to proceed to the next stage of competition.
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"The GD300 is a game-changing computer that will save lives, " said Mike DiBiase, vice president of Computing Technologies for General Dynamics C4 Systems.
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Traditional military contractors like General Dynamics and BAE Systems tend to dabble in the truck business rather than regarding it as a core franchise, so they can afford to walk away if terms look too onerous.
Global Hawk's smaller cousin is the Predator, made by a former General Dynamics unit, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
Other competitors in the capital goods sector include: Boeing (BA), General Dynamics (GD), and Elbit Systems Ltd. (ADR) (ESLT).
And General Dynamics is installing them in the public address systems of U.S. Navy ships.
The most aggressive players at present seem to be Raytheon, Science Applications International, General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin, but other players like BAE Systems and Boeing are rapidly bulking up.
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Microsoft Dynamics has been working to integrate social functionality into its ERP and CRM systems.
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