Key Milestones in the History of Boldon James

Date	Event
2007	Acquired by QinetiQ for £20m to accelerate development and growth. Signed new and incremental contracts with NATO, U.K., Hungary, Romania, Greece, Italy, Middle East. Signed development contracts for over 30 gateways Fist large homeland security deal reaches delivery Introduced version 3 secure information exchange architecture
2006	Named as Microsoft's Global ‘Go To Market Partner' for Defence Messaging. Sales team expanded into France and the USA , and additional focus on Central and Eastern European countries. Kieron Sambrook-Smith joined as Sales and Marketing Director. Celebrated 21 years in business In partnership with Lockheed Martin, won project to supply US DMS with Military Message Handling System worth $23m over 10 years to Boldon James
2005	Successful Management Team Buyout (MBO) with ISIS Equity Partners.
2004	Won the first phase of the German MOD military message handling system project. First full year operating as a stand-alone entity. Warburg Pincus began a review of exit options.
2003	Selected as a solution provider to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) by EDS and Fujitsu. With the decline in the Telco sector, Warburg Pincus sold its Telco assets to an MBO team whilst retaining its majority interest in Boldon James.
2002	Undertook a £2m connectivity upgrade project for the UK Government's Department of Work and Pension.
2001	Selected by Lockheed Martin to provide the MasterKey™ Plus directory product to the US Department of Defence.
1998	Boldon James was acquired by Protek Network Management Limited, wholly owned by Warburg Pincus.
1996	Microsoft formed a strategic partnership with Boldon James. .
1985 - 1996	Increasing accessibility and development of technology applications by suppliers such as Microsoft, generated widespread uptake of IT. With this approach came homogenous product offerings that neglected the needs of certain key vertical markets and created further niche opportunities for Boldon James.
1985	Boldon James established by Peter Boldon and Roger James specialising in the delivery of software solutions based on OSI standards. The company quickly developed a niche and strong reputation in connectivity and formal messaging solutions.