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}}'''Systematic''' is a multinational software company based in [[Aarhus|Aarhus, Denmark]].<ref name=":8" /> It specialises in systems that support decision-making.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |lastlast1=Andersen |firstfirst1=Berit |last2=Heggland |first2=Nils-Ole |last3=Jacobsen |first3=Kim Forum |year=2019 |title="Jeg går på arbejde for at gøre en forskel i verden" |url=https://www.cxomagasinet.dk/21-2019/jeg-gar-pa-arbejde-for-at-gore-en-forskel-i-verden |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.cxomagasinet.dk |language=da |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215402/https://www.cxomagasinet.dk/21-2019/jeg-gar-pa-arbejde-for-at-gore-en-forskel-i-verden |url-status=live }}</ref> Primarily, these have been [[Command and control|command and control (C2)]] systems for commanders in [[armed forces]].<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Huw |date=2 February 2023 |title=Systematic launches embedded training solution for SitaWare |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-launches-embedded-training-solution-for-sitaware |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=Janes.com |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112426/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-launches-embedded-training-solution-for-sitaware |url-status=live }}</ref>

By 2023, its [[battlefield management system]] was reported to be used by 45 nations.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Felstead |first=Peter |date=2023-07-28 |title=Systematic Downselected for ADF's Land 200 Phase 3 Project |url=https://euro-sd.com/2023/07/news/33137/systematic-downselected-for-adfs-land-200-phase-3-project/ |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=European Security and Defence |language=en-US |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112426/https://euro-sd.com/2023/07/news/33137/systematic-downselected-for-adfs-land-200-phase-3-project/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As an open sourced system, itIt enables interoperability between force elements, notably between allied forces.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Soumya |date=2023-02-22 |title=Systematic to expand SitaWare solution across the Danish forces |url=https://www.army-technology.com/news/systematic-expand-c4isr-solution-danish/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=Army Technology |language=en-US |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215402/https://www.army-technology.com/news/systematic-expand-c4isr-solution-danish/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Other than the military of its home nation, Denmark, its systems have been adopted by the [[Australian Army]], [[British Army]], [[New Zealand Defence Force]], [[United States Army]] and many European based [[NATO]] forces, such as the [[Slovenian Armed Forces]], [[Swedish Armed Forces]] and the [[Bundeswehr]].<ref name=":7" />

Systematic's civilian applications extend to patient management, library data management and management of energy generation and delivery.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=December 2017 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Uffe |title=Systematic is connecting the battlespace |url=https://www.danskindustri.dk/medlemsforeninger/foreningssites/fos/medlemmer/medlemsportraetter/systematic/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=www.danskindustri.dk |publisher=Confederation of Danish Industry |language=da |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://www.danskindustri.dk/medlemsforeninger/foreningssites/fos/medlemmer/medlemsportraetter/systematic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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=== 1980s-1990s: Message format innovation ===

After delivering the force tracking software for the [[Royal Danish Navy]], the group developed a [[Variable Message Format]] communications platform, for use between NATO partners, known as IRIS. It is characterised by one defence analyst, Joseph J Molitoris, as a "comprehensive message handling and formatting system" that is "compliant with multiple USMTF and JVMF baselines."<ref name=":17">{{Cite journal |last=Molitoris |first=Joseph |date=October 2003 |title=Use of COTS XML and Web Services Technology for Current and Future DOD Systems |url=https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.5555/1950503 |journal=Proceedings of the 2003 IEEE conferenceConference on Military communicationsCommunications |volume=I |pages=221–226 |via=ACM Digital Library |access-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112425/https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.5555/1950503 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Command Post Computing Environment by systematic HQ Photo Dan Lafontaine US Army released to Public Domain.png|thumb|160x160px|US Army Command Post Computing Environment, used at the [[Aberdeen Proving Ground]], is an iteration of the battle management system. ]]

=== 2000s: Battle management development ===

IRIS became the foundation software for more complex systems for battle management.<ref name=":16">{{Cite journal |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=May 2014 |title=From Joint Headquarters to the Tactical Edge |url=https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/49446756/janes-idr-equipment-profile-en-small |journal=Jane's International Defence Review |via=Yumpu |access-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112426/https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/49446756/janes-idr-equipment-profile-en-small |url-status=live }}</ref> By 2011 Systematic had iterated blue force tracking software, called SitaWare, which the Danish army began using on operations.<ref name=":16" /> Originally designed to provide situational awareness to commanders in the land ___domain, SitaWare generates a [[common operational picture]] that can be shared between operators in battle with partner forces.<ref name=":18">{{Cite web |editor-last=Pittaway |editor-first=Nigel |title=SitaWare provides Joint COP at Talisman Sabre - Australian Defence Magazine |url=https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/joint/sitaware-provides-joint-cop-at-talisman-sabre |access-date=2023-10-15 |website=www.australiandefence.com.au |language=en |archive-date=October 16, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112426/https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/joint/sitaware-provides-joint-cop-at-talisman-sabre |url-status=live }}</ref> The first military force to use SitaWare was Denmark. It's understood that the first land force to adopt SitaWare, outside of Denmark, was the [[Slovenian Army]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=24 June 2016 |title=Slovenia transitions to SitaWare software |url=https://docplayer.net/38190491-Slovenia-transitions-to-sitaware-software.html |access-date=2023-10-03 |website= |publisher=Jane's International Defence Review |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://docplayer.net/38190491-Slovenia-transitions-to-sitaware-software.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:1st Battalion, 9th CalvaryCavalry Regiment NATO enhanced forward presence Battle Group Poland Mark Brzezinski the U.S. Ambassador to Poland M1A2 Abrams in Warsaw, Poland, 15 August 2023 (cropped).jpg|thumb|240x240px|The system is integrated (at top left) in the [[M1A2|M1A2 main battle tank]] used by Poland from 2023.]]

=== 2010s: Expansion and combat deployment ===

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[[File:Australian soldiers in a High Mobility Transporter during Talisman Sabre 2019.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Australian soldiers on exercise at Talisman Sabre 2019, where the software was deployed.|left]]

=== {{anchor|SitaWare}}SitaWare Suite ===

SitaWare Suite provides C2 for static and deployed command.<ref name=":15" /> It envelops SitaWare Headquarters, SitaWare Frontline, and SitaWare Edge.<ref name=":15" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=21 September 2021 |title=DSEI 2021: Ireland adopts SitaWare C2 software for ISTAR aircraft |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/dsei-2021-ireland-adopts-sitaware-c2-software-for-istar-aircraft |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Janes.com |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017221145/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/dsei-2021-ireland-adopts-sitaware-c2-software-for-istar-aircraft |url-status=live }}</ref> It provides C2 at command-post, command vehicle or at the combat lines.<ref>{{Cite journal |lastlast1=ten Brink |firstfirst1=Wouter |last2=Vasilache |first2=Bogdan |last3=Wrona |first3=Konrad |last4=Suri |first4=Niranjan |date=2022 |title=Towards integration of Command and Control systems with Internet of Things |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050922008821?via%3Dihub |journal=Procedia Computer Science |volume=205 |issue=2022 International Conference on Military Communication and Information Systems (ICMCIS) |pages=161 |viadoi=Elsevier |access-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https:/10.1016/webj.archiveprocs.org/web/20231004215403/https://www2022.sciencedirect09.com/science/article/pii/S1877050922008821?via=ihub017 |urldoi-statusaccess=livefree }}</ref> It is used to track friendly forces, to provide situational awareness, to connect force elements and to share battleground information with the command chain and allies.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2020-02-24 |editor-last=Graf |editor-first=Jędrzej |title=Lithuania: BMS For New Boxer Vehicles and Beyond |url=https://defence24.com/lithuania-bms-for-new-boxer-vehicles-and-beyond |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=defence24.com |language=pl |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://defence24.com/lithuania-bms-for-new-boxer-vehicles-and-beyond |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":11" /> The Suite is used by several NATO partners, including its newer members. In 2023, the Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) disclosed its plans to use the entire SitaWare suite the [[Finnish Army]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite journal |last=White |first=Andrew |date=July–August 2019 |title=Knowledge is Power |url=https://mags.shephardmedia.com/Digital_Battlespace/2019/DB0419_webmag789/pubData/source/DB0419_webmag.pdf |journal=Digital Battlespace |volume=11 |issue=4 |pages=15 |via=Shepherd Media |access-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://mags.shephardmedia.com/Digital_Battlespace/2019/DB0419_webmag789/pubData/source/DB0419_webmag.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== SitaWare Headquarters ===

SitaWare Headquarters connect echelons, such as a national command centre to the individual soldier.<ref name=":2" /> It aggregates large volumes of data, from military and civilian sources, to generate a common operational picture for land, maritime, air and joint operations.<ref name=":18" /> The software supports staff in planning and executing operations with tools for C2, for operational planning while providing situational awareness.<ref name=":15" /> Australian and American commanders used the system in [[Exercise Talisman Sabre]] 2019.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuper |first=Stephen |last2= |first2= |date=2019-11-08 |title=SitaWare Headquarters chosen for Australian Army's Track Management Capability |url=https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/joint-capabilities/5112-sitaware-headquarters-chosen-for-australian-army-s-track-management-capability |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Defence Connect |language=en |archive-date=October 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231017221149/https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/joint-capabilities/5112-sitaware-headquarters-chosen-for-australian-army-s-track-management-capability |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, the British Army 3rd Division - took SitaWare Headquarters into service, for situational awareness and command and control, at the battalion level and above.<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=International |first=Armada |date=2020-11-12 |title=British Army's 3rd Division selects Systematic's SitaWare Headquarters |url=https://www.armadainternational.com/2020/11/british-armys-3rd-division-selects-systematics-sitaware-headquarters/ |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Armada International |language=en-US |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215404/https://www.armadainternational.com/2020/11/british-armys-3rd-division-selects-systematics-sitaware-headquarters/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is reported that the system's ability to create interoperability with allied forces was a key reason for adoption by the [[Lithuanian Armed Forces]] and the [[Australian Defence Force]].<ref name=":3" />

=== SitaWare Frontline ===

[[File:Radpanzer_Pandur_Austria_3.JPG|thumb|160x160px|The Pandur used by [[Slovenian Armed Forces]] is equipped with the Frontline iteration.]]

SitaWare Frontline is a mission planning system designed for use in command vehicles. The system can issue orders from an electronic map; communicated via tactical radio networks – both IP and non-IP.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebbutt |first=Giles |date=5 February 2021 |title=Systematic updates Frontline mounted C2 software suite |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-updates-frontline-mounted-c2-software-suite |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Janes.com |language=en |archive-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115224953/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-updates-frontline-mounted-c2-software-suite |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":15" /> Since 2021 it has included force tracking, geospatial tools, and cursor on-target messages.<ref name=":10" /> It may display two video feeds from external sensors and subsystems.<ref name=":4" /> It can include a Fire support module (known as Thor in the Danish forces).<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Giles |first=Ebbutt |title=IDEX 2019: Systematic showcases C2 software for Fire Support |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/idex-2019-systematic-showcases-c2-software-for-fire-support |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Janes.com |date=February 25, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215402/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/idex-2019-systematic-showcases-c2-software-for-fire-support |url-status=live }}</ref> The system is used by [[Very High Readiness Joint Task Force]] elements within NATO.<ref name=":3" /> In 2023, the [[Australian Defence Force]] has issued a statement that they had down selected SitaWare Headquarters and SitaWare Frontline, to be deployed in the Army's [[Bushmaster Protected Mobility Vehicle]] and [[Hawkei]] and [[Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon]]s.<ref name=":15" />

[[File:Danish soldier in live-fire part of exercise Dynamic Front held at Oksbol Denmark 30 March 2023.jpg|thumb|160x160px|Danish soldier using C2 in live-fire exercise Dynamic Front held at [[Oksbøl]] Denmark 30 March 2023|left]]

=== SitaWare Edge ===

SitaWare Edge is designed for Android devices, used by dismounted soldiers, at the line of contact.<ref name=":4" /> The software adjusts to fit the screen of any such device to give 2D or 3D maps.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |title=DSEI 2019: Systematic previews improvements to dismounted, maritime SitaWare software |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/dsei-2019-systematic-previews-improvements-to-dismounted-maritime-sitaware-software |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Janes.com |date=September 16, 2019 |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/dsei-2019-systematic-previews-improvements-to-dismounted-maritime-sitaware-software |url-status=live }}</ref> It has a simplified planning feature and an integrated chat function.<ref name=":11"/><ref name=":12" />

=== SitaWare Insight ===

SitaWare Insight supports intelligence handlers and commanders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Huw |title=SitaWare gains AI-powered intelligence, decision support tools |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/sitaware-gains-ai-powered-intelligence-decision-support-tools |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=Janes.com |date=January 11, 2022 |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215404/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/sitaware-gains-ai-powered-intelligence-decision-support-tools |url-status=live }}</ref> It uses [[artificial intelligence]] systems to process large volumes of data from open source documents to video of enemy defence assets.<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |title=Systematic Australia - Communication, Detection & Security Equipment - Barton, Australian Capital Territory |url=https://austandnzdefence.com/listings/listing_details/systematic-australia |access-date=2023-10-04 |website=austandnzdefence.com |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://austandnzdefence.com/listings/listing_details/systematic-australia |url-status=live }}</ref> From 2023 the platform will use the feed of defence intelligence from [[Janes Information Services]].<ref>{{Cite webnews |title=Systematic and Janes join forces to deliver critical insight to battlefield |url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-and-janes-join-forces-to-deliver-critical-insight-to-battlefield |access-date=2023-10-04 |websitenewspaper=Janes.comDefault |language=en |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215407/https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/systematic-and-janes-join-forces-to-deliver-critical-insight-to-battlefield |url-status=live }}</ref> It is reported that the system is now being used by [[Swiss Armed Forces]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-27 |title=Armee beschafft neue Software von Systematic {{!}} Der Monitor für Defence und Sicherheitspolitik |url=https://www.hartpunkt.de/armee-beschafft-neue-software-von-systematic/ |access-date=2023-10-10 |language=de-DE |archive-date=October 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231012073620/https://www.hartpunkt.de/armee-beschafft-neue-software-von-systematic/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== SitaWare Maritime ===

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=== Cicero ===

This library management software can serve as the system of systems to local libraries. Since 2018, the platform has been used to automate many tasks in the Danish Joint Library System, that provides overall management to the systems of 2,428 library facilities which, in turn, manage 62 million library items.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Breeding |first=Marshall |date=2018-06-01 |title=Cicero: A New System Designed for Shared Library Management |url=https://librarytechnology.org/document/24049 |journal=Smart Libraries Newsletter |language=en |volume=38 |issue=066 |pages=2–5 |access-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-date=October 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004215403/https://librarytechnology.org/document/24049 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Company organisation ==