Tribal gets mobile app extension from US Army

The education software provider Tribal Group has won an extension to its contract with the US Army to develop smartphone applications for aid workers.

The applications will form part of the so-called Mobile Learning Environment (MoLE) project and will be used during international humanitarian emergencies.

The extension is worth a cool $1m to Tribal.

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The man in charge of the project, Colonel Karl Freidl, said: "The mobile application developed in partnership with Tribal has the potential for dramatically improving our ability to organise, train and equip our military responders and enhance communication with other organisations in the field.

"The practical information that is essential when participating in an operation in unfamiliar areas will be quite literally at our fingertips, and we will be able to gather and communicate information quickly and simply."

Tribal shares had gained 6.6% by 12:33.

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