Appian wins Navy portal

Appian Corp., a provider of large-scale, data-driven software solutions, won a contract with the Navy to provide the technology platform for the service's Knowledge Management Portal.

The portal will support 350,000 service personnel, Navy Reserve, civilian employees of the Defense Department and retired Navy and retired Navy Reserve employees.

The portal will act as a building block in the re-engineering of the Navy training and education programs and will provide a critical step in helping achieve knowledge superiority for both war fighters and support forces, company officials said.