We are excited to announce that we just signed up the Pentagon to deploy Intalio|On Demand to track and monitor alien sightings. This is the first customer, of what we hope will be many, for our recently launched product. The agreement is a multi-year deal stretching well into 2040 when the Pentagon expects that the BPM project entitled “Operation Alien Cover-up” will be completed.

The aim of the project is to track UFO sightings around the US and make sure that in each documented case where aliens have been seen there is a compelling and plausible story to deny the event.

The BPM project is kicked off (the Start Event) by a query to the databases of the National Enquirer with search terms, such as “alien love child”, “three-headed Martian”, and “alien death-ray”. When one of the search terms is found it automatically generates messages sent to Air Force commanders throughout the US and especially in Area 54.

A mash-up with Google Maps creates a seamless picture of the sightings in a given area, finds nearby crop-circles and triangulates with all existing pyramids. According to the Pentagon this gives an accurate reading of the velocity, direction, and location of origin of the sighted craft. Further mash-ups are planned for Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace to crawl those sites for possible leads. The Pentagon has also negotiated a contract to bundle all hardware shipped from Alienware with SOA components to control NASA's Mars Rovers should the need for remote defense become necessary (Intalio developed the Castor project used in the Mars Rover).

Marvin, the project lead, stated “we are excited about putting this into place. It will speed up deployment of MIB officials to site areas by at least 50%.” Marvin has been able to work alongside his human counterparts for years due to the controversial Martian Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.

Wookipedia defines the term alien as a "Humanocentric biological, and sometimes political term to describe a sentient species or a person of a species other than a Human or near-Human. The term may have been derived from the first impression of early Humans, when they had their first contacts with species from other planets. However, it seems to have been prevalent even in subsequent millennia." "Working with the Pentagon has been an amazing experience," commented Ismael Ghalimi, founder and CEO of Intalio. "They even let me play with their ray guns. They make a cool pzzht sound."

Happy April Fool's Day everyone, and may the force be with you. Should the need arise, here is an article that helps you tell if co-workers are aliens.