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tags:
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- Organization
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- Private
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- Technology
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- Israel
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category: "Private Organization"
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summary: "Medan Computers Ltd. was the Israeli franchise of Honeywell, staffed entirely by Israel Defense Forces reservists and computer experts, which was involved in the implementation of PROMIS software in Guatemala."
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location: "Israel"
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[[Medan Computers Ltd.]] was the [[Israel|Israeli]] franchise of [[Honeywell]]. All its technicians were [[Israel|military intelligence]] reservists and computer experts. They were involved in the implementation of the [[PROMIS]] software in [[Guatemala]].[^1]
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While the technicians at [[Medan Computers Ltd.]] were aware of the [[PROMIS]] program, they were not informed about the "trap door" functionality. When [[Medan Computers Ltd.]] pointed out that their computers would not be suitable for the [[PROMIS]] implementation in [[Guatemala]], they were arranged to act as brokers for [[IBM]] equipment in [[Guatemala]].[^1]
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### Footnotes
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[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.
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