Stop the presses! Too much data, not enough time

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The flood of data made available by information technology to the field of maritime warfare makes one wonder if such influx of data is truly beneficial for the war effort. A marine officer, who had served in liaison positions in various departments of the US Marine Corps, believes that such a large influx of superfluous data has anesthetized the Marines to the really important things.

Personnel administration, Database Mgmt Software Pkgs (Micro), Information Systems & Theory, Information technology, Training, Database management systems, Technology application, DBMS software, DBMS, DBMS utility

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Knowledge management: What is it, and how can the Marine Corps employ it

Article Abstract:

Knowledge management (KM), the management of knowledge using the latest technology to allow the sharing of knowledge at any time and any place, involves various technical components. Some scenarios are presented to illustrate how the Marine Corps can adopt 21st century Information Technology (IT) by successful collaborative technology adoption.

Radio & TV communications equipment, Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing, Military Command & Control Systems, Command and control systems

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Where do you want to slow today? Linux, not Microsoft, is the answer to the Marine Corps' computing needs

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The author describes the advantages that the Marine Corps. would realize by switching their operating systems for personal computers from Microsoft Windows to Linux. The author stresses the low cost, flexibility and security of Linux, an open source operating system over the closed system offered by Microsoft.

Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Marketing procedures, Evaluation, Computer software industry, Software industry, Safety and security measures, Microsoft Corp., Operating system, Operating systems (Software), Marketing, Operating systems, MSFT, Company marketing practices, Open source software, Linux (Operating system), 64-bit operating system, 32-bit operating system

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