CSEIC News, W/E June 27, 1997

CSEIC News, W/E June 27, 1997

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Computer Systems Engineering News
Week Ending:  June 27, 1997

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GCCS SAVES $220 MILLION SINCE 1997
Topic:  DII

The Global Command and Control System (GCCS), a worldwide network 
accommodating command and control systems used by US regional commanders 
and close allies, since 1992, has saved the DOD and US Services $220 
Million, according to defense officials.  The savings, in constant 
dollars, comes in part from getting rid of no longer needed systems such 
as the World Wide Military Command and Control Systems, which was shut 
down in September.  

GCCS is "the system of record for joint command and control operations," 
according to Rear Adm. John Gauss, DISA's deputy director for engineering 
and interoperability.  Officials hope that continued use of the GCCS will 
allow further elimination of unnecessary systems.

SOURCE:  Seffers, George I., "Pentagon:  GCCS Saves $220 Million 
Since 1992," Defense News, June 16-22, 1997, v12 n24 p32.

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ATC's AXI:  ADA BINDINGS TO X/MOTIF FOR GNAT ENVIRONMENTS
Topic:  Ada

Advanced Technology Center (ATC) has announced the extension of its new 
generation AXI: Ada Interface to X and Motif product to support the 
freely-available GNAT Ada 95 compiler.  AXI has been available for 
several commercial Ada compilers.  Broadening AXI's horizon to include 
support for GNAT 3.09 gives Motif developers added versatility in 
selecting the Ada compiler that best suits their development needs and 
cost requirements.   

This new release of AXI, Version 4.1.3, accommodates X/Motif developers who
are migrating existing Ada 83 applications to object-oriented Ada 95, as
well as those who are beginning new development efforts in Ada 95. 
Customers with AXI Version 3.x licenses can upgrade to AXI 4.1.3 without
difficulty since the new version's Ada 95 API is identical to the Ada 83
API.  

For more information, contact: 
Advanced Technology Center, 22982 Mill Creek Drive, Laguna Hills, CA 
92653, Tel: 714-583-9119, Ext. 212, Website:  http://www.atc.com, Email: 
mailto:info@atc.com

SOURCE:  ATC

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I-CASE AND THE COE
Topics:  DII, COE, Reuse

DISA officials say DOD software buyers can achieve maximum software 
savings by using the Integrated Computer-Aided Software Engineering 
(I-CASE) contract to purchase software products that support the Defense 
Information Infrastructure (DII) Common Operating Environment (COE).

"What the COE is all about is putting a software infrastructure in place 
for widely used software services," said DISA's Rear Adm. John Gauss.  
"The COE represents a collection of software executables that are common 
across a wide variety of programs, so it is an enabler of reuse.  It is 
modular, which lets it be scalable."

SOURCE:  Jones, Jennifer, "I-CASE AND THE COE," FCW DOD Buyers' Guide, 
June 16, 1997, p11.

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DII COE LISTSERV UP AND RUNNING
Topic:  DII, COE

The DISA Computer Systems Engineering Information Clearinghouse (CSEIC) 
has developed a Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Common Operating 
Environment (COE) Listserv.  The DII COE Listserv provides an unmoderated 
forum for COE developers and users to disseminate information, share 
ideas and lessons learned, collaborate, and post questions and answers.
  
Messages may be received through the user's e-mail reader, or, for those 
who do not wish to subscribe to the listserv, messages may be viewed 
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