From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.5 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_05 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,eac8d804189288a7 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-02-11 18:33:08 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newscon02.news.prodigy.com!newsmst01.news.prodigy.com!prodigy.com!postmaster.news.prodigy.com!newssvr16.news.prodigy.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Ken Garlington" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <3C67C694.4090200@worldnet.att.net> Subject: Re: Silicon Valley techies suit up Army with sleeker gear X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: 64.216.237.49 X-Complaints-To: abuse@prodigy.net X-Trace: newssvr16.news.prodigy.com 1013481178 ST000 64.216.237.49 (Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:32:58 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:32:58 EST Organization: Prodigy Internet http://www.prodigy.com X-UserInfo1: [[PA@SJDPRUORR\YIBCHOPP@FJ^ZTB\MV@B@LWQHBATBTSUBYFWEAE[YJLYPIWKHTFCMZKVMB^[Z^DOBRVVMOSPFHNSYXVDIE@X\BUC@GTSX@DL^GKFFHQCCE\G[JJBMYDYIJCZM@AY]GNGPJD]YNNW\GSX^GSCKHA[]@CCB\[@LATPD\L@J\\PF]VR[QPJN Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 02:32:58 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:19899 Date: 2002-02-12T02:32:58+00:00 List-Id: "Jim Rogers" wrote in message news:3C67C694.4090200@worldnet.att.net... [snip] > I suspect the > customer has severe requirements concerning reliability, > maintainability, and weight. These requirements normally exceed > the performance of off the shelf hardware systems. You may want to read the full article: http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/02/07/tech-military.htm "The firms - Pacific Consultants, Exponent, Pemstar and Computer Sciences - ignored rigid Army specifications and brainstormed ideas. They lightened the Land Warrior computer harness, wrote new software and worked closely with soldiers. Today, the new Land Warrior is earning rave reviews from troops testing it. 'A dramatic improvement,' says Army Lt. Col. Scott Crizer. Military officials say 48,000 Land Warrior outfits may roll out by 2004 to be used by Army troops in training and combat... in early 1999 Jette brought in high-tech consultants Exponent, a Silicon Valley firm that studies engineering and structural failures and accidents. The firm felt that Raytheon had followed Army specs for the project too closely."