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The Challenge of Swarm Information
Defense Technical Information ServiceMarch 31, 2003
Stephen E. ArnoldIn Maryland, Virginia, and the District:
InfoZen, Inc.2275 Research Blvd., Suite 320
Rockville, Maryland [email protected]
InformationTechnolo
gy
ARNOLD
Links
The presentation http://www.infozen.comhttp://www.arnoldit.com
Digital publication that is “more than a blog and less than a newsletter”: http://www.xenky.com
What We’ll Cover
• Reality 2003• Devices fuel the swarm model• Architecture for 2003 and beyond• Opportunity / challenge
Reality One: Network “Ecosystem”
Source: Internet Mapping Project (Bill Cheswick [Bell Labs], Hal Burch [CMU])http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/who/ches/map/index.html and http://dsl.cs.uchicago.edu/Courses/cs347-2002/
Reality Two: Risk
Reality Three... Tools
Work for 20 Somethings
Reality Four: New Models
Reality Five:
Shifting Gears...
So what... defense information ... military-civilian information ... access... communications across boundaries?
“Pressure Points” and the Mission
Continuous Pressure
Clinger Cohen 1996
• Architecture • Cost-Benefit Analysis • Investment Review • Management Process/Program • Performance Measures • Planning • Program Review • Work Process Review
Source: http://irm.cit.nih.gov/policy/legislation.html
Simultaneously ...
Swarm communications and information flows become the norm...
The Devices... Civilian
Military...
Integrated View
User D’s ViewUser C’s View
User B’s View
User A’s View
User A
User B
User C
User D
App 1
App 9
App 3
App 2
App 8
App 7
App 4
App 6
App 5
Enterprise Applications
Mobile IP with Seamless Roaming
FixedNetwork infrastructure
FixedNetwork infrastructure
WLAN
WLAN
Non-Secure, UnauthorizedInstant Messaging
Colleague / Operative at Internet Café
1At home
”I start my day by accessing the library via my
PDA.”
IP zone
IP zoneGPRS zone
Non-Secure, UnauthorizedInstant Messaging
Public and Global
Network infrastructure
Mobile IP with Seamless Roaming
FixedNetwork infrastructure
FixedNetwork infrastructure
WLAN
WLAN
Non-Secure, UnauthorizedInstant Messaging
Colleague / Operative at Internet Café
IP zone
IP zoneGPRS zone
Non-Secure, UnauthorizedInstant Messaging
Public and Global
Network infrastructure
2In the car
”I participate in a conference and review full text documents with my
colleagues in my automobile.”
Mobile IP with Seamless Roaming
FixedNetwork infrastructure
FixedNetwork infrastructure
WLAN
WLAN
Non-Secure, UnauthorizedInstant Messaging
Colleague / Operative at Internet Café
IP zone
IP zoneGPRS zone
Non-Secure, UnauthorizedInstant Messaging
Public and Global
Network infrastructure
3Partner
Site
”In my meeting, I use my hybrid device to show my presentation and transfer a full text document to my client’s computer sysetm.”
What’s the Magic?
3OFFLINEIn-flight browsing
DBE(FULL)
Continued offline browsingPerform transactions while offline
(e.g. book tickets and hotel)Offline email session - PIM is synchronized
Online / Offline Browsing for Missions
4Synchronizetransactions
DBE(EMPTY)
IP zone – IP access – e.g. Sync PIMNomadic Portal – Local content –
confirm ticketMobile Database – Device is automatically loaded with all
infomation about London
Terminal: A PDA/Smartphone with
web browser,GSM and Bluetooth
”I must synchronize my mail and calendar
(PIM)I will confirm my
missionI want all information
about my destination”
2Public IP Zoneat the airport
1I am going to London
Secure Net-work Operator
IP backbone
Applicationserver
Webservers
Loadbal
Backend ISP/Telecompublic server infrastructure
Internet
ContractorVPNs
CommercialDatabases
Java2EE
ODBCJDBCSQL
POTS, ISDN etc.
GSM, GPRS,EDGEMobile networks
UMTSWCDMA/Hiperlan2
IP zoneWLAN/Bluetooth
Access points
HomeWireless AccessWLAN/Bluetooth
ADSL, CATV, etc.
Set-top terminals
Smartphones
Communicator platforms
Things that Think / Decoy consoles
Swarm Devices’
Wireless PDAs
Laptops
”Web pads” for home use
DB Engine
IP zone software
IntelligentMobile IP
Data Synchronization
Collaboration
Handheld devices
Australian urban equipment
Difficult... Different Information Needs
Needed... ADE
Shared Services Argument
• Pool resources and buy a better solution• Canada says overall savings are about 30
percent• Technical environment allows distributed
computing• Outsource and have a few key people
doing more via shared services
Conversion of Paper Documents
to Digital Form
Automated Extraction of Data Elements From Text
and Images
Standardizing and Converting Data Formats
Processing Images, Video, Audio, Signal
Data
Automated Foreign Language
Translation
Open Literature Non-Text Data Restricted Information
Detection of Alert Situations
Clustering and Linking of
Related Data
Statistical Analysis to Reveal
Anomalies
Detection of Changing Trends
Interactive Search and
Retrieval of Data
Graphic and Map-Based Visualization
of Data
Modeling and Simulations
Collaborative Work
Notetaking and Organizing Ideas
Structured Argument Analysis
Personal Publishing and
Word Processing
Production of Graphics, Videos Online Briefings
Revision Tracking and Real-Time Collaboration
Humans Needed: Finished Intelligence and Reporting (R. Steele, 2002)
Tier 3
Tier 2
Tier 3
Snap Together… Reusable
Lego blocks can beused to build different
things by snapping the standardized pieces
together…
Standardized pieces that snap together…
The Plug In “Model”
Other TransactionServices
Benefit Reports
Case Management
Benefit Reports
Proprietary Solutions Web ServicesSignificant system changes are difficult
Loosely-coupled, standards-based format and protocol
Architectural changes require unrelated components to change
Coarse-grained, service-oriented request/reply paradigm hides implementation
Long development cycle due to poor component reuse
Loosely-coupled, component-ized services are reusable and dynamically reconfigurable
Lost time spent on proprietary APIs
Vendor-neutral standardization of format and protocol
High maintenance and integration costs
Loosely-coupled, standards-based format and protocol
For Information Professionals...
A different information mode... real-time ... text, images, and video... automated systems... push data where it is likely to be needed... pull data when data are required...
This Becomes...
And This?
Swarm: Network Communications
New Views of Digital Information
Term
Context
Glimpse
Autogenerate Device View
Highlight
Wrap Up
Opportunity
OPG VPN
Continuous Reviews
Expert Fora
Distance Learning
Virtual Libraries
Shared Calendars
Shared Services Budget
Shared Data Pools
Shared Address Books
Collaborative “Swarm” Networks (R. Steele, 2002)
Buzzwords and Consultants
• The browser model• Distributed computing• Standards (SOAP, XML, UDDI, WSDL)
• IBM + PriceWaterhouseCoopers = $• Deficits / economic downturn• “Like the Web but better and cheaper”• Reduce vendor lock in
The Design
Users Are a Different Story
Challenges
• Moving from highly fragmented systems to a common “foundation”
• Public agencies and “secret information”• Privacy• Security• Silos
Roadmap Needed…
InfoZen / Arnold ITInfoZen / Arnold IT
• Independent for 12 years
• Booz, Allen; Bell+Howell; Ziff Communications-- Participated in the development ABI/INFORM, Business Dateline, General Business File, and Health Reference Center
• Provides technology assessment and information engineering services
• Recent projects:– Wireless strategy for one of the “world’s largest software company”
– One of the founders of the Point Internet service (“Top 5% of the ‘Net), sold to Lycos in 1995
– U.S. government projects (First Gov, OCSC, House of Representatives)
• US West’s online yellow pages strategy • Six books, more than 40 articles. New book in 2003,
Knowledge Management Sense and Non-Sense (Infonortics, Ltd. Tetbury, U.K.)
• ASIS Distinguished Lectureship / Thomson Online Best Paper Award
• Professional services on offer…• Contact:
Stephen Arnold502-228-1966, voice502-228-0548, [email protected] or [email protected]
InfoZen / Arnold IT