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| NATO Adopts Adobe Flex for Mission Support System Adobe Systems announces that the E-3A department of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, plans to adopt Adobe Flex software and Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES for its new Mission Support System (MSS). The system will help improve NATO's operational readiness, by reducing the time to prepare for missions, and improve the delivery of information to flight crew members. Adobe Flex technology is an open source development framework for fast, end-to-end development of rich Internet applications (RIA) that run identically on all major browsers and operating systems. Applications developed with Flex provide a more visual and interactive user experience, helping users to more quickly and easily assimilate information. With Adobe LiveCycle Data Services, applications can be developed that automatically synchronize data between client and server, provide real-time data push and publish/subscribe messaging, and enable collaborative and occasionally disconnected applications. By delivering the new system as an RIA, NATO crew members will be able to put together mission briefs aggregated from over 80 different data sources, including information such as flight numbers, details about the region and routes to take refuge in case of an emergency. Mission briefs are highly visual electronic maps that show all the information they need to analyze, develop and deliver in preparation for a mission. The multi-million dollar agreement consists of software licences, support and consultancy. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |