NCES Collaboration ServicesNCES Collaboration Services“One Power of Choice”“One Power of Choice”

NCES Collaboration ServicesNCES Collaboration Services“One Power of Choice”“One Power of Choice”

Lt Col Brian Hermann

Net Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) Program Executive Office

15 Sep 2008brian.hermann@disa.mil

DISA ABCs

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ADOPT

BUY

CREATE

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY

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What is NCES? • Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) is the information sharing

foundation for the – Command and Control;– Business; and– Intelligence Domains

• NCES will allow users and information systems to:– Find and access relevant information;– Expose the information they produce for others to discover;– Collaborate;– Distribute data;– Increase performance and reliability of data access, and;

– Utilize the enterprise infrastructure for evolving DoD systems to a Service Oriented Architecture.

NCES connects people/systems who have information with people/systems who need information

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY

NCESNCESNCESNCES

Metadata Metadata DiscoveryDiscoveryMetadata Metadata DiscoveryDiscovery

MetadataRegistry

Ability to discover, develop & Ability to discover, develop & reuse data semanticsreuse data semantics

Enterprise Enterprise ServiceServiceManagementManagement

Enterprise Enterprise ServiceServiceManagementManagement

Monitors services Monitors services availability & reliabilityavailability & reliability

MessagingMessagingMessagingMessaging

Real-time updates & Real-time updates & alert notifications as alert notifications as data changedata change

CollaborationCollaborationCollaborationCollaboration

Real-time voice, text, video, Real-time voice, text, video, application sessionsapplication sessions

Access to data; Access to data; improved content improved content awarenessawareness

Content Content DiscoveryDiscoveryContent Content DiscoveryDiscovery

Service Service DiscoveryDiscoveryService Service DiscoveryDiscovery

Ability to discover, Ability to discover, develop & reuse servicesdevelop & reuse services

Ability to operate in a Ability to operate in a secure environmentsecure environment

Service Service SecuritySecurityService Service SecuritySecurity

Locate specific Locate specific information for peopleinformation for people

People People DiscoveryDiscoveryPeople People DiscoveryDiscovery

MediationMediationMediationMediation

Exchange data Exchange data with unanticipatedwith unanticipatedusers & formatsusers & formats

Content Content DeliveryDeliveryContent Content DeliveryDelivery

Improved Improved responsiveness & responsiveness & bandwidth usagebandwidth usage

Web-basedWeb-basedJoint access to NCES using Joint access to NCES using Defense Knowledge OnlineDefense Knowledge Online

User AccessUser AccessUser AccessUser Access

Net-Centric Enterprise ServicesNet-Centric Enterprise Services

BOUGHT

BOUGHT

ADOPTED

/BOUGHT

ADOPTED

ADOPTED

CREATED

CREATED

CREATED

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY Collaboration Services

• Service Provider: IBM

• Tools: Lotus Sametime• Unclassified service –

commercially hosted and managed

• Classified service hosted in DECC-Columbus

• Service Provider: Carahsoft

• Tools: Adobe Connect / Jabber

• Unclassified service – hosted in DECC-San Antonio

• Classified service – hosted in DECC-San Antonio

Enable users to exchange information textually or via any combination of text, audio, video, and graphics.

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NCES E-CollabCenter

• Capabilities (Based on Lotus Sametime suite)– Instant Messaging

• Point to point non-persistent text, audio and video• Searchable archives of all content• Browser-based and cross-platform thick client

– Text Chat• Room-based secure persistent text and file exchange• Browser-based Java client provided by 3rd party

– Web Conferencing• Full-featured persistent text, audio, video and graphic

capabilities in a single operating environment• Browser-based Java client

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCYGetting Started with E-CollabCenter

• Access– AKO or DKO– SIPRNet: https://www.e-collabcenter.nces.dod.smil.mil– NIPRNet: https://www.e-collabcenter.com

• Registration Steps– Click on ‘Need an Account?’– Auto generate account within 30 minutes

• Online Training– Open Sessions – all individuals welcome to join– Courses:

• Getting Started: every Tuesday - Thursday 3:00PM to 4:00PM• Instant Messaging & Chat Rooms• Web Conferencing

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCYE-CollabCenter Home Page

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCYE-CollabCenter ‘My Portal’ Page

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY NCES Defense Connect Online (DCO)• Capabilities

– COTS IM/Chat based on Jabber XCP• Point-to-point non-persistent text• Room-based secure persistent text• Searchable archives of all content• Browser-based and Microsoft Windows thick clients provided (others

supported)• Based on Lightweight XMPP standard• Federation capability

– Web Conferencing capability based on Adobe Acrobat Connect Professional• Full-featured persistent text, audio, video and graphic capabilities in a

single operating environment• Flash-based client• Low bandwidth and bandwidth visibility option

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Getting Started with Defense Connect Online

• Access– DKO– SIPRNet: https://www.dco.dod.smil.mil

– NIPRNet: https://www.dco.dod.mil

• Registration Steps– Click ‘Register’

• Online Training– On-Demand modules– Live webcasts – 3 day sessions twice each month (basic,

intermediate, advanced)http://www.carahsoft.com/events/adobe/dco/AdobeDCO.html

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCYDCO ‘My Portal’ Page

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCYDCO Web Conference Room

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY Summary

• NCES Collaboration tools are– The DoD enterprise solution– Being adopted at an accelerating pace– Saving time, money, and creatively meeting emerging

customer needs

• Next acquisition is underway• Between the two services and two networks being

serviced, we have a total of over 106,000 accounts and growing at over 1,000 per week

• Visit the NCES Collaboration Page on DKO:– https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/401916

Stay Connected…use NCES Collaboration Services

www.disa.mil

Backups

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY E-CollabCenter Lessons Learned

• Moderator Training– Online training– Downloadable training video – Reference Moderator Quick Reference Guide

• Desktop Configuration– JAVA JRE v1.5 Build 12 (higher)– Audio Settings – Desktop Devices– Audio Troubleshooting Guide

• Network Configuration - Ports and Protocols – JTF-GNO CTO 07-011: Enterprise Implementation of the Net-Centric Enterprise

Services (NCES) Collaboration Button 1

• Getting started information and workstation checker are available at the following link: – https://www.e-collabcenter.com/wps/portal/gettingstarted

DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY DCO Lessons Learned

• Training– Online training modules (including moderator training)– Quick Reference Guide– Monthly Live Training

• Desktop Configuration– Flash Player– Connect Add-in to utilize host capabilities in a Connect room– Jabber ‘Thick Client’ (or could use thin client with just Internet Explorer)

• Network Configuration– JTF-GNO CTO 07-014: Enterprise Implementation of the Net-Centric Enterprise

Services (NCES) Collaboration Button 2– Port 443 and Port 5222

• Getting started information and workstation checker are available at the following link: – https://connect.dco.dod.mil/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm