NCES Collaboration Services “One Power of Choice”

1. NCES Collaboration Services“One Power of Choice” Lt Col Brian Hermann Net Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) Program Executive Office 15 Sep 2008 brian.hermann@disa.mil

2. DISA ABCs ADOPT BUY CREATE

3. 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 2

4. Net-Centric Enterprise Services Metadata Registry User Access Collaboration Service Discovery Metadata Discovery People Discovery Bought Created Created Adopted Web-based Joint access to NCES using Defense Knowledge Online Locate specific information for people Real-time voice, text, video, application sessions Ability to discover, develop & reuse services Ability to discover, develop & reuse data semantics Service Security Content Discovery Created NCES Adopted Ability to operate in a secure environment Access to data; improved content awareness Content Delivery Enterprise Service Management Messaging Mediation Adopted/Bought Bought Real-time updates & alert notifications as data change Exchange data with unanticipated users & formats Improved responsiveness & bandwidth usage Monitors services availability & reliability

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

6. 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 5

7. Getting 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

8. E-CollabCenter Home Page

9. E-CollabCenter ‘My Portal’ Page

10. 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

11. 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

12. DCO ‘My Portal’ Page

13. DCO Web Conference Room

14. 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

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17. 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

18. 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