It runs on an IBM PC, XT class or higher machine. The system requires 640K, a 20MB hard drive and DOS 3.1 or higher and runs with FoxPro version 1.02. The system is delivered on disks containing all the files necessary to execute the application. Customers may purchase all or some of the existing modules. If necessary, modules can be tailored to satisfy special needs.
Developers anticipate a CIMS of more than one hundred modules.
The system's flexible design accommodates continuous upgrading and expansion. Currently, the Department is absorbing development and improvement costs, but is seeking central funding to accelerate the improvements and facilitate marketing. The developers believe that CIMS use will save the Navy several million dollars a year by lowering costs and improving production. Since CIMS design incorporates many CIM principles, developers believe that the system clearly qualifies for DoD's attention and support. CIM principles demand better application of information technology, more efficient management techniques, elimination of duplicated effort, design flexibility, standardization and the use of reusable code.