The command has stockpiles in Belgium, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, the Persian Gulf countries of Qatar and Kuwait, and South Korea. Ill. Typing required For the most part, soldiers still use clipboards and paper to count items and then type the information into the remote databases. Some soldiers use Janus handheld computers and bar code scanners from Intermec Technologies Corp. of Everett, Wash., to track equipment shipping. To eliminate paperwork and speed data entry, the developers will use Palm OS devices from Symbol Technologies Inc. of Holtsville, N.Y., that have integrated bar code scanners and wireless LAN connections. Called the Automated Battlebook System, the CD gives all Army units a snapshot of combat stockpiles available worldwide.
Remote servers back themselves up whenever they ftp a data file to headquarters.
Systems administrators also make a daily backup tape of the whole system. The FTP addresses are available only to the replicating servers, and data files are encrypted before transmission, Murchie-Beyma said. Inc. All rights reserved.