Commercial Multimedia Technologies for Twenty-First Century Army Battlefields

Download or read book Commercial Multimedia Technologies for Twenty-First Century Army Battlefields written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1995-11-27 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book responds to an request by the U.S. Army to study the applicability of commercial multimedia technologies to command, control, communications and intelligence needs on future battlefields. After reviewing Army's needs and discussing relevant commercial technologies within the context of a generic architecture, the book recommends approaches for meeting the Army's needs. Battlefield potential is illustrated, andâ€"drawing on lessons learned from the private sectorâ€"a technology management strategy consisting of specific recommendations to the Army is provided. The key to future benefits is for the Army to accommodate the rapid changes taking place in the commercial world of multimedia technologies.