Spread Concepts LLC has announced that The
Boeing Company, acting as the Lead Systems Integrator
for the U.S. Army's multi-billion dollar Future
Combat Systems (FCS) initiative, has selected
Spread Concepts LLC to participate in the design
and implementation of data replication for the
System of Systems Common Operating Environment
(SOSCOE).
FCS is a networked "system-of-systems",
combining advanced communications and technologies
to link soldiers to a wide range of weapons,
sensors, and information systems by means of
a mobile ad hoc network architecture that will
enable unprecedented levels of joint interoperability,
shared situational awareness and the ability
to execute highly synchronized mission operations.
About Boeing:
A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated
Defense Systems is one of the world's largest
space and defense businesses. Headquartered
in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems
is a $30.8 billion business. It provides network-centric
system solutions to its global military, government,
and commercial customers. It is a leading provider
of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
systems; the world's largest military aircraft
manufacturer; the world's largest satellite
manufacturer; a foremost developer of advanced
concepts and technologies; a leading provider
of space-based communications; the primary systems
integrator for U.S. missile defense; NASA's
largest contractor; and a global leader in sustainment
solutions and launch services.
About Spread Concepts LLC:
Spread Concepts LLC is a leading innovator in
the area of distributed systems. Spread Concepts
develops software infrastructure for scalable,
high performance, highly available and secure
distributed systems. It focuses on practical
solutions that ensure reliability and availability
in the presence of network faults and failures
of any component of the system, whether the
environment is one cluster or a large-scale
multi-site wide-area network. Spread Concepts
technologies can be found behind applications
across all industries; from commercial off the
shelf products, to clusters residing in data
centers around the world and mission critical
government systems. Spread Concepts products
include the Spread Toolkit and the Congruity
Replication Engine.
Approved for Public Release, Distribution Unlimited,
PM FCS 18 JAN 2007, case 07-018.
