Defense Connect Online Bruce B. Jones Operations Manager, Air Force Housing Privatization Air Force Center for Engineeri

1. Defense Connect Online Bruce B. Jones Operations Manager, Air Force Housing Privatization Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment Lackland Air Force Base, Texas Adobe Government at

2. Overview • Reach • Defense Connect Online (DCO) System • Benefits • Features • Roles • Registration • Practical Application Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven.  I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.  ~ Bill Gates

3. DCO: Collaboration & eLearning Platform Collaboration (Web conferencing) eLearning • Flash Player is Installed on 98% of PCs Worldwide • Multi-Platform Support DCO has already deployed your collaboration client Influenza Preparedness Fighting Wild Fires Hurricane Response Theater Synch Briefing Salmonella Outbreak (Korea) Embassy Outreach Epidemic Research (Africa) (Thailand) lash

4. 1.1 billionPCs and devices Widest Reach in the World Flash installed on 98% of Internet connected PCs

5. Defense Connect Online (DCO) • Carahsoft and partners Adobe and Jabber, Inc provide Department of Defense users worldwide with enterprise collaboration services • The major components of DCO are the DCO Portal, Adobe's Acrobat Connect web conferencing tool, and Jabber instant messaging with presence and awareness • The DCO portal is the entry point into the Connect and Jabber tools. The portal allows for registration, authentication, and scheduling Connect meetings and IM sessions. • Adobe Connect brings real-world functionality to web conferencing enabling users to communicate and interact with large and small groups in real-time, using high-impact presentations and essential collaboration tools • Jabber is a presence and messaging platform that provides personnel the ability to share textual information and presence awareness via a extremely low bandwidth

6. DCO Benefits Rich Content Persistent Rooms Cross Platform Support Security

7. Feature Rich Service Communicate and Collaborate Anytime from Anywhere! Application Sharing Video Conferencing PowerPoint Presentations Whiteboard & Annotation Recordings Chat Reports Polling File Transfer Notes

8. Jabber Integration

9. Voice over Internet Protocal (VoIP) Eliminate the telephone! • Use the speakers and microphone that are built into your laptop and PC. • Recommend using a USB headset • Audio is recorded

10. Roles There are three roles in a DCO meeting: • Host • Schedule and Launch meetings • Promote and demote attendees • Change the meeting room properties • Presenter • Show slides and share their desktop • Chat and answer questions • Broadcast live audio and video` • Participant • View the content being shown • Participate in chat, polls and download files • Broadcast their own audio and video (With Host Permission)

11. Handouts

12. https://www.dco.dod.mil Registration

13. Participant Connection One click from an invitation connects you to your meeting instantly! • No downloads required! • Only need Flash • Custom URL’s

14. Housing Privatization Practical Application

15. Housing Privatization Program Map 15 15 15 15 15

16. Information Flow and Contact Points SAF/IEI Project Owner AFCEE MAJCOM Oversight & Group or Single Base Property Manager Base I Partnering Sessions Base 2 Partnering Sessions Base 3 Partnering Sessions 16 16 16

17. Housing Privatization Compliance Oversight HPO has set up the web conferences for compliance testing training on the new compliance checklist. Schedule is as follows: Group 1 - Tuesday, September 28, 2010 12:00 - 13:30 Central Time (Lackland, Vandenberg, Fairchild, Tinker, Travis, Altus, Luke, Sheppard, Tyndall) Group 2 - Tuesday, September 28, 2010 15:00 -17:00 Central Time (Hickam, Davis Monthan, Holloman, Peterson, Los Angeles, Schriever) Group 3 - Wednesday, September 29, 2010 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Central Time (Patrick, Moody, Little Rock, Hanscom, Barksdale, Langley, Bolling, Columbus, Goodfellow, Laughlin, Maxwell, Randolph, Vance) Group 4 - Thursday, September 30, 2010 11:00 -13:00 Central Time (Buckley, Dover, Dyess, Kirtland, Nellis, Robins, Scott) Group 5 - Thursday, September 30, 2010 14:00 -16:00 Central Time (Andrews, Elmendorf, Hill, MacDill, McGuire/Ft Dix, Offutt) 17 17 17 17 17

18. Typical Message to Attendees • The AFCEE Housing Operations Team will be hosting a Compliance Testing Training Web Conference to help familiarize you with the new compliance testing training tool. The Web Conference will be held via the Defense Connect Online Portal. • Please feel free to distribute the announcement below as appropriate and encourage your personnel that are involved in housing management to participate as available. In addition, we further encourage you to invite the Project Owner's Community Manager/Director for your site to join you (and your team) in the training session. • ********************* • When: Thursday, September 30, 2010 14:00 PM-16:00 PM Central Time   • Where: Defense Connect Online (DCO) Portal • Group 5 – (Andrews, Elmendorf, Hill, MacDill, McGuire/Ft Dix, Offutt) • ******************** • Access Information:  • To access the DCO Portal, please click on the following link the day of the conference and follow the on-screen instructions: https://connect.dco.dod.mil/r28154343 • In addition to clicking the above link, we also ask that attendees dial into the following teleconference number: • Teleconference Number: (866) 657-9756 • Passcode: 2712223 • ********************  • Thank you and hope you can join us!

19. Take-Aways • Cost Effective - Free to all DoD personnel and contractors • Inclusion - Non-DoD users can be invited to participate in meetings • Persistent Rooms - Re-use content for multiple sessions • Customized URL’s - Increase speed of access • Ubiquitous Platform - Anyone can join instantly from anywhere • Reach – Flash installed on 98% of Internet-connected PC’s • Security – works with NIPR and SIPR connections • Rich Content - Engage your participants with dynamic, interactive content • Low Bandwidth Solution - Positive experiences for users with slower connections Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven.  I don't think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without the talking about the other.  ~ Bill Gates

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