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The Challenge of Swarm Information

ARNOLD. Information. Technology. The Challenge of Swarm Information. Defense Technical Information Service March 31, 2003 Stephen E. Arnold In Maryland, Virginia, and the District: InfoZen, Inc. 2275 Research Blvd., Suite 320 Rockville, Maryland 20850 sa@infozen.com. Links.

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The Challenge of Swarm Information

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  1. ARNOLD Information Technology The Challenge of Swarm Information Defense Technical Information Service March 31, 2003 Stephen E. ArnoldIn Maryland, Virginia, and the District: InfoZen, Inc.2275 Research Blvd., Suite 320Rockville, Maryland 20850sa@infozen.com

  2. Links The presentation http://www.infozen.comhttp://www.arnoldit.com Digital publication that is“more than a blog and less than a newsletter”: http://www.xenky.com

  3. What We’ll Cover • Reality 2003 • Devices fuel the swarm model • Architecture for 2003 and beyond • Opportunity / challenge

  4. Reality One: Network “Ecosystem” Source: Internet Mapping Project (Bill Cheswick [Bell Labs], Hal Burch [CMU]) http://www.cs.bell-labs.com/who/ches/map/index.html and http://dsl.cs.uchicago.edu/Courses/cs347-2002/

  5. Reality Two: Risk

  6. Reality Three... Tools

  7. Work for 20 Somethings

  8. Reality Four: New Models

  9. Reality Five:

  10. Shifting Gears... So what... defense information ... military-civilian information ... access... communications across boundaries?

  11. “Pressure Points” and the Mission

  12. Continuous Pressure

  13. Clinger Cohen 1996 • Architecture • Cost-Benefit Analysis • Investment Review • Management Process/Program • Performance Measures • Planning • Program Review • Work Process Review Source: http://irm.cit.nih.gov/policy/legislation.html

  14. Simultaneously ... Swarm communications and information flows become the norm...

  15. The Devices... Civilian

  16. Military...

  17. App 3 App 9 App 2 User A App 8 App 4 App 5 User B App 7 App 6 App 1 User C User A’s View User D User B’s View Enterprise Applications User C’s View User D’s View Integrated View

  18. ”I start my day by accessing the library via my PDA.” Colleague / Operative at Internet Café IP zone IP zone Non-Secure, Unauthorized Instant Messaging 1 At home Public and Global Fixed Fixed Network infrastructure Network infrastructure Network infrastructure WLAN WLAN Non-Secure, Unauthorized Instant Messaging GPRS zone Mobile IP with Seamless Roaming

  19. IP zone IP zone Fixed Network infrastructure GPRS zone Mobile IP with Seamless Roaming Colleague / Operative at Internet Café Non-Secure, Unauthorized Instant Messaging Public and Global Fixed Network infrastructure Network infrastructure ”I participate in a conference and review full text documents with my colleagues in my automobile.” WLAN 2 In the car WLAN Non-Secure, Unauthorized Instant Messaging

  20. IP zone IP zone Fixed Network infrastructure GPRS zone Mobile IP with Seamless Roaming ”In my meeting, I use my hybrid device to show my presentation and transfer a full text document to my client’s computer sysetm.” 3 Partner Site Colleague / Operative at Internet Café Non-Secure, Unauthorized Instant Messaging Public and Global Fixed Network infrastructure Network infrastructure WLAN WLAN Non-Secure, Unauthorized Instant Messaging

  21. What’s the Magic?

  22. Online / Offline Browsing for Missions Continued offline browsing Perform transactions while offline (e.g. book tickets and hotel) Offline email session - PIM is synchronized Terminal: A PDA/Smartphone with web browser, GSM and Bluetooth 1 I am going to London DBE (EMPTY) 3 OFFLINE In-flight browsing 2 Public IP Zone at the airport DBE (FULL) ”I must synchronize my mail and calendar (PIM) I will confirm my mission I want all information about my destination” 4 Synchronize transactions IP zone – IP access – e.g. Sync PIM Nomadic Portal – Local content – confirm ticket Mobile Database – Device is automatically loaded with all infomation about London

  23. Intelligent Mobile IP Application server Web servers DB Engine Secure Net-workOperator IP backbone Commercial Databases IP zone software Data Synchronization Swarm Devices’ Wireless PDAs Internet Smartphones POTS, ISDN etc. GSM, GPRS,EDGE Mobile networks Backend ISP/Telecom public server infrastructure Laptops UMTS WCDMA/ Hiperlan2 Things that Think / Decoy consoles Load bal Java2EE IP zone WLAN/Bluetooth Access points Communicator platforms ODBC JDBC SQL ADSL, CATV, etc. ”Web pads” for home use Contractor VPNs Home Wireless Access WLAN/Bluetooth Set-top terminals

  24. Collaboration Handheld devices Australian urban equipment

  25. Difficult... Different Information Needs

  26. Needed... ADE

  27. Shared Services Argument • Pool resources and buy a better solution • Canada says overall savings are about 30 percent • Technical environment allows distributed computing • Outsource and have a few key people doing more via shared services

  28. Humans Needed: Finished Intelligence and Reporting (R. Steele, 2002) Revision Tracking and Real-Time Collaboration Tier 3 Personal Publishing and Word Processing Production of Graphics, Videos Online Briefings Structured Argument Analysis Notetaking and Organizing Ideas Collaborative Work Tier 2 Interactive Search and Retrieval of Data Graphic and Map-Based Visualization of Data Modeling and Simulations Clustering and Linking of Related Data Statistical Analysis to Reveal Anomalies Detection of Changing Trends Detection of Alert Situations Tier 3 Conversion of Paper Documents to Digital Form Automated Foreign Language Translation Processing Images, Video, Audio, Signal Data Automated Extraction of Data Elements From Text and Images Standardizing and Converting Data Formats Restricted Information Open Literature Non-Text Data

  29. Snap Together… Reusable Standardized pieces that snap together… Lego blocks can beused to build different things by snapping the standardized pieces together…

  30. The Plug In “Model” Case Management Benefit Reports Other TransactionServices Benefit Reports

  31. For Information Professionals... A different information mode... real-time ... text, images, and video... automated systems... push data where it is likely to be needed... pull data when data are required...

  32. This Becomes...

  33. And This?

  34. Swarm: Network Communications

  35. New Views of Digital Information

  36. Term

  37. Context

  38. Glimpse

  39. Autogenerate Device View Highlight

  40. Wrap Up Opportunity

  41. Collaborative “Swarm” Networks (R. Steele, 2002) Expert Fora Shared Calendars Shared Address Books Distance Learning OPG VPN Virtual Libraries Shared Data Pools Shared Services Budget Continuous Reviews

  42. Buzzwords and Consultants • The browser model • Distributed computing • Standards (SOAP, XML, UDDI, WSDL) • IBM + PriceWaterhouseCoopers = $ • Deficits / economic downturn • “Like the Web but better and cheaper” • Reduce vendor lock in

  43. The Design

  44. Users Are a Different Story

  45. Challenges • Moving from highly fragmented systems to a common “foundation” • Public agencies and “secret information” • Privacy • Security • Silos

  46. Roadmap Needed…

  47. InfoZen / Arnold IT • Independent for 12 years • Booz, Allen; Bell+Howell; Ziff Communications-- Participated in the development ABI/INFORM, Business Dateline, General Business File, and Health Reference Center • Provides technology assessment and information engineering services • Recent projects: • Wireless strategy for one of the “world’s largest software company” • One of the founders of the Point Internet service (“Top 5% of the ‘Net), sold to Lycos in 1995 • U.S. government projects (First Gov, OCSC, House of Representatives)

  48. InfoZen / Arnold IT • US West’s online yellow pages strategy • Six books, more than 40 articles. New book in 2003, Knowledge Management Sense and Non-Sense (Infonortics, Ltd. Tetbury, U.K.) • ASIS Distinguished Lectureship / Thomson Online Best Paper Award • Professional services on offer… • Contact:Stephen Arnold502-228-1966, voice502-228-0548, facsimilewww.arnoldit.comsa@arnoldit.com or sa@infozen.com

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