Proposed Technology and Procurement Policy for SNAP III.

Abstract

The purpose of this report is to suggest ideas for the technology and procurement policy which would be appropriate for SNAP II in the next decade. Both technology and procurement policy are considered because it would be difficult to implement some of the technology proposed in this report without a change in procurement policy. The report describes the recommended architecture of SNAP III and the software acquisitions and procurements policies to support the architecture. Major recommendations are: Transition from minicomputer to microcomputer system; Transition to proven commercial office system; Use local area network technology; Acquire mass storage capability; Acquire improved graphics capability; Consider automating ship -- shore communications, and start to develop a procurement policy to support the acquisition of the above technology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174827

Entities

People

  • Norman F. Schneidewind

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Data Processing
  • Data Transmission
  • Graphics
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Local Area Networks
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Mass Storage
  • Multiple Access
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Computers
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.
  • Software Engineering.