Alion introduces mobile training system for iPhone, iPod touch
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Nov 20, 2008 at 12:43pm
Imagine a warfighter in a remote area performing an unfamiliar mission with a short timeframe to educate himself on that mission. Now imagine the same warfighter receiving critical instructions, even training and experimentation, with the ease of his cell phone or iPod. A new mobile, collaborative training system will purportedly enable this capability to become reality.
Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, will unveil the electronic Collaboration Capabilities (eC2) Web-based system at this year’s Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Conference (I/ITSEC) from Dec. 1-4 in Orlando, Florida. eC2 will work in conjunction with the Apple iPhone and iPod touch—and other mobile hardware devices. Warfighters and managers will be able to download and customize information on the mobile devices and perform actions ranging from training and education to testing and experimentation.
eC2 enhances tactical training and integrates with simulations and command, control, communications, computer and intelligence (C4I) systems at military and homeland security locations, according to the folks at Alion. The solution is designed to integrate with existing networked systems.
The system interactively disseminates training data before, during and after a training exercise and includes access to real-world terrain, simulations and C4I system controls. Before training starts, the system works to prepare warfighters for missions, tasks, conditions and standards—information gleaned from the training repository. During the exercise, eC2 links to real-time remote visual displays of computer workstations and coordinates interactive command and control capabilities. When the exercise concludes, the tool helps the training commander analyze and report results, key events and performance data to the unit.
Additionally, eC2 can be used as a teaching tool. Alion’s new Modeling and Simulation (M&S) framework courses deliver M&S instruction, enabling warfighters to continue education and training at work, home or during deployments.
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Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
