The COTS Secret

The COTS Secret

ntelink is built entirely upon commercially available software. Users can find what they need on the network by using a number of search engines that can be found on the Internet such as Alta Vista or Google. Also like the Web, the most popular Web server on Intelink is Apache. The Apache HTTP Server software runs on Unix computers and is available for free on the Web. Apache is based on open source code that is constantly being improved by developers worldwide.

Analysts and users on Intelink can view or listen to live streaming multimedia using RealNetworks Inc.'s RealAudio and RealVideo as well as Microsoft Corp.'s Windows Media.

Intelink features Microsoft's NetMeeting for online collaboration. Although the network has online chat capabilities, instant messaging will not be offered until companies that develop the software create interoperability standards. Intelink also has an acronym finder, a dictionary and the full content of Jane's directories of military weaponry and equipment.