Appian's Enterprise Software Powers U.S. Army's Award-Winning Web Services Implementation.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2003 World's Largest Portal-based Web Services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. Implementation Recognized for Improving Enterprise-wide Access to the Army Knowledge Base Appian Corporation, a leading provider of real-time, enterprise Web solutions, today announced that the Army CIO/G-6 selected Army Knowledge Online's (AKO Ako (äkō`), city (1990 pop. 51,131), Hyogo prefecture, W Honshu, Japan, on the Harima Sea. Relying on its steel and chemical industries, Ako has become one of Japan's most polluted industrial cities. ) Soldier Medical Readiness Alerts as a winner of the Army Knowledge Award in the Enterprise Solution category. The Army Knowledge Awards were presented Thursday, August 14, 2003, during the 3rd Annual U.S. Army Knowledge Symposium in King of Prussia King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , PA. The Army Knowledge Awards Program recognizes outstanding examples of enterprise knowledge management solutions that focus on improving situational awareness Situation awareness or situational awareness [1] (SA) is the mental representation and understanding of objects, events, people, system states, interactions, environmental conditions, and other situation-specific factors affecting human performance in and decision-making, highlighting those initiatives that have achieved tangible success related to the Army's knowledge management goals and objectives. "This award underscores the AKO portal's ability to transmit information across the entire Army. No other Web site or DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. portal has the audience reached by AKO. The portal enables soldiers to see their status in real-time. The Soldier Medical Readiness Systems ties together multiple DOD information systems to communicate this data. We use the portal's capability to manipulate the data display so that if the soldier receives a stop light indicator of the status, a soldier can change from green to amber as he or she approaches a due date," said Eric Hanson, E-Business Staff Officer, Office of the Surgeon General The U.S. Surgeon General is charged with the protection and advancement of health in the United States. Since the 1960s the surgeon general has become a highly visible federal public health official, speaking out against known health risks such as tobacco use, and promoting disease . Built on Appian Portal and Appian Collaboration, the same software that runs the Department of Homeland Security's award-winning first responder first responder First response personnel Emergency medicine A person employed in the public sector–EMT, fire fighter, police, volunteer EMS–whose duties include provision of immediate medical care in the event of an emergency; FRs have basic emergency portal, DisasterHelp.Gov, AKO's Soldier Medical Readiness Alerts currently represent the world's largest and most sophisticated production portal-based Web services implementation, with scalability to support 1.4 million registered users. Using XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. and Web services integration, the Soldier Medical Readiness Alerts on AKO pull information from the Army's medical records systems and actively display personalized information to end users. For example, during the recent War with Iraq, the Alerts helped the Army notify soldiers as to whether they were "medically ready" for deployment. Today, when users log on to AKO, they see their level of "medical readiness" in six areas, including physical and HIV testing information, DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. filing information, and dental records. "Notifying users of their medical readiness enables the soldier to proactively address their medical requirements in a timely fashion. We improve the health of the force and overall readiness, which is critical given the current operations tempo. This is the first instance of an end-user directed application which addresses needs common to Army Active Duty, Reserve and Guard personnel," added Hanson. About Appian Appian, a software and professional services firm, is a leading provider of real-time, enterprise web solutions to the public and commercial sectors. For more information, visit www.appiancorp.com, send email to info@appiancorp.com, or call 703.442.4612. |
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