Computer Systems Center Incorporated to Provide Communications Link Between Marines and Their Families.SPRINGFIELD, Va. -- CSCI (Computer Software Configuration Item) A group of software treated as a single entity by a configuration management (CM) system. See configuration management. CSCI - Computer Software Configuration Item Launches Interactive Communications Site at the Jungle Warfare Some of the information in this article may not be verified by . It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified to cite reliable sources. Jungle warfare Training Center in Okinawa, Japan Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI) a unique and solidly established small technology company that excels in solving complex problems for the private and public sectors, today announced the kick-off of their Interactive Communications Site, -- www.sempercomm.org -- developed to connect troops stationed in remote locations with their loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl back home. CSCI adopted the Jungle Warfare Training Center (JWTC JWTC Jungle Warfare Training Center ), a remote training facility in Okinawa, Japan, as the first of many bases that will receive this unique communication tool. Through this newly created, secure communications site, each JWTC Marine will be able to 'chat' with five friends and family members. "In coordination with the USO USO: see United Service Organizations. (UNIX Software Operation) AT&T's Unix division before it turned into USL. See Unix. , we created SemperComm 'Always Communications,'" said Linda LaRoche, chief executive officer of CSCI. "This unique program targets remote U.S. military bases that the USO is unable to serve and helps to make deployments more bearable bear·a·ble adj. That can be endured: bearable pain; a bearable schedule. bear for service members stationed far from home." CSCI and the USO will host an informational session and kick-off party November 18, 2004, at CSCI's headquarters in Springfield, VA. Edward A. Powell, Jr., USO president and chief executive officer, will speak at this event. In addition, the CSCI team will demonstrate how the interactive site will operate. USO personnel from the Pacific region, as well as military personnel and congressional leaders, have been invited to attend and show their support for SemperComm. "This is an exciting day for the USO," said Edward A. Powell. "Not only has CSCI developed a program specifically for remote bases, it also has constructed a tool that enables service members to stay in touch with friends and family. The USO is very grateful for CSCI's partnership." SemperComm will continue to evaluate other remote military installations lacking basic communications and entertainment tools, and work to bring these resources to these bases in order to Make It Happen! About SemperComm Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI), a defense contractor Noun 1. defense contractor - a contractor concerned with the development and manufacture of systems of defense armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; headquartered in Springfield, VA, in coordination with the USO, has formed SemperComm to support our troops "Support our troops" is a slogan commonly used in the United States and in Canada in reference to the United States Military and the Canadian Forces (Army, Air & Navy). The slogan has been used in the recent conflicts, including the Gulf War[1] and Iraq war. . Derived from the Marine Corps motto "Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful), SemperComm will bring communications tools and other services to American troops serving overseas. For more information about SemperComm, please visit www.sempercomm.org. About Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI) Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI) is a unique, small technology company that is raising the bar and setting a new way of conducting business as government contractors, mainly working in the Department of Defense (DoD) space. Founded in 1987, CSCI provides technical counsel to its government clients in a wide range of disciplines applying operations analysis, modeling and simulation, architecture development, systems engineering, and Information Technology development and design as appropriate to the task at hand. CSCI is headquartered in Springfield, VA, in addition with offices in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. and Patuxent River, MD, employing more than 150 employees. For more information about CSCI, please visit our web site at www.csci-va.com. About the USO The USO is a nonprofit charitable corporation and relies on the generosity of the American people to support its programs and services. The mission of the USO is to provide morale, welfare and recreation-type services to uniformed military personnel and their families. The USO currently operates 124 centers around the world, including five mobile canteens, with 70 stateside state·side adj. 1. Of or in the continental United States. 2. Alaska Of or in the 48 contiguous states of the United States. adv. Informal 1. centers, three in the Caribbean and 46 overseas. |
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