R 201647Z MAY 09
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 0322/09
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 CP//
SUBJ/NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES COLLABORATION TOOLS//
REF/A/-/DISA ATO 17110606/YMD:20070910//
REF/B/-/DISA ATO 17410701/YMD:20070719//
REF/C/-/DISA ATO 17960708/YMD:20080625//
REF/D/-/DOD ENTERPRISE SERVICE DESIGNA/YMD:20090202//
NARR/REF A IS DISA ATO FOR NCES E-COLLABCENTER NIPRNET.  REF B IS DISA ATO FOR NCES E-COLLABCENTER SIPRNET.  REF C IS DISA ATO FOR NCES DCO SIPRNET AND NIPRNET.  REF D IS DOD ENTERPRISE SERVICE DESIGNATION MEMORANDUM FOR COLLABORATION, CONTENT DISCOVERY, AND CONTENT DELIVERY.//
POC/PRASSERTH YANG/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4 CP ESB/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:703-693-3488/TEL:DSN 223-3488/EMAIL:PRASSERTH.YANG@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE MANDATES THE USE OF NCES COLLABORATION TOOLS FOR WEB-CONFERENCING AND COLLABORATION NEEDS. 
2. BACKGROUND.  THESE TOOLS ARE DESIGNATED BY DOD AS DOD ENTERPRISE SERVICES AND ARE FULLY FUNDED.  AS SUCH, USMC SHOULD NOT FUND REDUNDANT CAPABILITIES.  THE TWO INDEPENDENT COLLABORATION TOOLS PROVIDE VIDEO AND AUDIO WEB-CONFERENCING, ALONG WITH INSTANT MESSAGING (IM) AND TEXT CHAT CAPABILITIES.  ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE FILE, APPLICATION, AND DESKTOP SHARING, POLLING, WHITEBOARDING AND VIRTUAL WORKSPACES.  PKI CERTIFICATES ARE REQUIRED FOR ACCESS TO EITHER TOOL.  THE TWO TOOLS ARE:
   A. IBM LOTUS SAMETIME V8.0.1 (FORMERLY BUTTON ONE), IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON THE SIPRNET AT HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.E-COLLABCENTER.NCES.DOD.SMIL.MIL.  NIPRNET USERS MAY ACCESS VIA HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.E-COLLABCENTER.COM.  THIS TOOL IS ALSO KNOWN AS E-COLLABCENTER.
   B. ADOBE CONNECT PROFESSIONAL V6 (FORMERLY BUTTON TWO) IS AVAILABLE ON THE SIPRNET AT HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.DCO.DOD.SMIL.MIL.  UNCLASSIFIED VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.DCO.DOD.MIL. THIS TOOL IS ALSO KNOWN AS DEFENSE CONNECT ONLINE (DCO).
3. ACTION. 
   A. IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF D, UNITS WILL NOT PROCURE SOFTWARE NOR RENEW LICENSE AGREEMENTS FOR SOFTWARE THAT PROVIDES WEB CONFERENCING AND COLLABORATION CAPABILITY.  WAIVER AUTHORITY IS DIRECTOR USMC C4.
   B. ALL MARINES REQUIRING WEB-CONFERENCING OR COLLABORATION APPLICATIONS SHOULD REGISTER FOR AND FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES WITH BOTH TOOLS.  REGISTRATION IS EASILY CONDUCTED BY VISITING THE HOMEPAGES INDICATED ABOVE.  IN ORDER TO ENSURE ACCURATE USER STATISTICS, SELECT USMC AS YOUR ORGANIZATION AFFILIATION WHEN REGISTERING.  PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE ARE INDEPENDENT TOOLS, AND SEPARATE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR BOTH.  THEY DO NOT INTEROPERATE WITH EACH OTHER.
   C. SAMETIME REQUIREMENTS ARE DETAILED IN THE WORKSTATION PREPARATION AND NEW USER GETTING STARTED GUIDE AT HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.E-COLLABCENTER.COM/WPS/PORTAL/GETTINGSTARTED.   DCO WORKSTATION REQUIREMENTS ARE DETAILED IN THE DCO QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE AT  HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)WWW.DCO.DOD.MIL/PUBLIC/DSP/DOCUMENTATION.CFM.  TO MAKE USE OF THE INSTANT MESSAGING AVAILABLE IN BUTTON TWO, SETTINGS IN INTERNET EXPLORER MUST BE CHANGED.  PROCEDURE IS:
      (1) SELECT THE TOOLS MENU FROM THE INTERNET EXPLORER WINDOW. 
      (2) SELECT INTERNET OPTIONS FROM THE TOOLS DROP DOWN.
      (3) SELECT THE ADVANCED TAB ON THE INTERNET OPTIONS BOX.
      (4) SCROLL DOWN TO HTTP1.1 SETTINGS.
      (5) CHECK (USE HTTP1.1) AND (USE HTTP1.1 THROUGH PROXY CONNECTIONS).
   D. TRAINING FOR BOTH TOOLS IS AVAILABLE AT THE RESPECTIVE HOMEPAGES, INCLUDING ON-DEMAND TUTORIALS AND MODULES.  SPECIAL TRAINING REQUESTS CAN ALSO BE ARRANGED WITH THE RESPECTIVE HELP-DESKS.
   E. BOTH SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE VIA THE DEFENSE KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (DKO) WEB PORTAL, LOCATED ON NIPRNET AT WWW.DKO.MIL, OR SIPRNET AT WWW.DKO.SMIL.MIL. 
   F. HEADPHONES AND MICROPHONES ARE REQUIRED FOR FULL FUNCTIONALITY OF THESE TOOLS.  PROCUREMENT OF THESE ITEMS IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USING UNIT.
   G. USE OF WEBCAMS FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING IS NOT RECOMMENDED AT THIS TIME DUE TO THE IMPACT ON BANDWIDTH. 
4. RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS MARADMIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5. CANCELLATION CONTINGENCY.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAY 2010.
6. RELEASE OF THIS MARADMIN IS AUTHORIZED BY BGEN G. J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.//