111235Z JUN 08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/MCBUL 2000 NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES
/ (NCES) COLLABORATION TOOLS//
REF/A/-/DISA ATO 17110606/YMD:20070910/NOTAL//
REF/B/-/DISA IATO 17960708/YMD:20071018/NOTAL//
POC/SHARON PFEIFFER/LTCOL/UNIT:HQMC C4 CP/-/TEL:703-693-9970
/EMAIL:SHARON.PFEIFFER@USMC.MIL//
POC/HERBERT BRYCHTA/CTR/UNIT:HQMC C4 CP/-/TEL:703-693-9970
/EMAIL:HERBERT.BRYCHTA.CTR@USMC.MIL//
NARR/REF A IS DISA ATO FOR NCES BUTTON ONE.  REF B IS DISA IATO FOR
NCES BUTTON TWO. 
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE
AVAILABILITY OF TWO ENTERPRISE-LEVEL COLLABORATION TOOLS PROVIDED BY
THE NET-CENTRIC ENTERPRISE SERVICES (NCES) PROGRAM AND PROVIDES
INFORMATION ON REGISTRATION AND TRAINING FOR THE TOOLS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  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 V7.5 (BUTTON ONE), IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ON THE SIPRNET AT HTTPS:WWW.E-COLLABCENTER.NCES.DOD.SMIL.MIL.
ONCE DAA APPROVAL IS GRANTED FOR ACCESS ON THE NIPRNET USERS MAY
ACCESS VIA HTTPS:WWW.E-COLLABCENTER.COM.
   B.  ADOBE CONNECT PROFESSIONAL V6 (BUTTON TWO) IS AVAILABLE ON
THE SIPRNET AT HTTPS:WWW.DCO.DOD.SMIL.MIL.  AN UNCLASSIFIED
VERSION, MINUS THE JABBER THICK CLIENT, IS AVAILABLE AT
HTTPS:WWW.DCO.DOD.MIL. THIS TOOL IS ALSO KNOWN AS DEFENSE CONNECT
ONLINE (DCO).
3.  ACTION. 
   A.  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.
   B.  BUTTON ONE REQUIREMENTS ARE DETAILED IN THE WORKSTATION
PREPARATION & NEW USER GETTING STARTED GUIDE AT
HTTPS:WWW.E-COLLABCENTER.COM/WPS/PORTAL/GETTINGSTARTED.   DCO
WORKSTATION REQUIREMENTS ARE DETAILED IN THE DCO QUICK REFERENCE
GUIDE AT  HTTPS: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.
   C.  TRAINING FOR BOTH TOOLS IS AVAILABLE AT THE RESPECTIVE 
HOMEPAGES, INCLUDING ON-DEMAND TUTORIALS AND MODULES.  LIVE TRAINING
WEB-CASTS ARE ALSO HELD WEEKLY USING EACH TOOL.  SPECIAL TRAINING
REQUESTS CAN ALSO BE ARRANGED WITH THE RESPECTIVE HELP-DESKS.
   D.  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.  FOR DKO ACCESS, CONTACT MR. HERBERT
BRYCHTA AT HERBERT.BRYCHTA.CTR@USMC.MIL.
   E.  HEADPHONES AND MICROPHONES ARE REQUIRED FOR FULL
FUNCTIONALITY OF THESE TOOLS.  PROCUREMENT OF THESE ITEMS IS THE
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USING UNIT.
   F.  USE OF WEBCAMS FOR VIDEO CONFERENCING IS NOT RECOMMENDED AT
THIS TIME DUE TO THE IMPACT ON BANDWIDTH. 
   G.  A MARINE CORPS ORDER CONCERNING THE USE OF THESE TOOLS FOR
ALL USMC ENTERPRISE SERVICES WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
4.  RESERVE APPLICABILITY.  THIS BULLETIN IS APPLICABLE TO THE
MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE.
5.  CANCELLATION CONTINGENCY.  THIS BULLETIN IS CANCELLED 31 MAR
2009.
6.  RELEASE OF THIS BULLETIN IS AUTHORIZED BY BGEN G. J. ALLEN,
DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS.//