The U.S. Navy's Program Executive Office for Command, Control, Computer, Communications, Intelligence and Space (PEO C4I and Space) is selecting the Sun JavaTM System Application Server Standard Edition 7. The solution will run all Global Command and Control -- Maritime (GCCS-M) deployments starting in 2005.

Over the next four years, over 200 naval vessels will be equipped with the server. The solution will run on the SolarisTM 9 Operating System (Solaris OS) and will be deployed on UltraSPARCR technology. The solution was chosen because of its strong security and observance of JavaTM 2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EETM) specifications.

"Sun Microsystems, Inc., meets our GCCS requirement and provides the warfighter with a standards-based product that possesses a high degree of security. Sun offered us the best value based on our requirements," said Captain Will Rodriguez, program manager for the Navy's Command and Control Systems.

"Sun has a very strong relationship with the U.S. Navy," said Thomas Kreidler, vice president, Government Division, Sun. "Our commitment to the Navy's success is once again demonstrated by our focus on delivering value-added solutions that are standards based, secure and cost effective." [...read more...]

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