Tuesday, July 25, 2000

Navy deploys Palm V’s

Sailors aboard the Norfolk-based guided missile destroyer USS McFAUL are being issued 115 Palm V handheld computers. A series of Clarinet Systems infrared ports will be installed throughout the ship to link them all together. The devices will be distributed to chiefs and Sailors in work center supervisor positions. In addition to the Palm V’s standard features, the computers issued to Sailors will include a new security software package called Restrictor developed by IS/Complete, Inc. The software will require a “log on” ID and authentication password to protect business sensitive notes and contact information on the computers in case they are lost or misplaced. The 32 Clarinet Systems infrared ports throughout the ship wll allow Sailors to transmit and receive information between the network and their handheld computers anytime from almost anywhere on the ship.

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