| | Defense Message System (DMS) |
| | Primary Purpose | To provide secure, accountable, faster and more |
| | reliable writer-to-reader messaging capability |
| | from the office to the warfighter for both |
| | organizational and individual messaging at |
| | reduced cost. |
| | Sub-Functions | Allows the user to draft and send secure message |
| | traffic from a local PC, either commercial or |
| | tactical. DMS software will operate using |
| | commercial groupware, providing the latest |
| | capabilities in information sharing, including |
| | multimedia (sound/graphics/video) attachment |
| | capability. Replaces the current AUTODIN-based |
| | messaging system. |
| | Equipment Requirements | Commercial system: 486 or greater CPU, 16 MB RAM |
| | or greater, 500 MB hard disk space or greater, |
| | PCMCIA type II card, TCP/IP stack, network |
| | access. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | Designed to operate on both commercial and |
| | tactical data networks. Supports X.400 and X.500 |
| | message and directory protocols. |
| | Crypto Requirements | Fortezza PCMCIA card provides integrated, dual |
| | key encryption. |
| | Normal Locations | All users with the requirement and/or |
| | authorization to send and receive official |
| | message traffic. |
| | Information Managed | Secure messages, including attachments. |
| | Products Created | Viewable/printable messages to the |
| | Sensitive-But-Unclassified (SBU) level. |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | Lockheed Martin Federal Systems. |
| | Current Fielding Status | Four major releases (2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 3.0) have |
| | been implemented or planned for FY 98,99,01, and |
| | 02. Backbone for SBU and SECRET level traffic is |
| | 95% complete and services responsible for |
| | implementing tactical DMS measures starting FY01 |
| | and completing implementation by FY03. |
| | Known Problems | None noted. |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | Not rated. |
| | Point of Contact | Mr. Jerry Bennis, Program Manager (703) 681-0921. |
| | Direct questions to Helena Robinson, |
| | DMSWWW@ncr.disa.mil |
| | Updated by | Captain Michael E. Schutte, USMC, CCSC-01. |
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