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Integrating Ultra Mobile Devices in Tactical Defence Environments through Middleware

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This paper is concerned with integrating mobile technology (such as smartphones and tablets) into tactical defence environments. The motivation for and key technologies involved in this research are discussed in detail. The vehicle for conducting this research is the Defence Science and Technology Organisation’s Net Warrior initiative. The initial work conducted on this research program under Net Warrior has investigated how distributed object and publish/subscribe middleware can be incorporated into a smartphone to achieve information interoperability with tactical platforms and systems.

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  1. Defence Science and Technology Organisation, PO Box 1500, Edinburgh, SA, 5111, Australia

    Kate Foster

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  1. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lake Campus, 5095, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Jeffrey W. Tweedale

  2. School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, 5095, Adelaide, SA, Australia

    Lakhmi C. Jain

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Foster, K. (2013). Integrating Ultra Mobile Devices in Tactical Defence Environments through Middleware. In: Tweedale, J.W., Jain, L.C. (eds) Advanced Techniques for Knowledge Engineering and Innovative Applications. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 246. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-42017-7_17

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