http://itug-connection.blogspot.com/2010/04/whats-in-your-container.html

......The amount of information being shared between ports nationally, as well as internationally, requires exceptional cooperation in order to be effective. Ports can no longer operate independently as “silos”, isolated from the activities of other ports. The Maritime Domain Awareness initiative continues to evolve and there’s now an additional layer present in the solution. Patriot Data Solutions Group (PDSG) has integrated its highly successful Crossflo DataExchange® (CDX) product with the solution from HP, enabling the direct interface into numerous government agencies with interests in ensuring the countries coastlines are secure.

I had first heard of PDSG when at the last HPTF & Expo event in Las Vegas, where PDSG talked of their participation in an information sharing project in Montana in the healthcare marketplace. Today, CDX is turning out to be an invaluable “layer” integrated with the rest of the Maritime Domain Awareness solution that hooks it into the many government agencies required. Networking with these agencies requires understanding of the many new government protocols and standards as much of the information is sensitive and subject to government legislation when it comes to revealing the data on file. However, PDSG has become one of the few companies to have successfully navigated this potential landmine, and the runtime environment in support of CDX today runs on NonStop!

“PDSG's CDX product on HP NonStop is a key component of the Maritime Domain Awareness solution to enable information sharing across departments or law enforcement agencies in real-time because national or local security requires 24 X 7,” explained Mary Kwan of HP worldwide BCS marketing who is responsible for Public Sector business. Mary went on to explain that it is not a toolkit or a loose collection of products and components, adding “HP is bringing all these components together for the customers as an end-to-end integrated Maritime Domain Awareness /Port Security solution ‘from HP’”.

In previous posts to this blog I have looked at a number of new applications in the Financial Services marketplace but I am often asked about the applications in other markets and this one has the potential to develop a significant market presence, as no country can operate in isolation. The Maritime Awareness initiative’s engagement with the NonStop division is a very positive development for all who belong to the NonStop community.

I couldn’t imagine the safety of the nation’s coastlines entrusted to anything other than a solution with 24 X 7, reliable availability! True, I will always want my ATM’s to be available and full of cash, of course, but somehow, making sure empty containers are really empty containers with no chance of dispensing anything else, warrants all that NonStop can deliver!

Posted by Richard Buckle at 11:02 AM

Labels: C10 - Data Base and Business Intelligence, New Apps on NonStop, Real Time View