LandWarNet 2009 in Review

I spent the week of August 17th in Ft. Lauderdale, FL attending the LandWarNet Conference. This was my first time at the conference, so I figured I would share a bit of my experience with you.

This year’s theme was, “A Global Network Enterprise Enabling Full Spectrum Operations for the Joint Warfighter”, and the exhibiting companies came from a range of technology industries including government consulting, military equipment to software.

While the show is predominately Army-focused, there were some smaller mixed groups in attendance as well. Attendance was strong, considering the state of the economy and the majority of the show sessions were full. The show floor was lively the first two days, but emptied out on day three. According to many LandWarNet veterans, the show is a magnet for hurricanes and has been closed early numerous times, so I’m not surprised people didn’t stick around the entire time.

Here are a few pictures from LandWarNet:

Whirlwind Tradeshow Tour...

This week I'm in Ft. Lauderdale at the LandWarNet show and next week I'm off to AFITC in Montgomery, AL. The whirlwind tour is off to a good start. The skies are bright and no hurricanes are on the forecast. For those that won't make it to LandWarNet this year, I'll be updating the blog with some information about the show and the seminar tracks.

It's always interesting to see what technologies industry is providing the military to improve their information advantage in the battlespace at these shows. If you're interested in learning about some solutions Kratos Defense will be presenting drop by booth #1513 at LandWarNet and booth #542 at AFITC. We are going to be demonstrating some interesting solutions including example workspaces created to provide Program Managers with a centralized view of all project related information, business intelligence dashboards displaying operational metrics, network management solutions for strategic and tactical networks and learning solutions to optimize workforce development.

Hope to see you soon.

LandWarNet2009…IT in the Battlefield…

One of the cool parts of my job is that I get to attend a variety of technology tradeshows. On August 18th-20th the LandWarNet 2009 conference will be held in Ft. Lauderdale. If you want to see an interesting collection of IT products mixed with military gear like radio controlled mini robots that hold assault rifles, this is the place for you. If you are attending, please come by the Kratos booth (#1513) and say hi. Send me an email in advance and I’ll be sure to have an extra special gift waiting for you (compliant with govt. policies of course).