Abstract

Web technologies---in particular linked Java servers and clients---allow new dynamic collaborative environments linking people and computers. We describe the architecture of a system, TANGOsim, that combines a Java collaborative environment with an executive providing general message filters, and an event driven simulator. The initial application is to command and control, but we describe how this approach can also be used in other areas, such as health care, scientific visualization, and (distance) education. 1 Introduction We believe that current Web technology offers remarkable opportunities for sophisticated new environments linking people and computers (collaboratories). This includes traditional video conferencing, telemedicine, command and control, crisis management, distance education, computational steering and visualization, and "human in the loop" distributed discrete event simulations. The basic technology is a distributed set of Java servers and clients that communicate. ...

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