Project Brief
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`Open Competition 2 - Information Technology ()
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`Wireless Replication of Enterprise Data for Instant
`Access by Mobile Workers
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`Develop a wallet-sized, wireless server for America's mobile workforce that will provide medical, sales,
`and service personnel with secure, instant access to all e-mail and automatically updated data files,
`everywhere.
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`Sponsor: Rosetta-Wireless Corporation
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`Suite 201
`2700 International Drive
`West Chicago, IL 60185-1658
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`l Project duration: -
`l Total project (est.): $2,391,080.00
`l Requested ATP funds: $2,000,000.00
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`By 2004 there will be more than 50 million U.S. mobile workers, including medical professionals, sales personnel,
`field service engineers, and executives. They will be most productive if they can have instant, secure, and cost-effective
`access to all their latest e-mail and data files when not in the office. Rosetta-Wireless Corporation (West Chicago, IL)
`plans a two-year project to develop and demonstrate hardware and software technologies for creating a portable server
`system. The Wireless Intelligent Personal Server (WIPS) is envisioned as a wallet-sized device that receives and stores
`encrypted data, then streams it to the worker's personal digital assistant or other computer for viewing. The system can
`receive and transmit messages from remote locations as well as modify shared files. These file updates are then relayed
`by the WIPS system to the rest of the organization. Key challenges include maintaining the correct version of a file
`when it is simultaneously accessed by multiple users, and maintaining continuous synchronization and optimization,
`across non-continuous WWAN and WLAN networks, without human intervention. The company will develop software
`to precisely deliver files, provide two-way data replication, and automate communication-fault recovery. Innovative
`engineering methods will be required to achieve the necessary technical advances, including an order-of-magnitude
`increase in the reliablity of data transfer over radio frequency networks. In addition, a knowledge base and procedures
`will be developed to identify and opportunistically switch communications to the most efficient wireless network
`connection available at a given time, thereby minimizing airtime costs and latency. These technologies will be
`integrated with data security into a prototype system. The ATP funding is required because this startup company has
`been unable to obtain private support for research involving such high technical risk. The project's success could spark
`large productivity gains across the U.S. economy through improved information sharing, reduced transportation time
`and costs, and other benefits. In addition, a new market for "outsourced servers" could be created, potentially
`generating billions of dollars in revenue for hardware manufacturers, wireless carriers, and software integrators.
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`For project information:
`C. Keith Campbell, 630-561-0410
`KCampbell@RosettaWireless.com
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`ATP Project Manager
`Erik Puskar, (301) 975-8619
`erik.puskar@nist.gov
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