Lockheed Snags $31 Million To Reinvent the Internet, Microsoft To Help

DARPA has awarded a $31 million contract to megacorp Lockheed Martin which will, with some assistance from Microsoft, attempt to reinvent the Internet and make it more military-friendly. "The main thrust of the effort will be to develop a new Military Network Protocol, which will differ from old hat such as TCP/IP in that it will offer 'improved security, dynamic bandwidth allocation, and policy-based prioritization levels at the individual and unit level.' Lockheed will be partnered with Anagran, Juniper Networks, LGS Innovations, Stanford University and — of course — Microsoft in developing the MNP. Apart from that, Lockheed's own Information Systems & Global Services-Defense tentacle will work on amazing new hardware."

Skynet

[ShopMgr]

Well, we have to have at least one post referencing Skynet. And someone needs to post something about our new overlords...

Bottom line

[sakdoctor]

How does this affect pr0n?

Re:security?

[Timothy Brownawell]

hehe did someone mention microsoft and security in the same sentence?

"And now for tonight's top story, another 31 Microsoft security flaws fixed in an emergency off-cycle patch"...

If implemented in military hospitals...

[spafbi]

... and used to interconnect medical devices, it'd give a whole new meaning to "blue screen of death"

Re:Skynet

[Bucc5062]

I would have welcomed our new corporate overlords, but hell, they've been here for some time now. How about, I rejoice in the continued glorified presence of our existing, and most wondrous corporate Uberlords and their subservient cronies.

(I think I'll go wash my mind out with a good Vodka at this point)

Surprised this one wasn't first

[Drunken Buddhist]

And Al Gore could not be reached for comment.

Re:How did they calculate exactly $31 million?

[PIBM]

2^5 - 1 is a nice number. Just add million afteward and you are set!

Re:Is this FUCKING JOKE?

[Itninja]

Me also think that very much long time.

Re:So...IPv6 then?

[fuzzyfuzzyfungus]

Because they are an Enterprise Ready Solution Partner(tm).

It's not like you could trust a bunch of hippy academics to design a viable internetworking protocol....

Tap tap tap ...

[Obfuscant]

Hi, I see you're trying to use the Minternet. Would you like some hints on how to increase the priority of your traffic to Flash Override.

You an also improve the throughput of your attached USB device by plugging it into a USB2 port, which is what you would have done if this computer actually had USB2 ports on it, but it doesn't, and I'm not going to tell you how to shut these annoying messages off.

Re:Who wants to bet...

[nschubach]

They'll have to leave the major version number the same so it doesn't break the Internet. They'll call it IPv7, but it will be version 6.1 to keep this compatibility.

How about.. The MSN Network !

[ivan_w]

Hey.. MS has a good track record when it comes to implementing a new ubiquitous network right ?

Remember MSN (the thing that was suppose to kill the internet.. So much better than TCP/IP that Win 95 didn't have a TCP/IP stack to start with) ?

I'm wondering (ok.. not *really* wondering) why they went to those guys to do that..

--Ivan

Re:Bottom line

[Nerdfest]

Don't ask, don't tell.

Re:Is this FUCKING JOKE?

[Anonymous Coward]

Why are you talking about Microsoft like it's alive?

Is there something I should know?

Hello, windows.

Re:Skynet

[farrellj]

We don't have to worry about Skynet, or Overlords...Face it, a Military Intranet based upon Microsoft technology means that you will have to reboot it every few days, viruses will infect it daily, and every once in a while, it will all just crash for no observable reason at all.

Essentialy, it is China and Russia's wet dreams come true!

While Browsing the M$ Internet....

[schmaustech]

While browsing the M$ Internet, I received a STOP Error, that was when the helpful paper clip told me to reboot my routers.

Yeah Right

[Tablizer]

Asking Microsoft to help with security is like asking Jessica Simpson for advice on staying out of the spotlight.
     

Re:Skynet

[jeffshoaf]

(I think I'll go wash my mind out with a good Vodka at this point)

Pot works better.

T-Fal or Calphalon?

Re:So...IPv6 then?

[sopssa]

Dear Sir or Madam,

The responsible Anti-Microsoft Troll that should have replied to this post by now is on sick leave and was unable to prepare a custom flaming reply to this particular post. In lieu of that, attached is our generic template which we use to write all our flaming responses.

1. Make a general anti-Microsoft jab
2. Blame Microsoft for it's stance against Free Software (and also for lack of network neutrality, the current state of patent laws, the Iraq war, and the extinction of the dinosaurs)
3. Accuse the poster who wrote something positive about Microsoft of being either a fanboy or a Microsoft employee. If the poster in question made a comment about Microsoft's actual support of Free Software in a particular instance, accuse the poster of being an oblivious idiot unable to see through their Embrace-Extend-Extinguish approach
4. State that the Linux revolution is inevitable
5. Finish off with another outpour of flames

We hope you will be able to infer the potential content of the post that should have been done by the respective Troll. Please accept our apologies.

Sincerely,

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Anti-Microsoft Trolling Association, Ltd.

Re:Skynet

[daeley]

The Slashdot cliché trifecta is now complete.

You must be new here.

I for one....

[Mipsalawishus]

Will not use it until at least SP1 is released.

Re:Skynet

[JoshuaZ]

Skynet went online on August 4th 1997. Human decisions were removed from strategic defense. Skynet began to learn at a geometric rate. It originally became self-aware on August 29th 1997 2:14 am Eastern Time. On August 29th 1997 3:22 am Eastern Time, Skynet crashed.

Re:China

[Christian Smith]

The military basically says, I need a plane that can go at least mach 2, can carry X number of pounds of air to ground or air to air weapons, has X% stealth capability, has a range of X miles, can land on a aircraft carrier, etc., etc... and costs about X dollars.

Wow, I'd like to see the value of X that can fit all of those parameters!

Re:They'll stuff it up

[kantos]

Protocols and other intellectual property made under contract to the military cannot be patented, the implementation can, but the standard cannot, courtesy of the US Constitution

Re:China

[Sepodati]

I think zero works!