Project Perspectives
Initiated in 1994 to meet environmental data interchange needs of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Synthetic Theater of War (STOW) and the U.S. Army Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT) Programs.
Since 1996 - primarily sponsored by DMSO
Managed as an open development process
Developed on a philosophy of practical solutions built upon solid technologies using incremental prototyping and experimentation
Core technologies heavily influenced by industry and user community participation in the development process.
Available Technology (driven by user requirements):
- First software release in June 1996 (Release 1.0)
- First formally supported release, January 1999 (Release 2.0)
- New public release, October 2002 (Release 3.1.1)
Committed to developing �internationally accepted� standards