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Army deploys lighter, faster AKO

Feb-20-2004 » Filed Under: General Military

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By Joe Burlas

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 19, 2004) -- Army Knowledge Online now offers a stripped-down version that loads up to 10 times faster than the regular service.

AKO Lite was developed in response to concerns of deployed Soldiers in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom that AKO took too long to access and use, said Lt. Col. Kenneth Blakely, chief of AKO.

“The normal AKO is very heavy with lots of bytes to download,” Blakely said. “Soldiers said they want something faster, so we made AKO Lite. AKO Lite contains access links to the most popular AKO features, like the Web-based e-mail and instant messaging systems, and is very close to the full AKO experience.”


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