Army cooks up new technology in AKO lab

Army officials estimate that about 100,000 active-duty soldiers own iPhones and another 50,000 have Blackberry handheld devices, an indication of the popularity of these two devices and a sign of the times about how people like to stay in touch and manage many aspects of their personal lives. Officials also know that soldiers rely on the Army Knowledge Online and Defense Knowledge Online Web portal -- to the tune of 2.3 million registered users -- to accomplish many service-related tasks, from payroll to medical forms.

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