The Air Education Training Command Collaboration Portal (ACP) provides collaboration services to the United States Air Force academic institutions and select training organizations. The Air Collaboration Portal has evolved and now provides other collaboration components such as blogs, wikis, and instant messaging to the U.S. Air Force.
AETC Collaboration Portal was established in 2007 as a single enterprise environment that enhances cyber security to the Air Force ".mil" network. The Air Collaboration Portal creates a collaboration environment to enhance training, education, and research for the United States Air Force. The mission statement is "Establish and maintain one “af.edu” domain, without exposing the af.mil network to security risks." [1] The Air Collaboration Portal benefits Air Force users worldwide.
The Air Collaboration Portal provides the following benefits: [2]
AETC Collaboration Portal's stated goal is to enable Air Force personnel, both airmen and civilian contractors access to information anywhere, anytime. Authorized users include the following:
AETC Collaboration Portal offers multiple enterprise collaboration features and capabilities to the Air Force.
Features and capabilities include:
AETC Collaboration Portal is innovative in scope and concept for collaboration, research, and training. They can be credited with providing highly mobile Civilian Institute students and faculty with e-mail addresses, web portals, and instant messaging capabilities. It also enhances professional development, and cultural awareness.
The Air Collaboration Portal supports the following organizations:
Assistance provided via:
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