It has been said that knowledge (information) is power, however, it is the distribution and consumption of information that creates value in the market place.

Standards based communications provides savings in the world of complex system integration. At the same time there are lingering perceptions that Standards can reduce competitive advantage.

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems position presentation for the OMG DDS Security Panel

Security requirements on DDS as perceived by Combat System applications

Use of DDS for the US Navy SSDS combat management system.

Use of DDS by the Navy's Ship Self-Defense System (SSDS) Mk 2 Upgrade. The Mk 2 upgrade follows the Navy Open Architecture guidance and utilizes DDS for all publish-subscribe messaging.