The LCS MFC2000 is a variant of the MFC2000 console originally developed for the new C3-system on board the Royal Danish Navy’s Standard Flex 300 ships. Key characteristics of the MFC2000 consoles include:

Flexibility in usage, design and technology
Future-oriented and modular design
Technological flexibility based on COTS
User-friendly design with the operator in focus
Groundbreaking ergonomics

Henrik H. Ekmann, President of Maersk Data Defence, said, “General Dynamics used an open architecture approach to select the best of breed for its mission systems. We’re very pleased to have identified by General Dynamics to supply our Multi Function Consoles to the next generation of US Navy surface combatants. This selection shows that our products meet the high standards of future naval vessels. With the Skype peer to peer engine as the core technology modified to fit the Navy's needs and its performance enhanced by the Navy's hardware and network resources we hope to employ the most resilient and secure system yet seen, if succesfull it could roll out on NATO wide scale”

General data on the Visby class corvette.

StreamCast Networks, best known for their Peer to Peer technology, called Morpheus, filed a RICO suit against Skype Technologies SA, Niklas Zennstrom, Janus Friis, BlueMoon OU (the company that reportedly did a lot of the development work on Skype) alleging RICO violations. RICO stands for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

Phil Wolff: "These laws are commonly used by law enforcement to seize cars, houses, cash and other profits from illegal activity. Could this be why Niklas Zennstrom never travels to the USA?" Maybe they better take it to the international court in Europe! And Nicklas might be seen changing travel habits! (grin)