 The first ship-to-shore radio telephone conversation took place almost a century ago. Before the first voice conversation, the Navy sent messages by Morse code and radio men spent hours relaying messages. Today, messages are written on computers, transmitted and routed electronically via the Department of Defense Information Network. The Command and Control Office Information Exchange, or C2OIX, demonstrates the Navy's newest capability to harness the power of technology to improve communications. The Exchange simplifies messages for both the user and administrator and is projected to save the Navy more than $15 million a year. The system is expected to be fully integrated by 2015, removing the remaining older servers and saving an additional $5 million a year. From the Defense Media Activity, I'm Petty Officer Jen Blake.