"It may be simply connecting a collection of platforms and capabilities in a way that creates a capability that could be characterized as transformed or transformational," he said.
In doing so, Google has created a capability to provide many kinds of services and applications that other companies will not be able to compete with because of their scale, according to Danny Hillis, chief technology officer at Applied Minds, a technology consulting firm.
The CTBT Organization's International Monitoring System (IMS) "has created a capability so that any potential tester would have to be concerned about being detected," says Ellen D. Williams, committee chair and chief scientist of the oil company BP.
This has created a capabilities gap.
While there is little doubt inside the United States government that Iran's ultimate goal is to create a weapons capability, there is some skepticism about whether an Iranian government that is distracted by the fallout from a disputed presidential election would take that risky step, and how quickly it could overcome the remaining technological hurdles.
Regardless of how Facebook structures its efforts – and with whatever degree of help it gets from Microsoft – it will be able to create a search capability that will be significantly different from anything we've ever seen.
In basic terms, this means organizational leaders from every precinct of endeavor -- government, business, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and communities -- need to create a natural capability to engage and manage unnatural events running the gamut from emergency response to compliance and operational risk.
"Consequently, and subject to consultation with trade union representatives, the company proposes to consolidate its shipbuilding operations in Glasgow with investments in facilities to create a world-class capability, positioning it to deliver an affordable Type 26 programme for the Royal Navy".
That's not the right way to create a new warfare capability in a democracy.
"We want to create a new manufacturing capability for the United States," says DARPA Program Manager Alicia Jackson.
