The majority of states conducted the testing on an ad hoc basis.

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Testing in finance can be fairly ad hoc, said Steve Wilcockson, industry manager for financial services at MathWorks, and it varies by location and industry segment.

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Some experts have questioned whether mobile ad-hoc networks can work reliably in a warfighting environment, but the news so far from testing of Army versions is very positive.

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