There is no readily available Amateur Radio or MARS member developed software that is suitable for MARS members to perform the tasks under the current conditions required of the MARS program.  AMARS defines it's scope and purpose in terms that extend significantly beyond simple radio communications.  Workflow is in many ways defined by software, and desirable and undesirable behaviors can be managed in the software environment.  Previous software products, such as Station Manager, were simple tools to perform basic communications tasks but lacked the sophistication and flexibility to rapidly evolve into performing new missions or manage operating behavior.  

Interoperability is incorrectly defined by focusing on a technical layer, such as radio communications.  Interoperability must encompass the entire workflow.  Software applications that collect and manage data must also be interoperable with the software that manages the communications link.  In 2015 and 2016 the primary MARS member software developers cooperated to create the "V3" Applications Interface so that modular applications could be developed separately and communication inside the same workflow seamlessly.  MSC software utilizes this standardized application interface.

The MSC software listed here is provided by HQ Army MARS for use by MARS members, and it is required to perform the tasks required of AMARS members using surplus military data modems, commercially available MIL-STD data modems, and the MIL-STD Data Modem Terminal (MS-DMT) which utilizes a sound card interface.  The MSC suite supports the entire end-to-end workflow of MARS of which radio communications is only a subset.  Therefore this software is modular in design, includes modules which are capable of performing data collection and consolidation functions, and may appear to be more complex if all modules are loaded at once by a new user.