| OVERVIEW |
Mobile communication, personal computing and distributed information
services are merging in a rapid pace and existing commercial
platforms for mobile devices need a substantial boost in order to
meet the new market needs. To help in this direction, the VIVIAN
project proposes a suite of middleware services for a variety of
application domains accompanied by a developer's guide which
together will ease the task of third party vendors producing
applications for mobile end-users. To reach this objective, VIVIAN
has to tackle software development problems at different levels
ranging from the operating system (necessary for developing drivers
for peripherals attached to the mobile terminal, e.g. smart card
readers) to the middleware (where application domains specific
services will be developed) and the application levels. VIVIAN
focuses on Symbina OS based smart phones, handheld terminals and PDA
devices and intents to explore primarily a CORBA-based middleware
technology in order to provide a platform founded on full-fledged
component technology, extensible on request according to the
application needs. At the application level, JAVA technology has the
first priority in the project.
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| DURATION |
June 2000 - August 2002 |
| GOALS |
VIVIAN aims at providing an adequate platform for smart phones,
handheld terminals and PDA devices which will enable the production
of third-party software applications. The goal is to provide a suite
of middleware services which, together with a detailed developer's
guide, will facilitate the development of a wide range of
applications for mobile end-users.
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| PARTNERS |
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| CONTACT |
Project coordinator:
Dr. Juha Tuominen,
NOKIA Corporation
Project WEB site:
www-nrc.nokia.com/Vivian
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