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9^th July 2009.

The MUSIC Consortium announced today the interim release of the MUSIC platform (v0.3.0), which would be of use for the development of mobile application software and services. The goal of the MUSIC project is to supply a language tool and Middleware environment to make it feasible to develop next generation mobile applications and services, which adapt automatically and seamlessly to the ever-changing context typically facing mobile users. The MUSIC Middleware (www.ist-music.eu) can be applied for the development of adaptive applications for any type of target devices such as PCs, Laptops or mobile phones, which support at least Java 1.4 and must have OSGi available at run-time. The target device can be from different manufacturers using any underlying operating system (Windows Mobile, Symbian, Linux/Palm, BlackBerry and Mac OS X), which provide a Virtual Machine (VM) for Java 1.4. MUSIC applies the LGPL¹ licence, which does not apply their restrictions to the resulting software, so that it can be exploited under any chosen form.

The MUSIC platform mainly targets the following users:

• End-users. The user-centric vision of the MUSIC project is accomplished by maximising the user’s utility and satisfaction by adapting the applications according to the execution context. The end-users will assess positively an improvement in their experience with mobile application in dynamic environments.

• Application developers. The developers do not have to cope with the mobile fragmentation, which makes harder and more expensive the development of mobile applications. Moreover, the MDA approach and the MUSIC Studio provide a methodology and a set of tools, which simplify the design and implementation of context-aware self-adaptive applications, as well as increase the productivity of the developers. The MUSIC methodology will steer the developer to a user centric approach to maximise the utility of the applications configuration.

• Service providers. Third-party companies can offer components and services, which are easy to incorporate into the application composition. MUSIC enhances the importance of the software re-usability, which enriches the applications with new functionalities and capabilities. Service providers can build a business model over this concept.

The final release of the MUSIC platform is expected in Q2 2010. It is the result of a consortium involving leading brand named organizations as well as leading European researchers and innovators. Interested parties should regularly visit the IST-MUSIC web site, www.ist-music.eu for further development, research results and future releases of the MUSIC middleware.

The Consortium is composed by the following organizations:

• SINTEF, Norway: is the largest independent R&D organisation in the Nordic countries, employing approximately 2000 employees. SINTEF are also project leaders.

• Appear, Sweden: a software provider of context-aware mobile platforms for frontline workers.

• Condat AG., Germany: is a system integrator offering innovative IT solutions in the field of TV/New-Media and Mobility.

• European Media Laboratory GmbH, Germany: is an IT company focusing on research and development in the fields of human-computer interaction and automatic speech processing.

• Hewlett Packard Italy Innovation Center, Italy: it’s the business group, within HP Italy, responsible for integrating innovation in order to provide competitive advantages to HP and HP customers.

• IntegraSys SA, Spain: is an engineering company specializing in innovative and integrated products for automated measurement systems in telecommunications.

• RATP, France: is the major transit operator responsible for public transportation in Paris and its surroundings.

• SID2U, Ireland: is a developer of Network Management products.

• Telecom Italia Lab.: is the R&D branch of the Telecom Italia Group employing over 1200 people.

• Telefónica I+D.Spain: is the R&D subsidiary of Telefónica S.A..

• University of Cyprus: The Department of Computer Science was established in 1992 and has over thirty graduate students and more than two hundred undergradute students.

• University of Kassel, Germany: offers a wide spectrum of subjects including computer science and has over 18,000 students. Founded in 1971.

• University of Leuven, Belgium: The Department of Computer Science is the largest IT department in Belgium and its research group ‘DistriNet’ is a centre of expertise in software technology R&D.

• University of Oslo, Norway: The Department of Informatics at the University of Oslo, part of the Mathematics and Natural Science is the largest Science Faculty for educational and basic research in Norway.
  

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