CompNet A project for the - IST-program A presentation

The CompNet Mission l CompNet will enable people to collaborate on problem solution and knowledge management in a globally networked environment.

The CompNet Products l An analysis of networked scenarios for collaboration and availability of enabling tools l A framework construction for new software modules using components l New software modules with knowledge content l Documentation of collaborative working using the software modules l Evaluation of work methods

CompNet - Where, How l Environments for CompNet –Education –Learning Organisations –Virtual Campus, Networked Organisations –Teleworking l CompNet Platform –Open Standards, Internet Standards –CORBA

Targets l End Users –People and organisations doing collaborative based on information exchange on the network l System Developers –Developers building applications for network based collaborative work l Project Partners

CompNet - views from each target. l How each target-group will –be using the output from the project –Will participate in the project l Context where each target-group will be using the project results l Some examples of applications

End user view l A networked collaborative environment l Knowledge database within l Tasks within l Information exchange with external –persons/groups –Knowledge sources –Internet

End user view - details l Networked learning environment –Tasks to do –Knowledge database containing accumulated knowledge l Information exchange with external sources –delivering information Groups, individuals, information basesGroups, individuals, information bases –Exchanging information - dialogue –Deliver on demand. initiative from withininitiative from within

Special features - as seen from the end user l Open standards –CORBA - Internet standards l Services/client software components delivered on demand –Distributed objects, Mobile Agents. l Access control, authentication, security etc. delivered by platform –Fine grained access-control possible. –CORBA

End user “participation” in project l Existing systems will be evaluated based on end user experiences l Prototypes and developed products based on end user demands l User testing and product evaluation l Products to be used commercially or in public education

Applicable user contexts l Open and Distant Learning l Networked virtual Universities l Learning organisations l Virtual organisations l Helpdesks l Software companies –Sales & Demonstration –Software support

Developers view. l Tools for constructing collaborative networked systems –Toolbox containing tools –Reusable components –Methods and procedures for constructionconstruction Testing and applyingTesting and applying making reusable componentsmaking reusable components l Knowledge base and blueprints from project

Developers view - details l Blueprints and knowledge base –Overview of existing systems and market demands –Prototypes and developed products. –Results from evaluation of existing systems, developed and tested systems. l Tools –Framework and methods using component based software construction for this kind of systems. –Reusable components that can be utilised in new systems

Special features - as seen from the developers l Open Standards –CORBA - Internet Standards l Component based software construction –Reusable software components, object oriented design for “framework” buildingfor “framework” building User interfaces and back-end modulesUser interfaces and back-end modules –Based on a distributed platform Utilisation of platform servicesUtilisation of platform services –Security, name-services, licensing, distribution etc. l A report on experiences gained during the project

Developer “participation” in project. l Developers at the partners –working in parallel on spinoff products reporting experiences, giving feedbackreporting experiences, giving feedback –working on similar systems reporting and giving feedback.reporting and giving feedback. l Students at partner universities and colleges –Harvesting competence in courses to student projects reporting and giving feedbackreporting and giving feedback

Project Partners “view”. l Participation in the pre-project –Project may be tailored to fit partners. l Extending own Competence –Contemporary techniques contemporary methods l Learning by doing –Building Competence in an international network based project-group. l Products for own and common usage. –Products and spinoff for own utilisation.

Work Modules in CompNet Evaluation of new work methods Component modules with knowledge content Software framework and methods using components Tools and methods for Globally Distributed Collaboration (GDC) Knowledge management, workspace interaction

Pre-project schedule l Project callout - Feb –Actual action lines Not official at writing momentNot official at writing moment l Deadline for application - June l Contract negotiations/signing –Depends on EU bureaucracy Supposed November 1999Supposed November 1999 l Proposed running time - 3 years.

The process - towards the finish line l Project group established till callout l The rest of the process is depending on the project group :-) Presentation will be updated as we are moving onPresentation will be updated as we are moving on