CIME L@bs Participates in the VIVIAN Project.Business Editors PARIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 2001 The VIVIAN project, a two-year advanced development project within the European ITEA ITEA International Technology Education Association ITEA Information Technology for European Advancement ITEA International Test and Evaluation Association ITEA International Tuba-Euphonium Association (Baltimore, MD) (Information Technology For European Advancement) framework, was officially kicked-off in Helsinki earlier this year and CIME CIME Committee on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises (OECD) CIME Certified Independent Medical Examiner (American Board of Independent Medical Examiners) has now officially started the project, together with French partners Memodata, INRIA INRIA - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique and INT. Headed by Nokia, VIVIAN comprises the major players of the European mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings arena as well as a number of research institutes and SMEs from five European countries. The objective of the VIVIAN project is to provide a high-level platform for handheld terminals and PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). devices (such as the "communicators" and "smartphones" produced by Nokia, Ericsson and Psion) which will enable the production of third-party software applications. To reach this objective, the VIVIAN project combines Symbian's EPOC A 32-bit operating system for handheld devices from Symbian Ltd., London, (www.symbian.com). Used in Psion and other handheld computers, it supports Java applications, e-mail, fax, infrared exchange, data synchronization with PCs and includes a suite of PIM and productivity applications. operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for PDAs with a lightweight version of OMG's CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global in order to provide a platform based on full-fledged component technology, extensible as required according to the application needs. Thus, third-party vendors are enabled to produce their own components that enhance the platform's functionality and support the specific needs of their applications. CIME is contributing its competence in banking and ticketing applications to the VIVIAN project. "The participation in VIVIAN is completely in line with the CIME ambition of playing a major role in advanced mobile applications," says Harm Smit, responsible for Advanced Projects in the CIME Group. "We are aiming at future mobile applications for banking and ticketing that will be state-of-the-art when the next generation of mobile networks arrives at maturity." About CIME Group and CIME L@bs CIME Group, headquartered at 4-6 Boulevard Jacqmain, Brussels, is a network of IT companies founded in 1991, present in France, Belgium, Germany, India and Mali, with over 150 highly skilled specialists and a consolidated turnover of 15 M Euro in Europe. The CIME offering line includes products and services enabling secure transactions, with major banks in the reference list. CIME has a strong profile in mobile applications and smart-card solutions with a payment system for smart-card based bankcards using card reader equipped GSM phones. CIME L@bs, the Paris and Brussels based spearhead for new technologies, is a CIME Group subsidiary. CIME L@bs is responsible for transversal functions in the CIME Group, notably communication, creation of new subsidiaries, participations in start-ups, technology watch and Advanced R&D Projects. With CIME L@bs, the CIME Group is represented in major projects at the European level. More about CIME at www.cimegroup.com. |
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