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21st January 2010

The MUSIC Consortium announced today an advance software release of the MUSIC platform (version 0.6.0) on BerliOS, 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 main novelty of the latest release, v0.6.0, is the support for Android devices by the MUSIC middleware and applications. MUSIC applications can be deployed in more powerful devices improving considerably the capabilities and users’ satisfaction. Reciprocally, Android OS is capable to expose self-adaptive applications, which smartly considers the limitation of resources and the execution context.

The new version has also released the support for SLA. This is the last step in the roadmap to accomplish a SOA architecture, which simplifies the creation of mobile ubiquitous applications. MUSIC applies the LGPL licence, which does not apply their restrictions to the resulting software, so that it can be exploited under any chosen form”.

The MUSIC middleware would be interesting to users from different perspectives. For example

• Software developers might be able to reach higher levels of productivity in the developmenet of self adapting software by adopting MUSIC methods and tools.
• Communication infrastructure operators might have a better means for optimizing the use and availability of their resources
• Service providers (both public and commercial) might be able to reach and satisfy their users better to see an increased market for their products

Tutorials provide an overview of the main results of the MUSIC project to date and includes information on the MUSIC methodologies and the middleware.

The final release of the "MUSIC" platform is due by the end of 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 Scandinavia, 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 Laborotatory GmbH, Germany: is an IT company focusing on research and develelopment 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 advantage 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 and IT Managed Services products
• Telecom Italia Lab, Italy: 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, Cyprus: The Department of Computer Science was established in 1992 and has over thirty graduate students and more than two hundred undergraduate 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

For further information visit the Appear MUSIC page or contact:

Mia Falgard
Appear, Sweden
Phone: +46 8 545 91378
Email: mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com 

[1] GNU Lesser General Public License, http://www.gnu.de/documents/lgpl