CompNet

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CompNet

• A project for the - IST-program

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The CompNet Mission

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

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Targets

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

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CompNet - Where, How

• Environments for CompNet
• Education
• Learning Organisations
• Virtual Campus, Networked Organisations
• Teleworking
• CompNet Platform
• Open Standards, Internet Standards
• CORBA

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End user view

• A networked collaborative environment
• Knowledge database within
• Tasks within
• Information exchange with external
• persons/groups
• Knowledge sources
• Internet

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Special features - as seen from the end user

• Open standards
• CORBA - Internet standards
• Services/client software components delivered on
  demand
• Distributed objects, Mobile Agents.
• Access control, authentication, security etc.
  delivered by platform
• Fine grained access-control possible.
• CORBA

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Applicable user contexts

• Open and Distant Learning
• Networked virtual Universities
• Learning organisations
• Virtual organisations
• Helpdesks
• Software companies
• Sales Demonstration
• Software support

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Special features- as seen from the developers

• Open Standards
• CORBA - Internet Standards
• Component based software construction
• Reusable software components, object oriented
  design
• for framework building
• User interfaces and back-end modules
• Based on a distributed platform
• Utilisation of platform services
• Security, name-services, licensing, distribution
  etc.
• A report on experiences gained during the project

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

• Project callout - March. 16. 1999
• Deadline for application - June 16. 1999
• Contract negotiations/signing
• Depends on EU bureaucracy
• Supposed November 1999
• Proposed running time - 3 years.

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Fig. 1 System overview How the participants are
interacting in open and flexible learning.
Content
Methods
Organisation
Individual and Team Work
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Fig. 2 Action Lines in Project Partners in the
CompNet project will work on methodical and
technological levels.
Methodical
III.3.1 (Center of Gravity) Open Platforms and
tools for personalised learning
III.2.2 Content management and personalisation
II.2.2 Team Work
Technical
IV.3.1 Component-based software engineering
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Fig. 3 Mapping Action Lines with system overview
Defining work modules with one responsible and
other participating partners
Open Platforms and tools..
Content management
Team Work
Components are the technical basis for
developement
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Partners/Interested

• HiST
• Statoil - Rotvoll
• HiA
• University of Greenwich
• University of Sheffield

• Hanzehochshule
• Binary Logic (Athens)
• Parallax (London)

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Status - March 1999.

• Decision made on action lines
• Memorandum on roadmap distributed
• Responses/Specific proposals asked for
• Deadline - April 1. (?)
• Workshop in Trondheim 26.03.99
• Local resources
• National resources from ODL-network

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The road aheadMinor milestones

• Results from Trondheim WS distributed
• Draft/Proposal for project description
• International WorkShop in April
• Project Draft agreed on
• Hard work
• Main load in Trondheim
• Collaborative actions using telecommunication/Netw
  ork

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Next major milestone

• Application delivered June 16.
• But - there are always more peaks to climb whhen
  you reach the peak that was the next peak