SPICE (IST-FP6)

Project information

SPICE logo Title: Service Platform for Innovative Communication Environment

Start date: 01-04-2006

End date: 01-04-2008

Project description

Vision

To design, develop, evaluate and prototype an extendable overlay architecture and framework that supports: easy and quick service creation of intelligent and ambient-aware services, cooperation of multiple heterogeneous execution environments, and Pan-European seamless delivery of services across operator domains, networks and terminals.

Objectives

1.	Provide a unified and seamless way to deliver services over heterogeneous execution platforms, network and terminals.

2.	Enrich the service landscape, through an overlay structure offering a personalised user experience anytime, anyplace.

3.	Create a trusted and open platform that will simplify the use of services and devices through personalisation and customisation.

4.	Open-up to new business models and value chains.

5.	Enable Pan-European service provisioning.

6.	Promote the uptake of innovative IT software technologies in a telecommunications grade service platform environment.

Participants from TRESE

-	Eduardo Gonçalves da Silva

-	Luís Ferreira Pires