FUTURICE Slide 2 FUTURICE: 3 TOPICS Mikko Viikari 2007-09-18
Slide 3 Design and development of mobile and web applications
Multimedia, community apps, tech demos Roots in Otaniemi Young,
innovative, dynamic High profile customers in Europe and US:
start-ups, telecom, media corporations FUTURICE Slide 4 3
interesting topics available Innovation Platform GPS for Golf
Players Backup Service for Information on Mobile Phones Futurice
provides test devices, technical assistance and a team room TOPICS
Slide 5 Users play major role in the life-cycle of web 2.0 on-line
community services Tool for communication between the user
community and software developers Gathering ideas from the
community Rating, organising information Roadmapping Discussion
area, blog What else you think is needed? Focus of the project is
in concept design and user experience creation INNOVATION PLATFORM
(1/2) Slide 6 Web application Preferred technologies: Java/JEE or
Ruby on Rails Re-use existing components if possible Mash-up
Futurice provides server hardware Futurice internal project
INNOVATION PLATFORM (2/2) Slide 7 GPS enabled golf application For
golf players and golf clubs Client-server: focus of the project on
mobile client Parters: map data provider, Golf association GOLF
APPLICATION (1/3) Valinna t Poistu Vylt Oma peli Informaatio
ULTIMATE GOLF Slide 8 For players: location data game data (clubs,
locations and score card information) for further analysis, see the
other players on the map For golf clubs: see the players on the
field send messages to the groups speed up the playing time GOLF
APPLICATION (2/3) TakaisinValinnat Vyl 1 4 33 2 Slide 9 Technology
decisions up to developer (J2ME, native/C++ S60, Python,...)
Futurice provides test devices for the team and guidance on the
application design Server interfaces and map material will be
available during project The customer will get all the rights for
the code GOLF APPLICATION (3/3) Valinna t Poistu Vylt Oma peli
Informaatio ULTIMATE GOLF Slide 10 Backup solution for information
on mobile phones Contacts Photos, video Messages Etc. Server +
mobile client on one chosen platform BACKUP SERVICE (1/2) Slide 11
Technology decisions up to the team Server: JEE, Ruby on Rails, ?
Mobile client on one chosen platform: Java, Windows Mobile,
Symbian, ? Customer gets all rights to the results Signing an NDA
is not required BACKUP SERVICE (2/2) Slide 12 Futurice Party on
Friday 2007-10-12 Other parties to come Job opportunities FUTURICE
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