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Outerthought receives Flemish government research grant for cloud-scale content management
The research activity of the Belgian software company Outerthought gets a serious boost from IWT - the Flemish agency for Innovation by Science and Technology, in collaboration with the Innovation Center East-Flanders and IBBT – MMLab - University of Ghent.
Since 6 years, Outerthought has been the producer of the successful open source CMS 'Daisy', which is in use with large and small organizations both locally and abroad for applications such as knowledge, website and document management. The success story of Daisy now gets a sequel with a research project on scalable and searchable storage using NOSQL technology, making Outerthought a innovation leader in this area.
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Tags: cloud-scale | CMS | content management | Daisy | Outerthought
Date: 12 Mar 2010
WebMission: The Belgians Are Coming!
Taking advantage of this year's Google I/0 event (19-20/05, San Francisco), a new Webmission will be organized. This Webmission is aimed at Belgian entrepreneurs, journalists bloggers and Internet, mobile and tech enthusiasts, interested in promoting themselves in the US markets. This is a great opportunity to present Belgian startups and their products & services to the Silicon Valley audience, to extend networks, and to open up to new ideas. Read more
Tags: webmission | Silicon Valley | startups
Date: 11 Mar 2010
A study on meal vouchers in the year 2015
NFC technology brings virtual vouchers at your fingertips
IBBT has completed a study on the possibilities of replacing paper vouchers such as meal vouchers, discount coupons and gift vouchers by an electronic alternative based on Near Field Communication (NFC) technology. The research was conducted in collaboration with Clear2Pay/Integri, Keyware and Accor Services. For two years the partners analyzed different aspects of this electronic alternative such as: usability, legal aspects, security, applications and business model. The results of the so-called NFC Voucher study are promising and indicate that commercial implementation is feasible.
Tags: NFC VOUCHER | NFC | meal vouchers
Date: 10 Mar 2010
Onze geschiedenis gedigitaliseerd en tot leven gewekt: Archipel
Boeken, documenten, voorwerpen, foto’s, voorstellingen, verhalen en ga zo maar door vormen de basis van ons geheugen. Zonder dit alles geen geschiedenis. Vandaar de noodzaak om voortdurend na te denken over manieren om al dit materiaal naar best vermogen te archiveren. Sedert enkele jaren is hier nog een dimensie bijgekomen: in een tijdperk waar computers en internet (ICT) alomtegenwoordig zijn, kan het proces van archivering niet meer los worden gezien van digitalisering. Het IBBT project BOM-Vlaanderen boog zich over de problematiek van bewaring en ontsluiting van multimediale data in Vlaanderen.
In het vervolgproject Archipel zullen universiteiten, erfgoedinstellingen, kunstenorganisaties en bedrijven de komende 2 jaar opnieuw samenwerken onder de vlag van IBBT. Dit keer om de mogelijkheid van een duurzame digitale archiefinfrastructuur voor Vlaanderen te bestuderen.
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Tags: Archipel
Date: 10 Mar 2010
New ICON call 2010: now open
After several successful calls for ICON projects (Interdisciplinary Cooperative Research) in the past, IBBT now launches the ICON call 2010. ICON projects replace the former GBO projects. The ICON procedure is strongly geared to IWT’s R&D procedure. By means of one single application procedure with IBBT, all companies complying with the IWT conditions will be able to apply directly for IWT support for the ICON project.
The final deadline for the ICON project call 2010 is Monday, April 26, 2010 (at noon). The approval decision will follow in the autumn of 2010 and the approved projects could start as from January 1, 2011. The custom templates and guidelines are available at our project documents page.
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Tags: Interdisciplinary Cooperative Research | ICON | call
Date: 28 Feb 2010
Newsletter February 2010
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ICON call 2010 now open
After several successful calls for ICON projects (Interdisciplinary Cooperative Research), IBBT now launches the ICON call 2010. All companies complying with the IWT conditions will once again be able to apply directly for IWT support for the ICON project. The final deadline for the ICON project call 2010 is Monday, April 26, 2010 (at noon). If you are interested in collaborating in an ICON project with IBBT or you have specific questions about ICON, we kindly invite you to our ICON information session on March 23, 2010 at IBBT. If you would like to attend this workshop, please send an e-mail to communication@ibbt.be .
New European research projects
IBBT-IBCN-UGent collaborates in 5 new research projects within the European 7th framework programme (call 4).3 Integrated Projects fit within the topic “The Network of the Future”: OASE on ultra-high capacity multilayer transport networks, STRONGEST on multi-terabit Next-Generation Optical Network Architectures, and GEYSER on Optical Networks and dynamic Any-IT resource provisioning. Within “Networked Media and 3D Internet” IBBT-IBCN-UGent participates in the STREP (smaller, more focussed project) OCEAN on open content delivery framework. Finally, IBBT-IBCN-UGent is lead partner in the Coordination and Support action OSIRIS, which looks at strategies for open and sustainable ICT research infrastructures. These projects are running for 2 to 3 years.
For the 5th call of FP7, currently in the negotiation phase, IBBT-IBCN-UGent is invited to the negotiations for 4 STREPS, 3 IPs, and 1 Network of Excellence. These projects fit within the topics: “Future Internet experimental facility and experimentally-driven research”, “The Network of the Future”, and “The Network of the Future & ICT for Energy Efficiency”.
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Tags: TRANSECARE | NFC VOUCHER | NextGenITS | newsletter | ICON | friday food | FP7 | European projects | Digimeter | DEUS | call
Date: 24 Feb 2010
New Study Program "Postgraduate Studies in ICT & Media Law"
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Law & ICT will offer a "Postgraduate Studies in ICT & Media Law" program from September 2010 onwards. The program aims to provide a complete study of European ICT & Media Law and to explore important interdisciplinary perspectives (technology, economy, socio-political studies), and devotes particular attention to the obtainment of practical skills. Read more
IBBT spin-offs nominees for Data News Awards for Excellence 2010
The 2010 Data News Awards for Excellence will reward companies, products and individuals from 13 important categories within the ICT sector. The IBBT spin-offs, Geosparc, kpiWare.com, Vodtec, U-Sentric and Tagger.fm are nominated in the category “Belgian start-up of the year 2010”. Read more
Tags: VODtec | U-Sentric | Tagger.fm | spin-offs | kpiWare.com | JazzIT | Geosparc | Data News
Date: 22 Feb 2010
Cross-media thinking in Crossover Lab Lowlands
Where traditional meets innovative
Crossover Lab Lowlands is a five-day residential workshop aiming at developing innovative cross platform projects. Accompanied by a team of international experts, 25 participants from the Flemish and Dutch film, game, tv, entertainment, mobile and new media industry, as well as people from the dance, theater and audio/music sector will be immersed in interactive sessions and workshops. Interested? Find out more below.
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Tags: cross-media | crossover lab lowlands
Date: 22 Feb 2010
BruCON Securtiy conference 2010: call for papers
BruCON is a 2-day Security and Hacking Conference, full of interesting presentations, workshops and security challenges. The organizing committee calls for papers and participation for the second edition of the conference, which will be held in Brussels (24 & 25 September 2010) at The Surfhouse. Read more