E- Publishing, Contenidos Digitales y tecnologías relacionadas

An Italian SME has developed an advanced database management system that enables mobile/smart phones to administrate detailed catalogues; the application can be linked with content management systems (CMS). The company is looking for commercial agreement with technical assistance.

A university from Slovenia offers a package of complete e-learning solutions, consisting of organisational, content, financial & technological infrastructure. Their solutions base on their own Learning Management &Learning Content Management System, which has been already proven to be a cost-effective learning solution for various corporate, academic environments as well as people with special needs. They are interested in providing or hosting the platform to corporate or academic environment.

A university from Slovenia has developed a wide spectrum of multimedia services, based on mobile users’ contributions in collaboration with the Slovenian national TV. The messaging platform offers teletext (videotext), video, streaming and other multimedia services. They are looking for collaboration with broadcast and other entertainment houses, mobile operators and offering their knowledge to multimedia services developer.

A university from Slovenia offers a multimedia Web portal with educational video content. They are offering knowledge in multimedia streaming, Web publishing, video producing and integration of video content in e-learning and are interested in collaboration with partners for technical cooperation or commercial agreement with technical assistance.

A Portuguese SME has developed a unique system for synchronous learning sessions based on the flexibility of the Internet and several support tools while also incorporating audio and video, virtual interactive presentation boards and virtual objects, accessed by all students sharing the virtual classroom. A collaborative environment is created for holding meetings and work sessions, distance learning, live exercises and teaching people with special needs using gestural language with live video.

An Irish based firm has developed an asynchronous messaging-based Internet product that allows software developers to securely and reliably extend new and existing software systems for use in mobile and occasionally-connected computing (OCC) environments.
They are seeking partners to license the product. Technical assistance will be provided.

An Israeli games content and technology provider has created an innovative multiplayer game platform allowing online, multiplayer community-based games over interactive TV, mobile handsets and PC. The company is seeking cable, satellite and mobile operators for commercial agreements and strategic collaboration.

A small Swedish company has developed a unique technology for virtual replay on Internet, especially of football games. The offer is a 3D-virtual reality technology, used to transform real football games into virtual ones. It offers the possibility to replay single situations from different angles, or from a single player’s view free of choice. They are now looking for a partner in the mobile phone sector to create a mobile platform, delivering interactive real 3D events into mobile phones.

A German micro-company developed an analogue-digital advertisement and information system that can be installed indoors and outdoors. The innovation lies in the implementation of the combination of conventional poster and digital content. The solution is attractive to on-lookers and has potential for additional features at low costs. A patent has been applied for. Licensees are sought.

A French SME has developed a complete system to secure SMS communications, easy to integrate in any applications. The sender (a mobile phone or a PC) uses an encryption algorithm to secure the SMS content. An application with the SMS push technology is installed on the receiver (for instance a mobile phone). After the users authentication with a PIN code, this application is able to show the message content. The company is looking for a technical co-operation, license or commercial agreement.

A small UK-based company has developed an interactive educational software programme that is used as a complimentary vocabulary product for those learning English as a foreign language. The company is looking for collaborative agreements to distribute their product.

An Andalusian company has developed an electronic business card that renders an entire multimedia presentation keeping always up to date the information held on digital supports (such as CD Card, CD-ROM, DVD) when the computer is connected to the Internet. This TDA (Terminal Data Adapter) card is already on the market. They are looking for a commercial agreement with technical assistance.

An Italian SME offers a free Open Source PHP5 (Hypertext Pre-processor) technology named TCPDF. It represents an implementation and extension of the FPDF (Free Portable Document Format) and allows generating PDF (Portable Document Format) files “on-the-fly”. This program doesn’t need any external PDF extensions. The company is looking for technical cooperation, and commercial agreement with technical assistance.

A small Romanian company has created an IT tool which allows the capture, management, storage, control, access and publishing of press information in a secure, fast and accurate way.
The benefits of integrating this system are:
- simultaneous access to information from the local networks,
- efficiency and low costs of operation.
The company is looking for partners for further development of the product and customise it according to end-user needs.

A Polish SME has developed a technology of info kiosk manufacturing which integrates computer and touch screen supported by specialised software. As a device adapted to public usage it allows the intuitive interaction with random user and fulfil requirements in field of software and equipment safety. It may be used for electronic communication, presentation of company offer and/or product, an advertisement medium and information point. The partners for all types of cooperation are sought.

An Italian university has developed a Music Processing Technology (MPT) consisting of a set of functional units devoted to the analysis/processing/synthesis of music information. MPT allows the developer/user to work with music information within a multimedia environment in which all the music representation forms are integrated. The offerer is looking for partners to develop the technology and find possible applications.

A Hungarian SME has invented and patented a new digitised method of scanning books. Scanning is possible by the opening of books to a 45-degree angle only. There is no damage to the book’s spine and distortion of pages is eliminated with this procedure. Luminosity and colour fidelity do not depend on outer light as the closed optical system provides direct and even exposure of the pages. The SME is looking for a partner to develop a prototype and later provide the manufacturing of scanners.

A Spanish software developer company based in the Basque country has developed an application which enables any organisation to create and distribute among its members (workers, adherents…) as many customised press reviews as whished, early in the morning. The application is based on PDF archives which are the source of real printed newspapers. The company is looking for partners interested on exploiting the application in their current markets.

An Austrian company has developed a standardised, easy-to-use content and community management tool. It enables users to communicate, publish and cross-link different types of information. The platforms can be used for knowledge management, client support, project management and public relations. Innovative features like dynamic linking and 3-dimensional chat room are integrated. The company is looking for partners interested in licensing, distributing or developing new fields of application.

A Slovak company specialising in storing digital data on paper has developed a unique technology that brings paper documents security to the level of electronic document security. Products are suited for any corporate, governmental or individual user, requiring a secure storage and transfer of data on the paper document.
They are looking for partners who are seeking solutions in protection of the documents’content.