Examples of Industry Benefits

JAVA in Ericsson Mobile Phones
During the late ninetieths Ericsson integrated a Java Virtual Machine, developed by LUCAS, in a mobile phone. The experiences from the project were very useful when the company later on faced commercial Java technology suppliers. By sponsoring one researcher for one year the application development team got an opportunity to try out advanced Java technology at an early stage.

Configuration Management
When Ericsson looked for a Configuration Management tool that could serve multiple projects over multiple sites, CM-researchers from Lund Institute of Technology (LTH) were involved. The researchers had an opportunity to study CM practices in a real world project and test ideas from the CM-prototype COOP/Orm, developed at LTH. The tool supports concurrent and distributed development, provides remote awareness through the tool and gives a strong support for merging of structured data. The cooperation gained both academia and industry. LUCAS gained practical experiences from COOP/Orm. Ericsson gained experiences that became useful when adjusting and configuring other CM-tools.

LUCAS Architecture Academy
Software Architects from ABB, Ericsson, Telelogic and Q-Labs have, in collaboration with Ph.D. students within LUCAS, exchanged experiences, problems and architectural solutions. The sessions have formed a unique and qualified meeting-place, giving the participating companies valuable links to research in academia and the researches links to practical experiences.

eXtreme Programming
During the last couple of years there has been a strong and increasing interest among the LUCAS industry partners for evaluating and introducing XP practices into their software development processes. LUCAS has been very active in this area, offering expertise, leading working groups, and giving seminars. Recently, a combined industry and graduate course has been given on XP coaching which attracted several participants from the LUCAS companies.

Distributed Prioritizing with Focal Point
Focal Point develops a support tool for decision-making in product development. The company has in cooperation with Telelogic and LUCAS implemented new methods for visualization of the results from distributed prioritizing of requirements. Special color graphics illustrates satisfaction and disagreement among stakeholders participating in selection of functions for a software product, which gives a better basis for the selection of new features for the next generation of a product. The first version of the tool was released in December 2001.

BlueCell and Java Virtual Machine in Mobile Units
The co-operation between BlueCell and LUCAS has brought about implementation and practical experiences of Java Virtual Machine (JVM) for mobile units. The purpose of the JVM was to let the a handheld computer discover wireless services and to dynamically upgrade applications and data. The practical consequences for BlueCell were early experiences of operating wireless systems for e. g. building automation. This, in turn, meant market advantages for BlueCell and its customers.