Livespaces is an operating system for building advanced meeting spaces. It provides a distributed software infrastructure built on the Elvin messaging service (the Livespace Bus) for coordinating software and devices across any number of computers in meeting space, and user-facing applications for controlling a smart meeting room and collaborating with other participants. Livespaces also supports federation with remote Livespaces to facilitate collaboration between distributed teams.
Livespaces might be of interest to you if:
* You wish to enhance a meeting space.
* You want to develop distributed, coordinated applications using an flexible asynchronous bus architecture.
The Livespaces operating system consists of:
* Services for controlling devices in a meeting space, such as lights, video switches, projectors, audio mixers, etc.
* Multimedia services supporting automated multi-media presentations (aka Meta Applications).
* A kiosk-style panel for central control of Livespace-enabled rooms (Ignite).
* Collaborative applications for users of a Livespace. Includes a distributed clipboard, Livepoint remote mouse control, screen sharing, an information repository, and collaborative document editing.
* A distributed information space known as the Livespace Bus on which all the Livespace distributed services communicate.
* A centralised software deployment and configuration system based on OSGi.
* A federation system allowing multiple spaces to be connected.
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Here are some key features of "Livespaces":
· The Livespace Bus, a distributed data object-based system, is used to control all devices, services and applications in a Livespace room.
· Many device control services, including lighting (e.g. Clipsal C-Bus), projectors, audio/video switching, and other RS-232 or TCP/IP-controllable devices.
· All services can be integrated and automated using the Meta Applications and Sessions systems. This includes preset room setups and automated presentations.
· A centralised OSGi-based software component deployment and configuration system.
· Groupware applications such as screen sharing for sending any screen display to any other, Livepoint for controlling remote screens, a shared clipboard, and document editing (TeamThink).
· Supports federation with other Livespaces, facilitating remote group collaboration.
· Free Software (GPL/LGPL).
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