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• MultiCom now
• MultiCom, is a platform for the design
• and the evaluation of interactive systems.
• The designers of interactive systems need tools
  and methods for system design and evaluation.
• The academic research teams are sought
  frequently by the industry for studies on user
  needs, and on user evaluation.
• It is more benefit, to create a common platform
  for the both partners. The platform is a service
  centre devoted to the experimentation.

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• MultiCom now
• A platform for the design and the test of
  interactive systems, allowing to
• - study the usage and the usability of the
  interactive systems under real conditions of
  using
• - design and assess complex systems to respect
  with the usage and the usability
• - analyse the human behaviour (under definite
  scenarios of using) from collected data

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• MultiCom benefits
• Improved feasibility assurance of development
  projects,
• Improved procedures, methods and concepts,
• Reduced development costs and time,
• Improved product quality and increased
  flexibility and adaptability,
• Progress towards the establishment of software
  engineering standards,
• Improved guarantees to end-users that a product
  has been developed following best software and
  cognitive engineering practice.

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• Increasing MultiCom
• A competence network (sociology, ergonomics,
  computer science)
• A complete platform of experimentation and
  measure
• A training centre (seminars, short courses)
• A resource centre offering services on sociology
  and human factors areas

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• Exploitation plan
• Extending industrial projects references
• Standardizing methodology
• Enlarging service offer to domotic domain
• Increasing volume of contracts with industrial
  partners
• volume of contracts 4 / year ? 8 / year
• mean price / contract 40 kE

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• Next stage integrating MultiCom in the Software
  Technology Center (Grenoble)

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• Next stage integrating MultiCom in the Software
  Technology Center (Grenoble)