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	Open Source in telecoms - Business Models and legal issues
	Open Source for Next Generation Operation Support Systems Eurescom Study P1552
	Interview on the business opportunities of Open Source with Sacha Labourey from JBoss
	Interview with Valère Robin from France Télécom

Talk to your squirrel

If you see someone talking to a squirrel, he is not necessarily a veterinary or a madman, but he could be an MIT researcher. The Cellular Squirrel is the latest prototype of an Autonomous Interactive Intermediary, which is a software and robotic agent which helps users manage their mobile communication channels. This embodiment is able to use human-like, non-verbal cues to get our attention and interrupt us like humans would do, instead of ringing or vibration. The user can communicate via the squirrel by whispering into its ear and touching its hand. The Cellular Squirrel is a dissertation project by Stefan Marti done at MIT Media Lab.

Further information is available at http://web.media.mit.edu/~stefanm/phd/cellularsquirrel

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