News Archive

Cybelius Maestro - Introduction and Methodology Guide" available at Cybelius Portal

Oulunsalo, Finland - January 17, 2005

The basic documentation of Cybelius Maestro has been extended with a new document: "Cybelius Maestro - Introduction and Methodology". The document gives a general introduction to the Maestro product family, user groups, application areas and modeling approach. The document also explains the basics of virtual design as a product development and business framework, and offers practical cues for applying Maestro to employ virtual design in a company.

For new Maestro users the document gives an important overview on how to use Maestro Builder and its different editors to create simulation models. For technical experts the document opens the Maestro Methodology, describing the Maestro component model, and tool and simulation architectures.

"Cybelius Maestro - Introduction and Methodology" is available as a PDF file from Cybelius Portal. To access the portal you need to register as a portal member.

The new Cybelius Maestro SDK v1.5 now available!

Cybelius Maestro Software Development Toolkit (SDK) supports the development of new Maestro Plug-In Tools and simulation components. It helps Maestro Service Integrators and other third party developers to speed up o Maestro component development.

Maestro SDK is an ideal support package for teams starting their own Maestro component development, either inside a customer company or as a third party Maestro component developer.

Cybelius Maestro Software Development Toolkit (SDK) is available for download at the Cybelius Portal.

Cybelius Portal launched!

Oulunsalo, Finland - September 1, 2003

Cybelius Software has launched a new web portal as a service for its customers and partners. Also other people interested in the Cybelius solutions are welcome to register in the portal.

Cybelius Portal provides information on the Cybelius products and technologies. The members can download different material, such as products, product updates, brochures and white papers. Also Q&As and Cybelius Maestro sample downloads are available. Other material includes electronic forms for support requests, product evaluation and educational institute programs.

"Cybelius Portal is going to have a major role in our customer support. The version launched today is a starting point for an active forum for our customers, partners and the developers working with the Cybelius products. We are developing the portal continuously. The new sections coming later include partner center and developer community that offer
specific services for these particular interest groups. We will also add more insight information on the current and upcoming Cybelius products", said Mr. Mikko Kerttula, the Business Development Manager
at Cybelius Software.

Cybelius Portal is available at http://portal.cybelius.com. To access the portal you need to register as a portal member. Access rights for the material depend on your membership category.

A new professional book available - Virtual Design of Smart Products
(updated 30 October 2003)

IT Press has published a new book on Virtual Design of Smart Products. The book is targeted at engineers, designers and managers working with the latest information appliances of the digital age. The book tackles the challenges of developing these multi-technology products by integrating the expertise from industrial design, software, hardware and mechanical
engineering, usability engineering, product marketing, etc. Virtual design is introduced as a solution to boost the development of these products resulting in shortened development times and better user satisfaction.

The book has been written together with Cybelius Software's experts. It gives an in-depth view to the virtual design methodology behind the products
of Cybelius Software. The readers get familiar with the Cybelius Maestro development platform and learn how to apply and utilize it in different
design tasks and business operations. The possibilities of virtual design and Cybelius Maestro are concretized with examples describing:

• User interface design of mobile phones
• Usability design of smart products
• User interface localization of the products targeted
at global markets with local preferences

For inquiries contact the main author Dr. Kari Leppl
or IT Press.

Cybelius Maestro Builder v2.0
ready for customer deliveries!

Cybelius Software Oy today announced that the new version of Cybelius Maestro Builder is ready for customer deliveries. Maestro Builder version 2.0
introduces an integrated development environment (IDE) for the development of functional simulation models and their components. It also supports code
generation and executing the generated code in selected Java environments.

"We are excited to have Builder 2.0 ready. This new version introduces major improvements in product features, general architecture and usability of the tool. Builder 2.0 supports, for example, different Java targets, and has better support for component and resource localization", states Mr. Mikko Kerttula, the Business Development Manager of Cybelius Software Oy.

Along with beta testing several customer projects have already been implemented with Maestro Builder 2.0. On the basis of the gathered experiences, Builder 2.0 is ready for effective work. "Maestro Builder 2.0 can adapt fast to different tasks and technologies. When expanded with the new Maestro Simulator, Maestro Server and Maestro SDK coming later this year, the Maestro product family will havean outstanding support for companies producing user-centered telecommunications products for global markets", Mr. Kerttula concludes.

Cybelius Maestro Builder comes with basic plug-in tools, component libraries and user documentation including tutorial and demo material. See more detailed specifications of Cybelius Maestro Builder 2.0:

Learn more about Cybelius Maestro Builder 2.0

Cybelius Conductor v2.0 ready for delivery!

Oulunsalo, Finland - June 10, 2002.

A new version of the Cybelius Conductor server platform was released today. Major architectural improvements enhance the platform's flexibility and openness, making it easier than ever to customize to meet specific requirements. "Because of the wide variety of applications for web-enabled 3D, meeting specific customer needs requires that we tailor Conductor's functionality. The new software architecture in version 2.0 makes it easy to build new capabilities on top of the existing platform." says Mr. Jim Connelley, General Manager of Cybelius Software, Inc.

The platform improvements also will facilitate the integration of Conductor with Cybelius Maestro. Conductor working with Maestro can provide outstanding capabilities for distributed product development and for e-learning applications.

This release includes an expansion of ShareMore capabilities. Chief among these is the inclusion of the ShareMore-izer tool. ShareMore-izer provides the ability to automatically enable 3D presentations for sharing. The release provides a simplified installation process, making it easier to install Conductor in customer server environments.

Cybelius Software joins Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF).

Oulunsalo, Finland - April 19, 2002

Cybelius Software has been accepted as a member of the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF). The objective of the forum is to formulate visions
on strategic future research directions in the wireless field, among industry and academia, and to generate, identify and promote research areas and
technical trends for mobile and wireless system technologies. The forum has been initiated by Alcatel, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Siemens in August 2001.

Joining the WWRF follows the strategy of Cybelius to be in the front-line of future wireless and intelligent technologies. "We are dealing with global forerunner
companies in the wireless business. This means that we must always be aware of and ready to support the latest and forthcoming technologies," states Mr. Mikko Kerttula, Business Development Manager of Maestro products at Cybelius Software. Following and contributing to the WWRF is one of the selected approaches for Cybelius to be prepared for future demands on user interface and wireless system development. In practice, Cybelius is already working with several new technologies both in customer and joint research projects.

"It is very interesting to work with totally new products and technology solutions that are expected in the consumer markets only in 25 years," says Mr. Jyri Pyrr, Managing Director of Cybelius Software. It is especially the open and expandable architecture of
the Cybelius Maestro platform that makes it favorable for leading edge wireless technology companies. Maestro allows fast and flexible realization of new product and technology concepts by combining the existing product components to newly created virtual components. "This combination opens a window for the future. The developers and the users can experience the future in advance by realistic
virtual product models," Mr. Pyrr concludes.

For more information on the WWRF, see http://www.wireless-world-research.org/

Cybeo ONE - Experience the Smart Java Phone Demonstration

At CeBIT Cybelius Software will introduce Cybeo ONE, a fully functional wireless mock-up of the future Java smartphone. All the functions of the demonstration run on the Maestro simulation evironment on a PC - not in the phone mock-up itself! Come and witness the power of virtual design in the development of the future wireless devices, services and environments! For more information on the demonstration, see the attached PDF file

Cybelius Maestro v1.1 ready for delivery!

Oulunsalo, Finland - February 25, 2002.

Cybelius Software today announced that Cybelius Maestro v1.1 is ready for
customer deliveries. The main improvement in version 1.1 is the support for Java
Applet code generation. This means that Maestro simulations can be generated
for and executed on the web. Web simulations are typically used for e-learning and
customer support applications.

"Maestro has already been used for creating web-based simulations in
customer projects. With Maestro v1.1 this feature of producing compact Java
Applet code will be available for all Maestro customers," states Mr. Mikko Kerttula,
Business Development Manager at Cybelius Software. The advantage of Maestro
generated web simulations is clear for customers. " The transfer of Maestro
simulations to the web means that web designers can exploit better the results of
product development. The duplicated work of creating exact product simulations
for web use can now be avoided as these come directly from product design",
Mr. Kerttula concludes.

New research article by Cybelius Software in IEEE Computer, November 1 2001

Mikko Kerttula, Timo Tokkonen

The authors describe a virtual reality prototyping (VRP) and virtual product design approach that uses a modeling strategy to design, test, and evaluate concepts and products in advance-before creating any physical design models. Their design decisions reflect solutions and practices derived from systems engineering and software engineering research in projects that focused primarily on developing small-sized consumer electronics and telecommunications products such as cellular phones, other personal terminals, set-top boxes, and wrist computers. Close competition has forced companies to focus on tailoring technological products to meet customer preferences in user interface design, usability, and appearance. Often, implementing new features has assumed less importance than creating an optimal product variation for different customer segments in international markets. Modern computer-based systems result from a multidomain development process, and organizing this work requires developers to communicate, cooperate, and coordinate effectively with nonengineering teams. Early linking of product development to other company operations supports this activity. Geographically dispersed development teams must communicate and coordinate effectively. Distance and time differences provide the first obstacles, but businesses also must overcome linguistic and cultural challenges. Extending the use of interactive, functional, and photorealistic 3D product models into other company domains can facilitate effective business practices that cover the entire value chain, from simulated product idea to Web-based customer support of the final product. This wider adoption of the VRP technology and process offers ample scope for further research.