ITHACA - The framework

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ITHACA Framework

Open Source Development of
Augmentative and Alternative
Communication Applications

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Description of the ITHACA framework

ITHACA framework is designed for MS-Windows 2000, XP, and Vista operating systems. It consists of:

COM+ services embedded in the operating system (OS)
- The Component Catalogue
- The Component Management Console
- The COM+ Event Service
Open Source Core
- Executable program (communicator.exe)
- Core components (scanning, symbol database, etc.)
- Event classes
- Intercomponent communication Interfaces
Specifications and guidelines
Test components
Documentation
Development tools

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