Mark: 128 revision(s)

2008-11-03T05:22:45Z

128 revision(s)

New page

{{Group58:Menu}}

{| align="right" width="20%"
| __TOC__
|}

=Research Backlog=
*All references to 'Plug-in Technologies' refers not the the Plug-in itself but the solution built on top of the plug-in.
*All research, when involving a user base, refers not to the everyday user but a user of the Tandberg systems.

==Topics==
:*The ♣ symbol indicates that research item has been integrated into the Prioritised Research List
===Video Conferencing===
:* Investigate Video Conferencing Standard Procedures and Protocols ♣
:* Investigate Typical Video Conferencing Equipment Used ♣
:* Basic equipment requirements ♣
:** Firmware requirements ♣
:** Supplementary software ♣
:** Hardware used (Computer vs Screen stuff) ♣
:* Existing functionality ♣
:* Limitations ♣
:* Bandwidth requirements ♣
:** Internet ♣

===General===
:* Discover most Alternative Technologies to Silverlight, Discuss Briefly ♣
:* Investigate Technologies Exposed using the Different Plug-in Technologies ♣
:* Investigate Market Share of Plug-ins ♣
:* Investigate the User Barrier to Installing new Plug-in ♣
:* System Requirements of the Different Plug-in Technologies ♣
:* Financial Cost of the Plug-in Development Tools ♣
:* Opinions on Productivity Benefits using the Different Plug-in Development Tools ♣
:* Community Support of Plug-in Technologies ♣
:* Plug-in Technologies Support for Integration with Existing (mainstream) Technologies. ♣

===Technical===
:* Investigate all Technical Topics on:
:**Detailed Silverlight-specific Research ♣
:**Briefly Compare Silverlight and alternatives ♣

====Language Orientated====
:*Animation Support ♣
:*Graphical and Typographical Support ♣
:*Multimedia Support ♣
:*Audio Support ♣
:*Threading Support ♣
:*Communication Support ♣
:*Reflection Support ♣
:*Exception and Error Handling Support ♣
:*OOP Support ♣

====Tools and API Features Orientated====
:*Debug Support ♣
:*Deployment Support ♣
:*Testing Support ♣
:*Documentation Support ♣
:*User Controls Provided or Exposed by API and/or Toolkits ♣
:*Available 3rd Party Controls ♣
:*Programming Language Support ♣
:*Framework Support (API Exposed) ♣
:*Development Environment Support ♣
:*Maturity of Framework and Plug-in Technology ♣

====Binary Orientated====
:*Browser Support ♣
:*Platform Support ♣
:*Device Support ♣
:*Hardware Requirements and Performance ♣
:*Compile Time ♣
:*Binary Ratio (Compilation Size versus Code Size) ♣

==Prioritisation of Topics==
<div style="float:right; margin:2">
{|cellpadding="3px" style="border-collapse:collapse; border: dotted 2px black;" align="center"
|Prioritisation Key
|-
!style="background-color:black; color:white"|Show Stopper
|-
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|} 
</div>
<div style="float:right; margin:2">
{|cellpadding="3px" style="border-collapse:collapse; border: dotted 2px black;" align="center"
!colspan="2"|Project Status Key
|-
!style="text-align:center; border: solid 1px black;"|''Status''
!style="text-align:center; border: solid 1px black;"|''Colour''
|-
!style="text-align:right; border: solid 1px black;"|Not Selected:
!style="background-color:white;"| 
|-
!style="text-align:right; border: solid 1px black;"|In Progress:
!style="background-color:#ff7700;"| 
|-
!style="text-align:right; border: solid 1px black;"|Aborted:
!style="background-color:red;"| 
|-
!style="text-align:right; border: solid 1px black;"|Completed:
!style="background-color:green;"| 
|}
</div>

===Prioritisation Topics===

{|style="border: solid 1px black; width:60%;" border="1"
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:white; background-color:#0077cc; font-size:large"|Research Topic
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:white; background-color:#0077cc; font-size:large"|Est. Duration
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:white; background-color:#0077cc; font-size:large"|Actual Duration
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:white; background-color:#0077cc; font-size:large"|Researcher
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:white; background-color:#0077cc; font-size:large"|Status
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:white; background-color:#0077cc; font-size:large"|Priority
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|
====Process-based====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Produce Requirements Envisioning documentation
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h20min
!style="text-align:center;"| Llyle
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:black; color:white"|Show Stopper
|-
| Produce Project Software Process Planning documentation
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h10min
!style="text-align:center;"| Llyle
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:black; color:white"|Show Stopper
|-
| Produce Architectural Envisioning documentation
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 11h
!style="text-align:center;"| Llyle
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:black; color:white"|Show Stopper
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====General====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Discuss Briefly about Silverlight in General
!style="text-align:center;"| 2
!style="text-align:center;"| 1h30min
!style="text-align:center;"| Weng Hao
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Discover most Alternative Technologies to Silverlight, Discuss Briefly
!style="text-align:center;"| 1h
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h40min
!style="text-align:center;"| Llyle
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:#ff7700; color:white"|High
|-
| Investigate Technologies Exposed using the Different Plug-in Technologies
!style="text-align:center;"| 1h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
| Investigate Market Share of Plug-ins
!style="text-align:center;"| 0.5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate the User Barrier to Installing new Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| System Requirements of the Different Plug-in Technologies
!style="text-align:center;"| 1.5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Financial Cost of the Plug-in Development Tools
!style="text-align:center;"| 0.5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Opinions on Productivity Benefits using the Different Plug-in Development Tools
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Communal Support of the Different Plug-in Technologies
!style="text-align:center;"| 2.5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Plug-in Technologies Support for Integration with Existing (mainstream) Technologies.
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
| How to make a Silverlight Application communicate with WCF Services
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| Llyle
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====Video Conferencing====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| General Information about Video Conferencing
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| Weng Hao
!style="background-color:red"| 
!style="background-color:#ff7700; color:white"|High
|-
| Investigate Video Conferencing Standard Procedures and Protocols
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h20min
!style="text-align:center;"| Weng Hao
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
| Investigate Typical Video Conferencing Equipment Used
!style="text-align:center;"| 1h
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h20min
!style="text-align:center;"| Weng Hao
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
| Basic Equipment Requirements for Video Conferencing (Firmware, Supplimentary, Hardware)
!style="text-align:center;"| 2.5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Existing Video Conferencing Functionality
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate Limitations Surrounding Video Conferencing
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| 4h20min
!style="text-align:center;"| Weng Hao
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:black; color:white"|Show Stopper
|-
| Investigate Bandwidth Requirements Surrounding Video Conferencing
!style="text-align:center;"| 1h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====Silverlight Specific ''(Language Oriented)''====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Investigate Animation Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 4.5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate Graphical and Typographical Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Investigate Multimedia Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 7h
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| Weng Hao
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
| Investigate Audio Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 4h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"|
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
| Investigate Threading Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 4h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate Communication Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 7h
!style="text-align:center;"| 32h
!style="text-align:center;"| Llyle
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:black; color:white"|Show Stopper
|-
| Investigate Exception and Error Handling Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 1h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate Reflection Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate OOP Support by the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 8h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====Plug-in Specific ''(Language Oriented)''====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Compare Animation Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Graphical and Typographical Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 4h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Multimedia Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Audio Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 3h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Threading Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 3h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Communication Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Exception and Error Handling Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Reflection Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare OOP Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"| 8h
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="text-align:center;"| -
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====Silverlight Specific ''(Tools and API Features Orientated)''====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Investigate Debug Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 3h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Investigate Deployment Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 3h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate Testing Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 7h
!style="text-align:center;"|24h
!style="text-align:center;"|Llyle
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
| Investigate Documentation Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate User Controls Provided and Exposed by API and Toolkits for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 10h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
| Investigate Available 3rd Party Controls for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 8h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Investigate Programming Language Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 5h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
| Investigate Framework Support (API Exposed) for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 10h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
| Investigate Development Environment Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 3h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Investigate Maturity of Framework and Plug-in Technology for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 3h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====Plug-in Specific ''(Tools and API Features Orientated)''====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Compare Debug Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|4h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Deployment Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|4h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Testing Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|5h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Documentation Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|8h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare User Controls Provided and Exposed by API and Toolkits Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|10h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Available 3rd Party Controls Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Programming Language Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Framework Support (API Exposed) Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|8h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Development Environment Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|5h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Maturity of Framework and Plug-in Technology Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|4h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====Silverlight Specific ''(Binary Orientated)''====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Investigate Browser Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 4h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#ff6600; color:white"|High
|-
| Investigate Platform Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 4h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Investigate Device Support for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Investigate Hardware Requirements and Performance for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 2h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:#d5d500; color:white"|Medium
|-
| Investigate Compile Time for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Investigate Binary Ratio (Compilation Size versus Code Size) for the Silverlight Plug-in
!style="text-align:center;"| 6h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|

====Plug-in Specific ''(Binary Orientated)''====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| Compare Browser Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|2h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Platform Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|3h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Device Support Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|2h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Hardware Requirements and Performance Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|2h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Compile Time Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|2h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
| Compare Binary Ratio (Compilation Size versus Code Size) Between Silverlight and Alternatives
!style="text-align:center;"|5h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="background-color:white"| 
!style="background-color:green; color:white"|Low
|-
!style="border: solid 1px black; color:#0077cc; font-size:medium"|
====Tandberg Specific====
| 
| 
| 
| 
| 
|-
| General Information
!style="text-align:center;"|3h
!style="text-align:center;"| 
!style="text-align:center;"|Weng Hao
!style="background-color:red"| 
!style="background-color:maroon; color:white"|Critical
|-
| Equipment Information (General)
!style="text-align:center;"|2h
!style="text-align:center;"|5h
!style="text-align:center;"|Weng Hao
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:#ff7700; color:white"|High
|-
| Equipment Configurations and Status
!style="text-align:center;"|2h
!style="text-align:center;"|1h
!style="text-align:center;"|Weng Hao
!style="background-color:green"| 
!style="background-color:#ff7700; color:white"|High
|}

SE401:Group58:ResearchBacklog - Revision history

Mark: 128 revision(s)