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This article focuses on possibilities of designing a situation room for the information technologies and telecommunications (ITT) services and products market. The proposed framework might be employed during any phase of the life cycle of an ITT service or product; it aims to be utilized by the various actors involved in the ITT market, such as software developers, network infrastructure suppliers, horizontal service providers, policymakers, regulation, legislation and standardization bodies, as well as the r&d community and end users. The approach presented builds on the notion of a situation room. The authors exploit the term's past and propose an analytical scheme based on it, which aims to assist planning initiatives and decision making in the application domain of the ITT market. The employment of the framework may take place during any life cycle phase of the ITT service or product. A set of techniques and methodologies like game theory, cost-benefit analysis and, mathematical modeling and simulation are employed

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A push technology leveraging action for "Slingshot" (ATLAS) provides a framework within which European organizations can ally themselves with the developer to extend the range of market options. This cooperative effort provides extra resources, applications and geographical reach to benefit all project partners. The concept of information supply chains provides a new information paradigm. ATLAS aims to accelerate the adoption of push technology which, despite some setbacks, remains a very important element in the development and use of the Web. The project consortium consists of four partners, Unisoft in Greece and IDI-Eikon in Spain are users; CSK Software of Ireland acts as the Provider and Prutech Innovation Services of Ireland acts as the Enabler. The primary objective of the ATLAS project is to initiate the extension of Slingshot's use into other parts of the wider Internet/Extranet/Intranet world. The aim of ATLAS is to leverage the underlying technology of Slingshot so as to provide the consortium with an understanding of the business applicability of real-time push and to position European businesses as experts in the implementation of viable immediacy solutions.