Project Title:

An Extensible Shell for Information Access in Heterogeneous Environments

07.10-4651
An Extensible Shell for Information Access in Heterogeneous Environments
HSA Inc.
3806 Springhill Lane
Sugar Land
TX
77479
Poonam
Salona
(713-980-4651)
GSFC

Abstract:

The innovation described here is the development of a software tool, InfoShell, that
addresses the problem of assisting users to locate and access multimedia information
resident in heterogeneous, distributed environments. InfoShell embodies a novel approach
which merges the state-of-the-art in user interface technology with proven concepts
of the library paradigm to provide an icon-driven, integrated, extensible, user-friendly,
and portable front-end for information access.
In Phase I, a detailed design of the InfoShell software will be developed. The applicability
and merit of the software tool will be demonstrated by developing a prototype. The
thrust of Phase II will be the implementation of the InfoShell design developed in
Phase I and its integration with NASA's Distributed Access View Integrated Database
(DAVID) system.

Potential Commercial Application:

Potential Commercial Applications:  InfoShell could become a necessity for dissemination
of large amounts of
nformation or information fragmented in heterogeneous distributed environments to
a diverse user community.