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Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT) in Darmstadt say they have transformed the cell phone into a remote control for the computer workstation, enabling travelers to access all information on their own computers while away.
Project Midmay has made it possible to locate documents on the remote computer, attach them to emails and send them, using a few keystrokes.
At the heart of the smart remote-control system is a server, the home base, which accesses the data stored on the workstation. What makes this system different is the way in which it interlinks a wealth of different information, searching for information on the remote computer via various search paths.
“Midmay not only permits rapid access to information,” says project manager Jens Heider. “The best thing about it is that, for the first time ever, you will be able to use your cell phone as a control centre for your own digital knowledge base.”
The researchers have developed not only the home base, but also a program for the cell phone that they say operates reliably even in areas with no reception. A first prototype will be on display at CeBIT, which takes place in Hanover from 15 to 21 March 15 to 21.
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