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Communications Widget Suite project just got finished from TUT software engineering project course point of view. Three working widgets have been implemented: Event Planner, Social Phonebook and Number search widget also containing the functionality of number resolver widget in it.

Currently implementation of widgets is estimated to be about 80% done. NumberSearch/resolver starts to be in shape, but EventPlanner and SocialPhonebook still need some finishing. Unit and system testing and debugging of widgets will start at this week. Project is in timetable and estimated to end after two weeks with current implementation plans.

Now vacation is over and group is continuing fullspeed with implementation. Currently about 2/3 of functionalities are finished. Currently focus is in funcionality and UI and outlook aren't at top priority. It is estimated that after one week functionality is mostly done and after that we start to consentrate in making widgets look more attractive and start debugging them.

Since last report there have been some unexpected troubles, like hard-drive failure, with one software specialist, and one member injured most likely for several weeks, causing implementation no to be so effective lately. Anyway there have been some reorganisation in the group and things are running forward.

Communications Widget Suite project is running forward steadily. Project is in implementation phase and the functional specification is frozen for now on. Implementation sprint will last till January, and after that more widgets or functionality to current ones can be made.

Project is running in schedule and some first prototypes of widgets have been implemented with very limited functionality, by doing this team have gained good experience about tehcniques and things looks doable, even there are still some questions remaining open. Also team have made new UI-plans for widgets, that are more simple and usable than previous ones.

Advance made after last report have been mainly getting detailed design ideas bit more specific and all software specialist of the team have started getting more familiar with widget design and implementation tools (aptana studio, nokia plugins). Now team is starting to make some first prototypes of the widgets.

Communications Widget Suite is currently running in planned schedule. After latest report our group was reinforced with a graphical designer Vilja Heinonen. Project group has decided to implement first 4 widget first and event planner and social phonebook have gained first priority among widgets.

Communications widget suite project have started with following members:

Teemu Toivakka, Project manager, usability and graphics
Asadul Haque, Software specialist
Jagannatha M, Software specialist
Kim Kovaljeff, Software specialist, usability and graphics       
Sarath Singapati, Software specialist
Fabian Moreno, Software specialist