The main project objectives are:
	Investigate the use of distributed technologies (DT) in an Aeronautical environment
	Do distributed technologies provide a benefit for the support of aeronautical applications ? Is the deployment of distributed application over current air-ground links realistic ? Should some improvements in current air-ground technologies be considered ?
	Investigate the use of Object Oriented Methods by the Aeronautical Community
	What would be the impact on certification processes of the use of UML ? of JAVA ? Can JAVA-based applications be used onboard ? for safety applications ?
The project will build an architecture plateform providing a wide range of services dedicated to the support of distributed applications, and develop two innovative applications (TIS and METEO) making an extensive use of the architecture services.
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Acknowledgments

The TALIS project has a total cost of 4.4 M€ and a duration of 2 years. It has been launched on Sept 2001 and should complete in Sept 2003. It has been settled thanks to the financial support of the IST program of the European Commission (EC).