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Calico Jack

Calico Jack is a technology focused company formed to respond to the burgeoning need for innovative, well engineered software components for the next generation of mobile devices. The company won a SMART Award from the Scottish Executive to develop its flagship product Jackdaw. Jackdaw ® is a robust and practical multi-agent framework built to support ubiquitous computing. It is an ideal vehicle for anyone developing IT applications involving high volumes of dynamic, real-world data and requiring a high performance, scalable, flexible architecture accessible by mobile users. Calico Jack undertakes various relevant contract work and has a strong relationship with Orange to develop agent-based services. The company is also supported by the Scottish Executive, the Connect network, and Scottish Enterprise, and won a SMART award in 2002.