Hydra is affilliated with the following programs and organisations:
The Hydra coordinater FhG FIT is a member of ARTEMISIA, the association for R&D actors in the field of ARTEMIS: Advanced Research & Technology for EMbedded Intelligence and Systems.
The Hydra middleware allows developers to create inclusive applications with a high degree of accessibility for all. The Hydra project supports the Commissions campaign: eInclusion - be part of it!
The Hydra project is part of the Cluster of European projects on the Internet of Things. The Cluster aims to promote a common vision of the Internet of Things.
The famous German iX-Journal publishes an article on Hydra
The iX-Journal - a magazine for professional information technology – has published an article on Hydra. The headline section of the article reads: "Hydra: Universal middleware for networked systems. Developers of applications for connected life are faced with a heterogeneous landscape of devices which makes connected life difficult. Researchers from the EU project Hydra have developed a middleware that can connect all IP-enabled devices." The article (in German) can be accessed at Heise Online
Why not see the on-line Hydrademo? You can turn on and off devices and follow the energy consumption in real time. Just click on the picture and you see it!