From SSEYO to Intermorphic

SSEYO

SSEYO - Our Past

SSEYO was founded in 1990 by the Intermorphic founders Tim Cole and Pete Cole, and with friend Jon Pettigrew. In our now 26 year journey SSEYO may be our past, but Intermorphic is our future!

Although SSEYO pioneered many things, it was best known through Brian Eno's use of SSEYO Koan in his 1996 released Generative Music 1 with SSEYO Koan Software (published by SSEYO and Opal Music) and also “miniMIXA”, a powerful mobile music mixer first released in 2004.

In 2002 SSEYO was acquired by Tao Group whose assets were sold in 2007, which was why we then started Intermorphic - we wanted to continue our life's work in creating generative apps to help generate ideas and deliver unique "inmo" experiences. But, where did SSEYO Koan go? In 2007 it evolved into Intermorphic Noatikl, which in 2017 itself is in process of evolving into Wotja!

Please refer to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine to view the old SSEYO website and for further details on SSEYO or Tao (you may need to be patient as the IAWM is a bit temperamental).

The first archived SSEYO site is from November 1996 and the last for the SSEYO site was March 7 2007 (after which Tao Group cleansed it of all SSEYO information). When accessed from there the menuing no longer seems to work, and some versions now redirect you back to the intermorphic website (in which case try using sseyoindex.html after the SSEYO domain in the Wayback Machine, or sseyo.html).

Some links below in the Announcements section are direct to the Internet Archive Wayback Machine.

Brief History

2002-2007	SSEYO miniMIXA (2005 BAFTA Winner) In 2002 SSEYO Koan was acquired by Tao Group and development on SSEYO Koan products (such Koan Pro, Koan X and the Koan Plugin) then formally ceased. At Tao we set about building the intent Sound System [iSS]. This was a comprehensive audio framework and set of related technologies specifically suited to use on mobile. It included a mixer, modular synthesiser, midi synthesiser and a host of other things. One of the products that came out of this was Tao's APRE (Advanced Polyphone Ringone Engine), deployed with Tao's Java Engine. Following the completion of that work, and starting in 2004, we built the first version of SSEYO miniMIXA which went on to win the 2005 Interactive Entertainent BAFTA for Music. SSEYO miniMIXA V2 was released in 2006 and SSEYO miniMIXA V3 was due for release in 2007, but for the demise of Tao Group in June 2007. Before Tao Group's assets were sold we started Intermorphic to carry on our work on generative systems that we started with Koan. Noatikl is now the spiritual successor to Koan, and provides Koan users a bridge to an exciting future. The Noatikl engine also features in Mixtikl, our successor to miniMIXA.
1997-2001	The SSEYO Koan Interactivity Platform (2001 BAFTA Winner) This continued to be developed by us at SSEYO until 2001 (when it won the 2001 Interactive Entertainment BAFTA for Technical Innovation). SSEYO and Interactive Audio Since 1997 we were working with interactive music, simple music mixers, web toys, interactive music driven animations, music mixers with music driven animations, click-play instruments, email music, "Do the space shake" etc. (all the above examples require the no longer available Koan Interactive Music plugin to play, however)! SSEYO and Vector Audio In 2000 & 2001 we found ways to deliver sounds in one SMS: we called this approach vector audio ("VA"). Intermorphic has continued working with / developing VA approaches meaning that social media shareable Wotja URLs (which use a URL file format) can play entire generative music pieces, fully loaded with FX and including various display and visualiser settings.
1998	Koan Essentials Morphing Drum and Bass A fun Drag 'n' Mix title that included Koan X Silver and a number of SF2 and WAV audio samples licensed from Zero G.
1995-97	Float with SSEYO Koan Software Landmark generative music release by pioneering generative artist Timothy Didymus. Featured Koan pieces written and recorded between 1995 and 1996
1996-97	Niskala with SSEYO Koan Software Landmark generative music release by pioneering generative artist Jamuud (David Muddyman) of Loop Guru. Featured Koan pieces written and recorded in 1996.
1996	SSEYO Koan X Koan X was an easy to use, "Drag 'n' mix" system for generative music. It let you drag generative elements onto a mixing canvas (drag-and-drop) and then mix/modify the elements, including their pitch, pan and volume. Each element in the mix created its music according to what other elements were doing - they were all aware of each other, creating in that context and so it was a "group composition" so to speak. Koan X also let you control piece level rules, too, and allowed the mix elements to move randomly with a variety of flocking mechanisms (physics). It was probably a first in terms of generative music (see Sound On Sound 1997 review of Koan X).
1996	Generative Music 1 with SSEYO Koan Software In 1995 we managed (with Koan Plus) to bring SSEYO Koan to the attention of Brian Eno - and it turned out he was interested in using it! He started creating Koan pieces with SSEYO Koan Pro which, in April 1996, lead to the publication of his seminal title “Generative Music 1 with SSEYO Koan software”. Luckily for researchers, Eno's early relationship with SSEYO Koan was captured in his 1995 diary "A Year with Swollen Appendices" published in 1996 and which includes several references to SSEYO Koan and various meetings with the Coles (primarily Tim Cole) and also Jon Pettigrew.
1992-95	SSEYO Koan Pro After a long development cycle, SSEYO Koan Pro V1.0 was published in 1995 and went on to be updated and extended several times in the following years. SSEYO Koan Pro was a powerful generative music authoring system.
1992-94	SSEYO Koan Plus By 1992 the first version of Koan had gone into beta with a small group of select testers. SSEYO Koan Plus software was published in 1994 and distributed by Koch Media.
1990	SSEYO SSEYO was founded in 1990 and started developing the SSEYO Koan Generative Music Engine (SKME) [which later was at the core of the SSEYO Koan Interactive Audio Platform (SKIAP)].
1986	The beginnings... Tim Cole had the initial idea for Koan.

SSEYO After Tao

Key Product Achievements

2004-2007: Developed SSEYO miniMIXA (precursor to Mixtikl)
2000-2006: Developed the Tao intent Sound System (now the Intermorphic Sound System)
2002-2004: Developed the Advanced Polyphonic Ringtone Engine (DLS MIDI Synth and Modular Synth now part of Intermorphic Sound System, and PSE in particular)

SSEYO Awards

Finalist at 2005 Popkomm-IMEA Awards [SSEYO miniMIXA]
2005 BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards Winner - Music [SSEYO miniMIXA]

SSEYO Announcements & News

Nov 5 2006 - miniMIXA reviewed in Nov Computer Music
Nov 3 2006 - miniMIXA referenced in Mobile Media mag
Oct 18 2006 - miniMIXA - Symbian's David Wood's Insight 12
Oct 17 2006 - Tim Cole on miniMIXA at Symbian show
Aug 12 2006 - Tim Cole Vodafone Receiver article
Jun 26 2006 - FREE Cybersonica Content Zips available!
Jun 26 2006 - Video clips of Cybersonica performances!
May 19 2006 - SSEYO + miniMIXA live at Cybersonica
Apr 23 2006 - miniMIXA User Guide updated for 2.0.0.25
Apr 14 2006 - "Breaking Points" - Didymus (Koan) & Capra
Mar 28 2006 - miniMIXA++: "Opens its Kimono"
Mar 02 2006 - miniMIXA at 3rd Int. Mobile Music Workshop
Nov 30th 2005 - SSEYO miniMIXA V2 launched - Raises Mobile Music Mixing Standards
Sept 26th 2005 - Brian Eno Uses Koan on Another Day on Earth
Aug 03 2005 - SSEYO miniMIXA finalist at 2005 Popkomm-IMEA Awards
Jul 28 2005 - Mobile Phone - The next electric guitar? [Musically.com opinion piece)
Jul 27 2005 - SSEYO miniMIXA nominated for 2005 Best Software Award (Pocket oC Magazine, Music Composition)
Jul 12 2005 - U-Myx Mobile to be powered by miniMIXA
Jul 07 2005 - SSEYO miniMIXA : 2005 Global Messaging Awards (Shortlist Mobile Messaging Innovation)
June 06 2005 - SSEYO miniMIXA in Renesas SH Mobile News
May 09 2005 - SSEYO miniMIXA in T3 "How To" guide
Mar 07 2005 - SSEYO miniMIXA wins BAFTA
Feb 12 2005 - Globe Technology and "Cellphones with Rhythm"
Jan 27 2005 - New York Times on SSEYO miniMIXA
Dec 16 2004 - SSEYO miniMIXA press release on Business Wire (including quote "the mobile phone is the next electric guitar"
Dec 15 2004 - SSEYO miniMIXA gets in depth review by MSMobileNews
Dec 14 2004 - SSEYO miniMIXA - unique mobile music mixer launched
Dec 13 2004 - SSEYO miniMIXA ranked #1 (Mobile Choice)
Dec 6 2004 - SSEYO miniMIXA nominated for BAFTA
Sep 12 2004 - SSEYO miniMIXA "Startlingly Good" (Mobile Choice)
Aug 12 2004 - FutureDJ Event Rocked by Mobile Phone Application
Aug 12 2004 - SSEYO miniMIXA in World-first Mobile DJ Set
27 Feb 2004 - Tao Group delivers Java and Audio (APRE) to new Voq™ Professional Phone by Sierra Wireless
19 Jan 2004 - Vodafone Receiver article by David Toop includes Tim Cole quotes on Tao iSS and SSEYO Koan
16 Jan 2004 - Sonaris pick up on Tao intent and iSS
5 Jan 2004 - Ceiton Inc. use Koan for interactive audio in WinLIKE [IE]
10 Dec 2003 - J@pan Inc with Music Media Watch feature on Tao Group's Advanced Polyphonic Ringtone Engine
28 Oct 2003 - intent Sound System from Tao Enables Advanced Musical Functionality on Windows Mobile-based Smartphones
21 Oct 2003 - Tao's Advanced Polyphonic Ringtone Engine Available First on Windows Mobile-based Smartphone
10 Sept 2003 - Windows Mobile Smartphone Powered With intent Rocks Electronic Music Festival
27 Mar 2002 - Tao Group Acquires SSEYO

SSEYO Before Tao

Key Product Achievements

2001: SSEYO Ringtone Remixer
2001: SSEYO Koan Vector Audio & format
2001: SSEYO Koan for Pocket PC (iPAQ)
2000: SSEYO Koan plugin for Dreamweaver
2000: SSEYO FreeDrum Flash based beats with IKMC
2000: Modular Synth added to IKMC and Koan Authoring Tools
1999: SSEYO Freensense Flash based badge with IKMC
1999: SSEYO Freemixer Flash based generative mixer with IKMC
1998: SSEYO Koan Essentials Morphing Drum + Bass with Zero G
1998: Koan^Oasis world's 1st distributed generative composition
1997: Tim Didymus' "Float"
1997: Jamuud of Loop Guru' "Niskala"
1997: SSEYO Interactive Koan Music Control (IKMC) Plugin/Active X with extensive Javascript API
1997: SSEYO Koan Pro 2 Authoring System
1996: SSEYO Koan X Drag-n-Mix Authoring Tool
1996: SSEYO Koan Plugin for Netscape
1996: Brian Eno's "Generative Music 1" with SSEYO Koan Software
1995: SSEYO Koan Pro 1 Authoring System
1994: SSEYO Koan Plus (Koan Player) Generative Music System (Koan being precursor to Noatikl)

SSEYO awards:

2001 BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards Winner - Technical Innovation [SSEYO Koan Interactive Audio Platform]
UK Design Council's Millennium Products Award for the most innovative British products
British Telecom’s BT Vision 100 awards for the most visionary companies in the UK

SSEYO announcements

27 Mar 2002 - Tao Group Acquires SSEYO
13 Nov 2001 - Ringtone Remixer Brings New Groove to Mobile Phones
4 Oct 2001 - Brian Eno's Email Composition Makes History
26 Sep 2001 - SSEYO Nominated for 2001 BAFTA Interactive Entertainment Awards
25 Sep 2001 - > Mobile Audio Really This Small.. <
13 Jul 2001 - SSEYO to Support OCPA and Consolidate Relationship With Tao
4 Jun 2001 - Koan Brings 100 Byte Audio to Pocket PC
24 May 2001 - SSEYO Appoints Eno and Caswell to its Advisory Board
20 Mar 2001 - SSEYO SSOUNDS for Dreamweaver
27 Feb 2001 - SSEYO and Orchimedia Combine to Provide Interactive Entertainment For Wireless Devices
27 Nov 2000 - DJ With Your Cellphone
29 Aug 2000 - SSEYO Announces $1.5 Million Investment
5 Jul 2000 - Mobile Music Strikes The Right Key
8 Jun 2000 - SSEYO: The Freedrum To Create
9 May 2000 - SSEYO Adds Powerful Synthesiser To Koan Interactive Audio Platform
1 Apr 2000 - Loop Guru and Koan
21 Feb 2000 - SSEYO provides interactive music content for Freeserve
27 Jan 2000 - SSEYO Joins Tao and Criterion in Digital Content Heaven
24 Dec 1999 - Treasure Trove of Royalty Free MP3 Samples Online - A Big Yo! From SSEYO
17 Dec 1999 - Funsize Audiovisual FreeSenses with Seasonal, "Fortune" and Y2K Themes
12 Dec 1999 - 'Convergence I' recorded generative compilation
24 Nov 1999 - SSEYO Freesense brings fastest net audio to any email or website
21 Oct 1999 - Koan "Reasonable Doubt" Audio CD
18 Oct 1999 - SSEYO Music Mixer featured in Intel WebOutfitter showcase
10 Oct 1999 - SSEYO FreeMixer features on Yamaha UK website
23 Sep 1999 - More Net Music Power as SSEYO Koan Plug-In now optimised for the Intel® Pentium® III processor
20 Sep 1999 - SSEYO FreeMixer For Fast Online MP3/MIDI Music And Animations
5 Sep 1999 - Koan in permanent Greyworld installation for Yorkshire sculpture park
2-9 Sep 1999 - SSEYO Koan featured in Ars Electronica 99
26 Aug 1999 - SSEYO Koan Mac Internet Audio Engine Supports Interactive MP3
19 Jul 1999 - Imagine You're in Another World With SSEYO FreeSense "Rainforest"
17 May 1999 - MP3 Rocks Generative Music To a New Tune
16 May 1999 - SSEYO Freeharp "Commusicators" Discovered on the Internet by SSEYO
30 Mar 1999 - Generative Music Now Drives Internet Animations
4 Jan 1999 - Koan Music Plugin for Mac Rings the Changes
25 Nov 1998 - Media Rich Banners Under 10k Include Dynamic SSEYO Koan Music
1 Oct 1998 - Generative Koan music system now on the Power Mac
24 Sep 1998 - 3 new scorching LoFi SSEYO SoundFont template packs
7 Sep 1998 - Internet, Music and Stars.
31 Aug 1998 - Revolutionary SSEYO Koan Internet Music Mixer SKimmer in music industry shakeup. IKMC5 launched simultaneously.
31 Aug 1998 - SSEYO's Tim Cole is plenary speaker at ninth annual International Symposium on Electronic Art
20 Aug 1998 - Make royalty free music with 4 scorching SSEYO SoundFont template packs
13 Jul 1998 - Netscape choose SSEYO Koan software for expanded Netcenter SmartUpdate Service
2 Jul 1998 - Koan Gig - Unkle Velvet to play Manchester, UK Jul 11
1 Jul 1998 - Koan Essentials Morphing Drum & Bass CD-ROM publsihed
1 Jul 1998 - Koan Gig - Jammin* Device play Paris, France July 3
29 Jun 1998 - Koan on BBC Radio 3
23 Apr 1998 - Koan Essentials - Morphing DnB
23 Apr 1998 - Moebius - Koan community Forum
15 Apr 1998 - SSEYO's Inaugural Internet Koan^oasis
8 Apr 1998 - The NetStream by Tim Cole
2 Apr 1998 - SSEYO Koan Pro & UK PM Tony Blair
1 Apr 1998 - New SSEYO SoundFont Guitar Packs
26 Feb 1998 - Intermorphic Koan Art Gallery
12 Feb 1998 - Major new Koan Software release
28 Jan 1998 - Time+Space and Koan at NAMM
27 Jan 1998 - New York Eno Koan Installation
8 Jan 1998 - New Koan link logos
2 Jan 1998 - Koan in Creative Labs Inspire
2 Jan 1998 - *Lots* more Koan is coming in '1998
27 Dec 1997 - PiriPiri gig with Koan in France
24 Dec 1997 - Installing Koan is now so easy!
18 Dec 1997 - Koan for the festive season...
10 Dec 1997 - Koan live in Stuttgart, Germany
8 Dec 1997 - Koan program on Creative's Inspire
28 Nov 1997 - See Koan X for yourself!
25 Nov 1997 - Koan music on BBC Radio 4
20 Nov 1997 - Meet the Koan Master
19 Nov 1997 - Now buy Koan software in USD!!
17 Nov 1997 - See Koan at Comdex with Microsoft
17 Nov 1997 - Musical carpets lead the way
27 Oct 1997 - 3 1/2 hour SoundFont piece
25 Oct 1997 - Koan Master in London gig
7 Oct 1997 - NEW Interactive Koan Music Control
Oct Issue 1997 - Koan gets real seal of approval
16 Sept 1997 - Koan Artist Gallery
10 Sep 1997 - Koan X SoundFont Template Pack
14 Aug 1997 - MIKE - Live Connect version now here!
12 Aug 1997 - MIKE - Active X version now here!
8 Aug 1997 - SSEYO Koan at SIGGRAPH
5 Aug 1997 - KoanWorld - BT Shared Spaces project
2 Aug 1997 - Didymus Koan installation of "Float"
2 Aug 1997 - Float by Timothy Didymus published
1 Aug 1997 - CompuServe and Koan
26 Jul 1997 - MIKE to enrich WWW!
22 Jul 1997 - 32 bit Koan X software ships
20 Jul 1997 - New Koan ActiveX control
18 Jul 1997 - SSEYO and Time+Space Distribution
18 Jul 1997 - Updated Active X showcase
14 Jul 1997 - Updated LiveConnect showcase
5 Jul 1997 - AWE Pack 3 - SSEYO Koan X Templates
20 Jun 1997 - SSEYO Koan Pro 2 - its here!!
18 Jun 1997 - Gary Hayes of the BBC on Koan
2 Jun 1997 - Koan makes Yamaha front page
21 May 1997 - Technology partnering with SSEYO
20 May 1997 - Sensorium Scan by Andrew Garton
19 May 1997 - Didymus at the Brighton Fringe Festival
2 May 1997 - Hewlett-Packard + SSEYO's Koan X software
30 Apr 1997 - Starting Koan Newsgroup discussions
25 Apr 1997 - Eno Koan recordings at the White
24 Apr 1997 - Yamaha US link to us
14 Apr 1997 - New TerraTec SoundSystem Maestro 32/1996 Template Pack 1
13 Apr 1997 - New AWE Template Pack 2
27 Mar 1997 - KoanMusic Community Ignites
27 Mar 1997 - London Gig - Tim Didymus/KoanMusic at The Sprawl
25 Mar 1997 - Niskala by Jamuud published
24 Mar 1997 - M2 PRESSWIRE, #352148 - UUNET/SSEYO
21 Mar 1997 - Yamaha link to Koan X - they love it!
20 Mar 1997 - Open Market Inc feature SSEYO as case study
19 Mar 1997 - Tomorrow's World Live at the NEC and Koan X Platinum
14 Mar 1997 - Hot extra Koan X Template packs now available!
21 Feb 1997 - New Koan software today!
14 Feb 1997 - New Koan ActiveX control and programming tips
10 Feb 1997 - Creative Labs the first multimedia company to 'go public' on KoanMusic
3 Feb 1997 - Koan LiveConnect programming tips
31 Jan 1997 - Koan Plugin for Navigator Gold
5 Jan 1997 - SSEYO Online Store
31 Dec 1996 - New Year's wishes from SSEYO
30 Dec 1996 - BBC Radio 3's "Music for the next Millennium" talks about KoanMusic
16 Dec 1996 - SSEYO Koan X published
11 Dec 1996 - KoanLive at IBM PC London Press Event
5 Dec 1996 - The Body Shop features KoanMusic on their website
5 Dec 1996 - UK gig - Sprawl & SSEYO by the sea + special launch preview of Koan X
18 Nov 1996 - Creative Labs Koan Comdex press releases
10 Nov 1996 - UK - Body Shop charity gig
10 Nov 1996 - USA - San Jose Koan gig - 15th Annual New Age Renaissance Fair
4 Nov 1996 - Koan ActiveX control announced
16 Oct 1996 - National BBC Radio 1 and Koan X
10 Oct 1996 - Press - SSEYO Koan X makes it easy to create free music content for the WWW
9 Oct 1996 - New Koan X drag 'n' mix software beta now uploaded
9 Oct 1996 - New Koan plugins and players with the new Koan engine
27 Aug 1996 - New Koan pieces for the Yamaha Midplug
25 Aug 1996 - National paper "Sunday Business" - SSEYO KoanMusic story
19 Aug 1996 - Three ambient Eno KoanMusic pieces to check out
19 Aug 1996 - Listenup - KoanMusic to be on National BBC Radio 3 "Mixing It"
13 Aug 1996 - New Koan Dance music engine V3 beta
30 Jul 1996 - Press - Koan software ships on CompuServe demo CDs
17 Jul 1996 - Press - KoanMusic rocks Netscape's LiveConnect showcase
9 Jul 1996 - Koan LiveConnect showcase page - 6th in world
4 Jul 1996 - Eno's exclusive online conference on CompuServe - transcript
2 Jul 1996 - Press - Microsoft Network (MSN) UK demo CD - includes Koan software
1 Jul 1996 - Stunning demo for LiveConnect and Netscape Navigator 3
30 Jun 1996 - Windows 1995/ I.E users - new downloads for you
26 Jun 1996 - Netscape/SSEYO press release about Koan plugin
8 Jun 1996 - Imagination conference - Eno demos Koan Pro to over 3000 people
2 Jun 1996 - UUNET PIPEX - Official SSEYO website
23 May 1996 - SSEYO Koan plugin - now listed on Netscape's plugin page
25 Apr 1996 - Foley Hi Tech - SSEYO's first American download "sponsor"
25 Apr 1996 - VKOOL comms. - SSEYO's 1st Canadian download "sponsor"
17 Apr 1996 - Brian Eno's Generative Music 1 with SSEYO Koan Software published
2 Apr 1996 - Australia's Toy Satellite - SSEYO's 1st download sponsor
1 Apr 1996 - The Gap reviews the Koan project
13 Mar 1996 - New 32 bit version of Koan Pro V1.2 (and others)
3 Mar 1996 - SSEYO company presentation in SPC's revolutionary ASAP format
1 Mar 1996 - The Independent - Eno "The beginning of a new era"
17 Feb 1996 - The Mix - "Light years ahead"
15 Feb 1996 - PC Format Silver Award - "Amazingly effective"
15 Feb 1996 - Sunday Times - "Debussy would have loved Koan"
11 Feb 1996 - Computer Shopper - "Public has a right to know"
23 Dec 1995 - Koan Pro wins first choice in FM Gear of the Year award
3 Dec 1995 - Tiny new Koan file format
3 Dec 1995 - New Koan demos Sitar/Low Res Shaping/Sprint
14 Nov 1995 - Eno KoanMusic exclusive on CompuServe - GO ENOKOAN
30 Oct 1995 - New Koan Pro/Koan Plus demos available online today
27 Oct 1995 - SSEYO Koan Pro published
Sep 1995 - SSEYO asked to present technology to Creative Labs European developer conference
Oct 1994 - SSEYO Koan Plus published (distributed by Koch Media)
During 1992 - SSEYO Koan beta versions went out
Sept 1990 - SSEYO incorporated and work started on what was to become the SSEYO Koan Generative Music Engine
Jun 1986 - Tim Cole had the initial idea for Koan

SSEYO

SSEYO - Our Past

Brief History

2002-2007

SSEYO miniMIXA (2005 BAFTA Winner)

1997-2001

The SSEYO Koan Interactivity Platform (2001 BAFTA Winner)

SSEYO and Interactive Audio

SSEYO and Vector Audio

1998

Koan Essentials Morphing Drum and Bass

1995-97

Float with SSEYO Koan Software

1996-97

Niskala with SSEYO Koan Software

1996

SSEYO Koan X

1996

Generative Music 1 with SSEYO Koan Software

1992-95

SSEYO Koan Pro

1992-94

SSEYO Koan Plus

1990

SSEYO

1986

The beginnings...

SSEYO After Tao

Key Product Achievements

SSEYO Awards

SSEYO Announcements & News

SSEYO Before Tao

Key Product Achievements

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SSEYO announcements

SSEYO Patent Filings

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