Smart Objects Alliance
Smart Objects Alliance
IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance, whose goal is to promote the Internet Protocol (IP) as the networking technology best suited for connecting sensor- and actuator-equipped or “smart” objects and delivering information gathered by those objects, has been formed by a group of leading technology vendors that include Cisco and Sun Microsystems as well as end users.
Smart objects are objects that, with the help of embedded devices, transmit information about their condition or environment (e.g., temperature, light, motion, health status) to locations where the information can be analysed, correlated with other data and acted upon. Applications range from automated and energy-efficient homes and office buildings, factory equipment maintenance and asset tracking to hospital patient monitoring and safety and compliance assurance.
The IPSO Alliance will perform interoperability tests, document the use of new IP-based technologies, conduct marketing activities and serve as an information repository for users seeking to understand the role of IP in networks of physical objects. The alliance seeks to advocate how networks of objects of all types have the potential to be converged onto IP.
In addition, the IPSO Alliance hopes to also offer technical web seminars on a monthly basis that would explain what the technology is and educate participants on what they can do with it today.
IPSO Alliance membership is open to any organization advocating an IP-based approach to connecting smart objects.
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