TechHive: Tech giants form AllSeen Alliance to standardize the Internet of Things

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Tech giants form AllSeen Alliance to standardize the Internet of Things Dec 10th 2013, 14:33, by Loek Essers, IDG News Service Home appliances, cars and computers could soon be talking to one another thanks to an open source framework that has the backing of consumer electronics manufacturers in a new industry alliance. The AllSeen Alliance is supported by the Linux Foundation. Its members include Cisco, D-Link, Haier, LG Electronics, Qualcomm, Panasonic and Sharp. The software framework, originally developed by Qualcomm as a project called AllJoyn, is intended to allow systems to seamlessly discover, connect and interact with each other regardless of their manufacturer or the operating system they are using, the Linux Foundation said. The alliance members will contribute engineering resources and software to the framework, allowing software developers, manufacturers and service providers to make interoperable services and devices. The framework could, for example, be used to let users easily connect their various music playing devices to nearby wireless speakers. Qualcomm has contributed the AllJoyn code to the AllSeen Alliance, which will own the copyright, allowing the project to take on a broader scope, according to Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin. The open source community can also contribute, he said. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: internet-slide-100051420-small.png

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