Group forms to standardize network technology

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September 17, 2008 - IP for Smart Objects Alliance (IPSO), San Francisco, CA, forms to promote Internet Protocol (IP) as best networking technology for transmitting data from sensor- or actuator-equipped devices. These “smart objects” transmit information about condition of packaging machine or other asset for analysis, correlation with other data, action. “In recent years IP has emerged as the most efficient and scalable networking technology not just in the traditional IT realm but in scenarios with low power, restricted memory, rugged surroundings and tens of thousands of often unattended devices,” explains Geoff Mulligan, industry consultant/IPSO Alliance chairman. Group intends to complement efforts of standards groups by performing interoperability tests, documenting use of new IP-based technologies, conducting marketing activities, serving as information repository for users seeking to understand role of IP in networks of physical objects. Founding members include major telecom, software companies. Group welcomes any organization advocating IP-based approach to connecting smart objects.


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