Open Standards Hits Broadband
In the latest move towards a more open digital world, ACCESS and DTVKit have announced a collaboration that will offer open standards-based solutions. According to both organizations, this partnership will work to reduce development time by providing a pre-integrated Chromium browser and DVB components for HbbTV and HTML5 connected applications. According to the press announcement, […]
Can Open Standards Allow Feds to Get More From Their Data?
Another industry leader has used her voice to speak in favor of interoperability and open standards. This time, we hear from Diane Gongaware, vice president of U.S. public sector services at Cisco. Recently, the executive at the technology giant spoke out about the massive amount of data that government agencies collect, protect, analyze and refine, […]
OT, IT, the IoT – And Baseball?
In most of today’s modern industries, data is the reigning king for making decisions and measuring success. And for good reason – data analytics offer additional insight into almost any business. Recently, an article from IoT Agenda compared the benefits baseball teams saw once they starting using analytics to how today’s businesses can find the […]
The Complexity of Standards in IoT
Many of the parties with a voice in the standards world, including us, have discussed time and time again standards in the age of the Internet of Things (IoT). As the IoT industry grows, so do the number of standards associated with it – with new ones sprouting up all the time. It’s becoming an […]
Are Open Standards the “Key” to Smart Cities?
From smart household appliances to smart cars, regular readers of this blog know that there has been a rapid increase in the adoption of Internet connected devices. This internetworking of physical devices and the Internet of Things (IoT) has been the subject of plenty of industry talk and speculation, including how open standards can help […]
The Smart Home Window is Open for Open Standards, but for How Long?
There has been much talk and speculation around the growth of the Internet of Things (IoT) for some time now. In fact, over a year ago, OpenStand highlighted an industry white paper that projected that the Internet of Things (IoT) will bring billions of new devices to the Internet inside of ten years. We’ve been […]
Alliances and Consortiums in IoT: A Call To Embrace The OpenStand
Are You Ready to Change the World with Us? Information sharing is one of the most powerful forces that drives innovation. The Internet of Things (IoT) is dramatically changing and shaping both the world in which we currently live, as well as laying the groundwork for the future. We are working to make information open […]
Why the Future of Your Security Depends on Open Standards
According to Cisco, the number of connected devices worldwide will rise from 15 billion today to 50 billion by 2020. If that’s not convincing enough, due to growth of devices, solutions and IT services, global spending on Internet of Things (IoT) devices and services is estimated to grow to $1.7 trillion in 2020. The bottom […]
How Developers Can Get the Most Out of IoT Standards and Tools
The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) recently held their IOT Developer seminar/webinar “How Developers Can Get the Most Out of IoT Standards and Tools.” This developer-focused event gave an overarching view of the industry standards and tools that are fostering interoperability and market growth in the Internet of Things (IoT). Presented in conjunction with the IoT […]