Alliance aims to fast track Internet of Everything

Founded by The Linux Foundation, the 23-strong AllSeen Alliance aims to expand upon the Internet of Things to include more functionality and interactions across various sectors, including the connected home, healthcare and automotive. "Open source software and collaborative development have been proven to accelerate technology innovation in markets where major transformation is underway," said Jim Zemlin, executive director of The Linux Foundation. "The AllSeen Alliance represents an unprecedented opportunity to advance the Internet of Everything for both home and industry." According to Zemlin, members of the alliance will contribute software and engineering resources as part of their collaboration on an open software framework that enables hardware manufacturers and software developers to create interoperable devices and services. "This open source framework allows ad hoc systems to seamlessly discover, dynamically connect and interact with nearby products regardless of brand, transport layer, platform or operating system," he continued. The initial framework is based on the AllJoyn open source project - which was originally developed by and is being contributed to the alliance by Qualcomm Innovation Centre - and will be expanded with contributions from member companies and the open source community.