The AllSeen Alliance, an Internet of Things (IoT) open-source project has said IT major Microsoft had joined the group’s multi-company effort, “to make it easier for a broad range of everyday devices, objects and services to interoperate seamlessly and intelligently.”
With the addition of Microsoft, the non-profit AllSeen Alliance, launched late last year, now totals 51 members, including some bigwigs from the consumer electronics manufacturers, home appliance makers, automotive companies, IoT Cloud providers and enterprise technology, among others.
The AllSeen Alliance members are collaborating on a universal software framework, based on AllJoyn open source code, that allows devices to autonomously discover and interact with nearby products regardless of their underlying proprietary technology or communications protocols. With over 1 billion Windows devices in the market across a variety of verticals, AllJoyn will ultimately expand across these segments, creating a truly horizontal ecosystem for the Internet of Everything. Other members of this Alliance include Haier, LG, Panasonic, Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., Sharp, Silicon Image, Technicolor and TP-Link, all as Premier Members.
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