The launch of the IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance and the emergence of IP based sensor networking represents a potentially disruptive force that will level the playing field and accelerate development of sensing and control services.

“Global competition, rising energy costs, and the ongoing need for production improvements is driving adoption for industrial Wireless Sensor Networking (WSN), according to ON World. The emergence of IP based sensor networking and the launch of the IPSO Alliance represents a potentially disruptive force that will level the playing field and accelerate the development of next generation sensing and control services.”

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The IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance formed to promote the use of IP in networks of ‘smart objects.’

“…Smart Objects are objects in the physical world that – typically with the help of embedded devices – transmit information about their condition or environment (e.g., temperature, light, motion, health status) to locations where the information can be analyzed, correlated with other data and acted upon. Existing applications already cover a broad range of domains from building automation yielding energy-efficient homes and office buildings, industrial automation and asset management & tracking to hospital patient monitoring and safety and compliance assurance – with many more emerging applications in the near future.”

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