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  The DALI Alliance has joined IP-BLiS, the IP Building & Lighting Standards market interest group, to support convergence towards using Internet Protocol (IP) transport and security mechanisms to simplify deploying, provisioning, and securing complex building systems. IP-BLiS was launched …

Mainstream appliance manufacturers Electrolux, Haier, LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics will introduce smart-home products based on an emerging ‘internet-of-things’ (IoT) standard from the Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) next year. The group will offer a first wave of interoperable OCF-certified solutions …

A concoction of low cost computing, plentiful wireless communication protocols and improved battery life has created the perfect environment for ‘connected things’ deployments in diverse scenarios, ranging from factory floors to everyday objects. As the internet of things is becoming …