Sony has become the latest member of the Linux Foundation’s AllSeen Alliance, which is working on open standards and a development framework for the Internet of Things, in which everyday objects connect to the Internet and can communicate with people and one another. Sony joins the group, which now has 64 members, as a Premier Member, which means it will contribute $300,000 in the first year and $250,000 annually thereafter. Sony has not indicated what its technical contribution might include. The alliance is building on from Qualcomm’s AllJoyn project. So far, it has released version 14.06 of the AllJoyn framework and is working on targeted interoperability projects such as Internet-connected interior lighting. (Datamation)(AllSeen Alliance)
