XPE General Topics, page-1488

Anyone else suspect the Board members were in San Diego on the 4th april
for the recent OCF convention..

Giants of the tech world are banding together to found a new group to support the burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT) industry.
The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) is touted as an open IoT standards group to unify standards, expedite innovation, and “create IoT solutions and devices that work seamlessly together,” according to a press release. Founding members include Microsoft, Cisco, Electrolux, General Electric, Intel, Qualcomm, Samsung, ARRIS, and CableLabs, who will work together to create specifications and protocols to ensure devices from a myriad of manufacturers work in harmony.


The new OpenIoT Summit is the first event of its kind, bringing together embedded developers, application developers, systems architects and firmware developers to learn, share and advance the technical work required for the future of IoT. Unlike existing IoT events, IoT Summit is for technologists and by technologists. Experts from the world’s leading companies and most important open source projects will present the information you need to lead and succeed successful IoT developments so that you can bring smart connected products and solutions to market.


OpenIoT Summit is the only IoT event focused on the development of IoT solutions. OpenIoT Summit is a technical event created to serve the unique needs of system architects, firmware developers, software developers and application developers in this emerging IoT ecosystem. OpenIoT Summit delivers the knowledge you need to deliver smart connected products and solutions. Learn more at http://events.linuxfoundation.org/events/openiot-summit.