Linux powered open and collaborative software development for 'IoE'

Internet of things (IoT) is already a big trend in the industry, semiconductor device makers and other stakeholders are grouping up to make available open and collaborative software development environment based on Linux, where interoperability won't be an issue. The Linux Foundation has formed alliance called AllSeen Alliance to speedup the adoption of "Internet of Everything (IoE)" in homes and industry. The AllSeen Alliance aims to expand upon the IoT, to include more functionality and interactions across various brands and sectors, such as the connected home, healthcare, education, automotive and enterprise. Haier, LG Electronics, Panasonic, Qualcomm, Sharp, Silicon Image, TP-LINK and such companies or the founding members of this alliance. Community members include Canary, Cisco, D-Link, doubleTwist, Fon, Harman, HTC, Letv, LIFX, Lite-on, Moxtreme, Musaic, Sears Brand Management Corporation, Sproutling, The Sprosty Network, Weaved and Wilocity. "Open source software and collaborative development have been proven to accelerate technology innovation in markets where major transformation is underway," said Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation. "Nowhere is this more evident today than in the consumer, industrial and embedded industries where connected devices, systems and services are generating a new level of intelligence in the way we and our syste...