Constant technological innovation has been the great driver of industrial progress for ages. But the societal benefits inherent in the promise of technological progress usually depend on its widespread use and deployment, a process that has historically been mid-wived by the use of standard interfaces and components. Standards play a key role in helping us to harness and roll out technology for the betterment of society. From transportation to communications, no major industry has ever grown its way to becoming a societal building block without first figuring out ways to standardize new technology and processes – creating systems to mass produce progress, if you will.
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Standards bodies such as NIST, ASHRAE and the IPSO Alliance — with dozens of leading IT and Building Automation companies in tow — have taken an early lead here, promoting IP as the preferred standard to connect smart buildings along with the millions of smart objects that reside under their roofs.
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