Sent to you by Sean McBride via Google Reader: New industry alliance launched to promote use of IP in networks of smart objects via KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News on 9/22/08 A group of leading technology vendors has formed the IP for Smart Objects (IPSO) Alliance, whose goal is to promote the use of the Internet Protocol (IP) to connect "smart objects" in the physical world that transmit information about their condition or environment, ranging from automated and energy-efficient homes and office buildings, factory equipment maintenance and asset tracking to hospital patient monitoring and safety and compliance assurance. (Source: http://www.echannelline.com/usa/story.cfm?item=23722) Things you can do from here: - Subscribe to KurzweilAI.net Accelerating Intelligence News using Google Reader - Get started using Google Reader to easily keep up with all your favorite sites