Open Connectivity Forum Interface Designed to Standardize Cloud Connectivity

An Open Connectivity Forum cloud interface seeks to unify the IoT through cloud-to-cloud connectivity based on its work with open standards. The interface can help standardize connectivity between different manufacturers’ cloud servers, and between devices and the cloud, OCF said, which could help streamline partnerships and avoid implementing and maintaining numerous proprietary programming interfaces. As IoT devices and the need for seamless operation between different manufacturers’ systems grows, a proprietary approach doesn’t scale well, said the trade group. At CES, the Open Connectivity Foundation will demonstrate IoT products from BSC Computer, Commax, Haier, LG, Resideo, Samsung and Sure Universal at a Monday news-media event, it said Thursday. The products will complete OCF 2.1 certification this year. Many of the named and other member companies are expected to launch products based on the spec this year. OCF has detailed implementations for Bluetooth, EnOcean, Zigbee and Z-wave.