NIST Smart Space: pervasive computing initiative
Lynne S. Rosenthal, Vincent M. Stanford · 2002
The field of pervasive computing is in its infancy, and many of the technologies required to make it a reality are immature and high risk. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) has launched a pervasive computing initiative to investigate the technical and standards roadblocks impeding the integration of emerging and existing technologies. Consistent with ITL's strategic plan, the initiative involves working with industry to develop and demonstrate test methods, reference data, tests, proof-of-concept implementations and standards to help pull the underlying technologies forward and thus help the field to mature and grow. The initiative is multi-disciplinary, takes advantage of the expertise of several divisions within ITL and creates new expertise. Areas addressed by the initiative include: information access and user interfaces, networking, software and security.