Over the past year, the seemingly unrelenting launch of new standards bodies and working groups focused on the IoT has (thankfully) begun to slow down. While still too many to assuage the fear of a fractured industry of competing approaches and protocols, the larger groups show no sign of slowing their growth. This week, the Open Interconnect Consortium (OIC) has announced the addition of 25 new companies to its ranks. In addition, the group has established liaison agreements with both the Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) and the UPnP (Universal Plug ‘n’ Play) Forum – “to maintain compatibility and ensure common usages are covered.” This is especially important, as the OIC’s main project is the creation of IoTivity, the firmware/software…