NIST Smart Space: pervasive computing initiative

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