Virtual Private Infrastructure (VPI) initiative - an industry consortium for unified and secure Web control with embedded devices

Remote maintenance and control is already widely used in industrial automation and building automation and gains acceptance for many other applications, e.g. smart home appliances, consumer electronics, networking devices. Internet and Web-based connectivity is playing a major part in unifying network infrastructure and company information flow. However, a number of different implementations hinder a true interoperability of devices and exchangeability of suppliers in the different business levels. Virtual Private Infrastructure (VPI) Initiative is an industry consortium providing basic guidelines for unified and secure Web-based control with embedded devices.