Some time ago I had the thought that in the near future everything would have a microchip embedded in it. I see it as part of the human condition — many times we do things not because we have to, but because we can. Already we embed microchips into many things, and soon virtually everything will have a chip in it. Every niche industry will determine what the benefits would be for doing this. In this Smart Revolution, everything — from shoes, to items in your refrigerator, to light bulbs — would be able to send and receive data. What I saw was a missing link: the need for a ubiquitous communications framework enabling these things to talk in a secure, managed, and reliable manner.

From this Smart Revolution we could derive many benefits. However, it could also open the door to a tremendous amount of chaos. Linxter is the means of gaining all of the advantages without the complexities. It enables software developers to quickly and easily take advantage of hyperconnective communication channels that are secure, reliable and scalable. Linxter also allows developers to focus on the value proposition of their product, service or device (rather than spending lots of time and money figuring out how their thing should communicate with everything else).

I would argue that, even more exciting than the explosion in the number of IP (Internet Protocol) enabled devices, is the way developers will be able to innovate through the interconnection of all of these things. The need for hyperconnective communication channels has already been made relevant by initiatives such as SOA, SaaS and cloud computing. As we move further into the Smart Revolution, Linxter will become an integral, behind-the-scenes technology for developers to use in creating a next generation of products and services.