Coetzee, LButgereit, LSmith, Andrew C2012-11-212012-11-212012-06Coetzee, L, Butgereit, L and Smith, A. 2012. Handle system integration as an enabler in an internet of things smart environment.http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6349Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 South Africa License.In a future world where everything is connected to everything (the so-called Internet of Things), new possibilities of creating novel solutions are on the horizon. However, not all challenges of this completely connected world have been resolved or addressed. One such unresolved challenge is that of identity and associated information of connected things. This report presents research conducted to analyse the feasibility of using the Handle System as a mechanism to create globally unique identities with meta-information in a globally connected world. Experimental results indicate the function and utility of the Handle System in an Internet of Things world.enInternet of thingsHandle system integrationSmart environmentReportCoetzee, L., Butgereit, L., & Smith, A. C. (2012). <i>Handle system integration as an enabler in an internet of things smart environment</i> (Workflow;9724). Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6349Coetzee, L, L Butgereit, and Andrew C Smith <i>Handle system integration as an enabler in an internet of things smart environment.</i> Workflow;9724. 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6349Coetzee L, Butgereit L, Smith AC. Handle system integration as an enabler in an internet of things smart environment. 2012 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6349TY - Report AU - Coetzee, L AU - Butgereit, L AU - Smith, Andrew C AB - In a future world where everything is connected to everything (the so-called Internet of Things), new possibilities of creating novel solutions are on the horizon. However, not all challenges of this completely connected world have been resolved or addressed. One such unresolved challenge is that of identity and associated information of connected things. This report presents research conducted to analyse the feasibility of using the Handle System as a mechanism to create globally unique identities with meta-information in a globally connected world. Experimental results indicate the function and utility of the Handle System in an Internet of Things world. DA - 2012-06 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Internet of things KW - Handle system integration KW - Smart environment LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2012 T1 - Handle system integration as an enabler in an internet of things smart environment TI - Handle system integration as an enabler in an internet of things smart environment UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/6349 ER -