The Universal Plug and Play Forum is an industry initiative founded by Microsoft designed to enable simple and robust connectivity among stand-alone devices and PCs from many different vendors. As a group, it is leading the way to an interconnected lifestyle. The Forum consists of more than 400 vendors, including industry leaders in consumer electronics, computing, home automation, home security, appliances, printing, photography, computer networking, and mobile products. Smart Systems Technologies membership in UPnP is focused on staying current and helping define emerging protocols for the home and light commercial controls industries.