Nasscom and global Internet body join hands for global research in IoT

Under the current agreement, both the bodies will first focus on updating IoT devices using DNS even in a situation where the manufacturer or supplier has closed down the business

Global internet body Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and Indian IT industry body National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) said on Tuesday that they were working together on developing standards that will feed into the global consultation for managing  Internet-of-Things devices. 

ICANN, which is often called the phone book of the internet, matches domain names with appropriate IP address numbers. Its partnership with Nasscom, which was announced last year and has so far focused on building standards for IoT, will also collaborate on other research. 

Under the current agreement, both the bodies will first focus on updating