A Cloud-based Messaging Service for Cross-Enterprise Data Exchange with Smart Objects

In this paper, we explore common communication needs for the rapidly increasing number of Internet-connected devices, which are appearing in a growing number of domains. We argue that with the rise of these smart objects business cooperation will increase. So-called smart meters then serve as example that a direct and flexible information exchange across enterprise boundaries, markets and even industries is needed. Based on experiences from integration projects and qualitative interviews with experts we deduce key requirements for an abstract communication system. We then map established communication paradigms to these requirements and finally introduce a cloud-based communication system for smart objects we call Virtual Object Warehousing Service. We explore its key characteristics and conclude by providing an outlook how such a general-purpose cloud-based messaging service could satisfy the communication needs of smart objects.