OREANDA-NEWS. April 03, 2015. Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of Web OS technology that automatically connects smartphones, regardless of operating system, to peripheral devices and sensors, and enables integrated use with cloud services.

Conventionally, connecting peripheral devices to smartphones, tablets, and other smart devices requires a dedicated application on the smart device for each device, with different versions for different OS. This gave rise to issues of convenience and development cost as users needed to install applications, and it was necessary for developers to create applications for each OS and device.

Fujitsu has now developed technology that enables Web applications, which are typically written in HTML5, run on smart devices to control devices, so that cloud services and devices can be easily connected and combined.

This enables service providers and device makers to develop applications and drivers that are not tied to a particular operating system, and enables service users to instantly connect these devices to their mobile smart device.