Tizen Technology

TIZEN Technology

Marc Joseph Ian A. Generoso II

Master in Information Systems

marcjosephianii.generoso@upou.edu.ph

Introduction

The Tizen open source operating system

is designed for a wide range of device categories,

from smartphones to in-vehicle infotainment

and beyond. To achieve this cross-platform

flexibility, Tizen uses HTML5 as the main focus

for

application

development,

allowing

developers to maintain a single codebase. The

Tizen platform supports Web applications

(HTML, Javascript, CSS) and provides a rich set of

services that include the application framework,

along with content, location, messaging,

multimedia, network social and system services.

History

Tizen (/ˈtaɪzɛn/) is an operating system

based on the Linux kernel and the GNU C Library

implementing the Linux API. It targets a very

wide range of devices including smartphones,

tablets, in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) devices,

smart TVs, PCs, smart cameras, wearable

computing (such as smartwatches), Blu-ray

players, printers and smart home appliances

(such as refrigerators, lighting, washing

machines, air conditioners, ovens/microwaves

and a robotic vacuum cleaner). Its purpose is to

offer a consistent user experience across

devices. Tizen is a project within the Linux

Foundation and is governed by a Technical

Steering Group (TSG) composed of Samsung and

Intel among others. Tizen's licensing model

involves software that uses a variety of licenses

that may be incompatible with the Open Source

Definition (see Licensing model below), and a

proprietary software development kit (SDK). The

Tizen Association was formed to guide the

industry role of Tizen, including requirements

gathering, identifying and facilitating service

models, and overall industry marketing and

education. Members of the Tizen Association

represent every major sector of the mobility

industry and every region of the world. Current

members include telecommunications network

operators,...