The interactive event offers attendees up-close looks at convenient Tizen-based products made possible through collaboration with innovative partners from around the globe. Among the showcased innovations are solutions that allow more businesses and users to streamline connections in their work and daily life, and make it easier for developers to innovate within the Tizen ecosystem.

Check out some of the seamless products and solutions for yourself in the photos below.

Attendees view a demonstration of location sharing platform Glympse’s Family Map service, which allows users to seamlessly share their location using a variety of devices within the Tizen ecosystem, including Samsung’s Gear S3 and Family Hub refrigerator.

A display demonstrates how the workflow of the You.i Engine app platform makes it easy to port comprehensive C++ based apps onto Tizen TV apps using NaCl (Native Client).

Attendees view a video that’s been optimized for Smart TVs with NexStreaming‘s NexPlayer for Tizen, a video player SDK for Tizen-based apps that offers video service providers advanced playback and customization tools.

New Cloud Technologies’ comprehensive, Tizen-based MyOffice/Collabio productivity suite features apps that allow users to access and share documents, edit text and spreadsheets, view presentations and manage emails.

NIISOKB‘s SafePhone is a mobile device management solution that allows administrators to lock and unlock devices remotely, send secure messages, and manage applications, including browsers and cameras.

The exhibit for Tekoia’s OCF (Open Connectivity Foundation) certified ‘SURE Universal Remote’ app demonstrates its ability to seamlessly manage OCF-compliant devices through an Android mobile phone.

Accedo’s exhibit showcases its framework for deploying apps on top of the Tizen SDK and focuses on the ‘10-foot UX’, which considers the user’s experience viewing a smart TV from a 10-foot distance.

Fuse’s exhibit features a live demo of the Fuse UX engine, designed to address current app development challenges. Utilizing Fuse’s UX, intuitive Markup and JavaScript allows developers to produce a sophisticated, beautifully animated UI/UX that runs natively on multiple platforms – all without writing enormous amounts of code.

The Institute for System Programming of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ISP RAS), a research organization that specializes in system programming, showcases how the Svace static analysis tool may be used to check Tizen codes for defects and potential vulnerabilities.

Kyrio Security Services, a cyber security provider trusted by some of the largest device networks in the world, outlines its efforts to make device manufacturers’ IoT security implementations simple, strong and effective.

Optimized for Tizen-based smartphones, Android to Tizen’s (A2T) Wish mobile app makes it easy to browse a worldwide selection of trending fashion, electronics and more, and facilitates simple and secure purchases.

TecAce’s exhibit features demonstrations of B2C and B2B apps designed for Tizen wearables. Showcased apps include Gear For Nest, a connected-home application that allows users to conveniently control their Nest Learning Thermostat and Nest Cam security camera via their Gear S3, as well as Retail Checkout, a smart mobile checkout solution that utilizes a Gear device and a handheld barcode scanner.

Today, we sit down with Hyogun Lee, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics and Chair of the Tizen Technical Steering Group, who will address at TDC what developers can expect to see in Tizen 4.0, as well as share his thoughts on Samsung’s ongoing vision for the platform.

Q. What was Samsung’s vision in developing Tizen 4.0? What do you see as its major progress over preceding versions?

Hyogun Lee: Even though the landscape of the IT industry keeps changing, we believe that OS platform technology is still essential to the innovation of products and services. In the age of IoT where everything is connected to the internet, there is a growing need to create something new, something smarter. And we don’t want to have limitations in doing that due to the framework, policy or business model of existing OS platforms. Our aim is to give more freedom and flexibility to developers.

In terms of Tizen 4.0, our key accomplishments have been to reinforce the Application Ecosystem through an easier development experience. And second, to create a Device Ecosystem to help any device maker create their own IoT device. In sum, the flexibility to configure and customize according to a variety of hardware requirements, and freedom to add new ideas into a well-established OS will allow device makers to develop whatever they have in mind, encouraging innovation. Because Tizen is an open source project, it will also benefit manufacturers other than Samsung.

Q. How has the industry and community of developers reacted to Samsung’s decision to open sources for Tizen?

Hyogun Lee: In general, they have welcomed the open sources decision. Because Tizen has been commercialized and has a record of sales growth, it has proven itself as the most successful Linux-based embedded OS in the world. Therefore, Tizen can be reused for other industries and communities as an open source platform. In addition, and towards the aim of doing business well, we have also been focusing on supporting companies who are working to commercialize Tizen products based on our own experiences.

Q. You make a key point that Tizen 4.0 extends the ecosystem of applications. Can you further elaborate on this?

Hyogun Lee: In Tizen 4.0, we are making several big investments such as introducing .NET as a new framework and offering design tool options such as Adobe XD. With .NET, Tizen developers can enjoy C#, the industry leading programming language and one of the richest standard libraries, and Visual Studio, the most loved IDE (Integrated Development Environment) currently available.

As a very tangible application, we will begin deploying .NET to Samsung TVs later this year. With .NET, Tizen developers will be able to build beautiful .NET apps fully leveraging Samsung TV’s various capabilities.

Q. Can you further describe what you mean when you say Tizen 4.0 is helping move towards a Device Ecosystem?

Hyogun Lee: In Tizen 4.0, we have begun working closely with partners to build the Tizen Device Ecosystem. In specific, we view configurability, updatability and IoT-readiness as the key features of the ecosystem. First, we are going to help any device maker create their own IoT devices using the PDK (Platform Development Kit) based on Configurable Tizen. Second, we are going to help device makers update their own IoT devices based on the Tizen Update Service. Finally, we are going to help device makers connect their own devices to OCF-Ready IoT Cloud like Samsung Connect.

Q. Can you give an update then on which Samsung devices are, and will be using Tizen?

Hyogun Lee: Including our smart TVs, the Z-Series smartphone, wearables and the Family Hub refrigerators, a wide range of Samsung devices are currently using Tizen. In the near future, more home appliances such as our Robot Cleaner, washing machines, air conditioners, and network speakers will be using Tizen.

Q. What efforts has Samsung been making to reinforce the safety of Tizen?

Hyogun Lee: We have been putting our best efforts into making the Tizen open source code more secure. For example, we are using static code analysis tools, tightening code review, and continuously monitoring the security vulnerabilities of Tizen and related open source software and patching them regularly. Some of these patches will be tightly coupled with the Tizen code review system, with our aim to prevent vulnerable code from being merged into the Tizen code base at the first step of development.

On a final note, it’s important to understand the Tizen open source itself is not the exact same code that goes into a product such as a TV. The product teams take the code from Tizen.org and adapt, optimize and secure it again based upon the specific needs of the product. This includes removing unused code paths, and manual penetration testing and hardening against specific known attack vectors. We believe this two-stage process helps us build a platform which is resilient against attacks that are relevant to the particular product.

From May 16–17, San Francisco’s Hilton Union Square Hotel will welcome developers from around the world for the Tizen Developer Conference (TDC) 2017.

Attendees of the event can look forward to illuminating presentations delivered by tech industry leaders, as well as a wide range of hands-on sessions that emphasize Tizen’s ability to advance the development of IoT devices.

The conference’s keynote will include discussions on Tizen’s ecosystem and latest update, as well as IoT partnerships and a newly developed module for the SAMSUNG ARTIK platform.

Keynote speakers include:

• Hyogun Lee, Executive Vice President of Samsung Electronics and Chair of the Tizen Technical Steering Group, who will address what developers can expect to see in Tizen 4.0.
• Adam Tom, Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer, Samsung Electronics, who will discuss how Samsung’s Smart TVs leverage the Tizen ecosystem.
• Chris Park, Vice President, Partner Platform, Glympse, who will discuss the location-sharing platform’s experience utilizing Tizen to integrate new mobile, wearable and living room experiences across Samsung devices.
• Hongseok Kim, Vice President of Software R&D Center, Samsung Electronics, who will outline Samsung’s efforts to provide Tizen developers with an ideal app development experience.
• Immo Landwerth, Program Manager, .NET team, Microsoft, who will discuss Microsoft’s experience developing with Tizen.
• Curtis Sasaki, Vice President of Samsung Strategy and Innovation Center (SSIC) who will share IoT trends, as well as the SAMSUNG ARTIK integrated IoT platform.

The two-day event will also feature a total of 40 specialized sessions that will explore the keynote’s topics in further detail and inspire attendees to innovate.

The exhibition hall will showcase Samsung’s latest Tizen devices and partnerships. The tutorial zone will offer attendees the opportunity to hone their skills with Visual Studio Tools for Tizen.

There’s still time to register for TDC 2017 via the conference’s official website, where developers, media and anyone interested in Tizen can also find additional information.

Samsung, a member of the Tizen Project and sponsor of the Tizen Developer Conference (TDC) 2017, has announced that registration for TDC 2017 is now open. The event will be held from May 16 to May 17 at Hilton Union Square Hotel in San Francisco.

Now in its fifth year, the Tizen Developer Conference brings together Tizen developers, app developers, open source enthusiasts, platform designers, IoT device manufacturers, hardware and software vendors, ISVs, operators, OEMs, and anyone engaged in the Tizen ecosystem.

Centered around the theme “Ready to Connect! Get Involved!”, TDC 2017 offers an excellent opportunity to explore the new and exciting possibilities Tizen is creating in the Internet of Things era. 

This year’s conference will focus on Tizen platform and device and application development through a series of technical presentations. In addition, it will also emphasize how Tizen can enhance IoT devices through a hands-on lab and various showcases.

Registration is now open via the official TDC 2017 website, where developers, media and anyone interested in Tizen can also find more information. Please follow the link to take advantage of the savings of Early Bird registration, which runs through April 14^th PST.