Foundries.io has announced what it claims to be the world’s first commercially available, continuously updated Linux and Zephyr microPlatform distributions for the embedded, Internet of Things (IoT), edge and automotive markets.
MicroPlatforms are minimal, secure, over-the-air (OTA) updatable software platforms including firmware, kernel, services and applications, delivered continuously from initial product design to end-of-life.
According to a press note by the company, these microPlatforms are supported by a newly announced partner program. This enable devices from light bulbs to connected cars “to always be secure and updated to the latest available firmware, operating system and applications.”
The microPlatforms, said the press release, are designed to mitigate and reverse the fragmentation across the IoT, leading to a truly secure, interconnected global network. The benefits of such microPlatforms are faster time-to-market for products across a wide range of IoT connected devices, built-in support for software and hardware security solutions, updates for security fixes and new features, and dramatically lower product development and lifetime support costs.
Foundries.io microPlatforms have been developed “using best-in-class, enterprise software development practices, coupled with end-to-end, sensor-to-cloud, continuous integration testing on every code change, ensuring consistent product quality for connected devices in markets including smart sensor, industrial, consumer and automotive products.”
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