TAIPEI, Taiwan, September 14, 2022 — ASUS IoT, a worldwide AIoT resolution supplier, right this moment introduced a partnership settlement with Canonical to certify the machine producer’s boards and programs with Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. ASUS IoT units are utilized in a variety of edge computing functions. New units just like the PE100A can be licensed for optimised efficiency with Ubuntu, making certain quicker improvement instances and ease of configuration.
The ASUS IoT and Canonical assure
This collaboration between ASUS IoT and Canonical ensures that particular person {hardware} I/O features conform to industrial-grade requirements and to the model of Ubuntu operating on the machine. Furthermore, safety updates for the Ubuntu base OS, vital software program packages and infrastructure parts are offered for as much as 10 years with Canonical’s Prolonged Safety Upkeep. The answer is right for corporations in industrial manufacturing, sensible retail, sensible transportation and lots of different sectors.
The primary NXP i.MX8 Canonical certification
The PE100A is a hand-sized edge pc optimised for TCO (complete value of possession) and the primary NXP i.MX8 machine to be licensed by Canonical to be used in Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It’s supported by a secondary I/O board for additional performance; the i.MX 8M system-on-a-chip (SoC) delivers environment friendly efficiency with low energy consumption.
With Canonical’s certification, the PE100A is preloaded with an Ubuntu picture that empowers prospects to concentrate on functions and software program improvement. They’ll select between Ubuntu Core 20 and Ubuntu Server 20.04 on the time of buy.
Tony Chiang, Common Supervisor for Canonical in Taiwan, stated, “For Canonical, working with ASUS IoT to mix our main Ubuntu working system with their vanguard computing and IoT {hardware} is a pure partnership. This can be a nice alternative for Canonical to cooperate with ASUS IoT to ship the very best Linux expertise, offering long run safety and reliability assist for all its finish customers. We’re trying ahead to working with ASUS IoT to ship many extra prime quality, nice worth merchandise for the IoT market.”
Extra about Ubuntu Licensed {Hardware}: https://ubuntu.com/licensed
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About ASUS
ASUS is a worldwide expertise chief that gives the world’s most progressive and intuitive units, parts and options to ship unimaginable experiences that improve the lives of individuals all over the place. With its workforce of 5,000 in-house R&D consultants, ASUS is world-renowned for repeatedly reimagining right this moment’s applied sciences for tomorrow, garners greater than 11 awards day-after-day for high quality, innovation and design, and is ranked amongst Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Firms.
About ASUS IoT
ASUS IoT is a sub-brand of ASUS devoted to the creation of unimaginable options within the fields of AI and IoT. Our mission is to change into a trusted supplier of embedded programs and associate to the broader AIoT options ecosystem.
About Canonical
Canonical is the writer of Ubuntu, the OS for many public cloud workloads in addition to the rising classes of sensible gateways, self-driving vehicles, and superior robots. Canonical offers enterprise safety, assist and companies to business customers of Ubuntu. Established in 2004, Canonical is a privately held firm.
