Foundries.io: A Platform for IoT Development and Deployment

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Traditionally, if there was an electronic sensor in your refrigerator, the manufacturer installed it and it was there for the life of the appliance, never updated even if security vulnerabilities cropped up 10 years later. These days, as IoT devices proliferate, vendors are more aware of the need to be able to secure, update and manage these devices throughout the product life cycle.

FoundriesFactory provides security firmware, a Linux operating system, device and fleet services, public and private cloud interfaces and a secure update backend.

We’re using the latest crypto algorithms, and we’re updating the software for all of our customers as new things are found,” Grey said.

In addition to providing security, updates and the ability to customize, developers can create containerized, platform-independent applications with Foundries.

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