TOKYO, July 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Open Source
Summit Japan – LF Edge, an umbrella organization within the
Linux Foundation that aims to establish an open, interoperable
framework for edge computing independent of hardware, silicon,
cloud, or operating system, today announced Fujitsu, a leading
Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company,
and GE Research, GE's innovation powerhouse where research meets
reality, have joined LF Edge as Premier members.
"We are pleased to welcome Fujitsu and GE Research as the newest
Premier members of LF Edge," said Arpit
Joshipura, general manager, Networking, Automation, Edge
& IoT, the Linux Foundation. "Their expertise across technology
sectors and experience in delivering leading products, solutions,
and research at the forefront of the industry will be instrumental
in helping the LF Edge community establish a common platform for
edge computing."
Launched in January of this year, LF Edge is initially comprised
of five projects – including Akraino Edge Stack, EdgeX Foundry,
Home Edge, Open Glossary of Edge Computing, and Project EVE –
that will support emerging edge applications across areas such as
non-traditional video and connected things that require lower
latency, and faster processing and mobility. By forming a
software stack that brings the best of cloud, enterprise and
telecom, LF Edge is helping to unify a fragmented edge market
around a common, open vision for the future of the industry.
"Edge computing is critical to unlock innovative ICT
applications and use cases promised by 5G. Fujitsu views LF
Edge as the most comprehensive and active open community addressing
edge framework," said Hatsumi Iino,
senior director, Strategic Planning unit, Fujitsu Limited. "Fujitsu
is committed to using and contributing to open technologies, and
looking forward to working with the LF edge community on customer
and societal challenges."
"GE Research has been a strong adopter of Linux technologies and
leader in driving Edge Computing capabilities," said Joel Markham, chief engineer, GE Research. "We
are excited to join LF Edge and continue that work while
collaborating on resources and sharing assets across organizations
and industries."
Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and
communication technology (ICT) company, offering a full range of
technology products, solutions, and services. The company uses its
experience and the power of ICT to shape the future of
society.
GE Research is GE's innovation powerhouse where research meets
reality. It's a world-class team of 1,000+ scientific,
engineering and marketing minds (600+ Ph. Ds), working at the
intersection of physics and markets, physical and digital
technologies, and across a broad set of industries to deliver
world-changing innovations and capabilities. To learn more, visit
https://www.ge.com/research.
Fujitsu and GE Research join a growing roster of 70+ current
members, which includes existing Premier members Aricent, Arm,
AT&T, Baidu, Dell EMC, Dianomic Inc., Ericsson, HP Inc., HPE,
Huawei, IBM, Intel, inwinStack, Juniper Networks, MobiledgeX,
Netsia, Nokia Solutions, NTT, OSIsoft, Qualcomm Technologies,
Radisys, Red Hat, Samsung Electronics, Seagate Technology,
Tencent, WindRiver, Wipro, and
ZEDEDA. A full list of LF Edge members can be found here:
https://www.lfedge.org/members/
More details on LF Edge, including how to join as a member, and
details on specific projects, are available here:
www.lfedge.org.
Upcoming Events
LF Edge will host a workshop
discussing how LF Edge and its projects are working together to
create a common framework for edge computing, onsite at Open Source
Summit North America, August 21-23 in
San Diego, Calif. More details on
the "State of the (LF) Edge" workshop are available here.
The LF Edge community will also be onsite at Open Networking
Summit (ONS) Europe, September 23-25 in Antwerp, Belgium. The event features an entire
track dedicated to Edge & IoT and will also include
edge-related keynote presentations. Register before July 28 to save $800.
About The Linux Foundation
Founded in 2000, the Linux Foundation is supported by more than
1,000 members and is the world's leading home for collaboration on
open source software, open standards, open data, and open hardware.
Linux Foundation's projects are critical to the world's
infrastructure including Linux, Kubernetes, Node.js, and
more. The Linux Foundation's methodology focuses on
leveraging best practices and addressing the needs of contributors,
users and solution providers to create sustainable models for open
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