14 DAY TRIAL // On June 2, Canonical had the great pleasure of announcing that they would join forces with Intel, one of the world's biggest hardware manufacturers, to collaborate on Intel's IoT (Internet of Things) gateways and Canonical's Snappy Ubuntu Core operating system for IoT devices.
The IoT gateway device developed by Intel and powered by Ubuntu Snappy will come with built-in support for Snap Stores, which offer a unique model that allows multiple apps to be deployed on Intel's Internet of Things gateway, transforming it into a platform for multiple sectors, including energy management, media, lighting, health, and security.
"We are pleased to be working with Canonical and Ubuntu Snappy Core. The Snap store presents an exciting new model for IoT, one that can benefit from the scalability and security enabled by Intel IoT gateways," says Camille Morhardt, Director of Marketing for the Application Ready Platform Division of Intel’s Internet of Things Group.
Snappy Ubuntu Core powers Intel's IoT gateway
Because Intel's IoT gateway must be well positioned to scale up and run several apps downloaded from the Snappy Store at the same time, it requires powerful processors, such as those from the Intel Core and Intel Quark lineup.
Also, Intel and Canonical are collaborating on the Snappy Ubuntu Core operating system to add capabilities like hardware enhanced encryption acceleration, as the need for security on the Intel IoT gateway increases when dealing with multiple applications.
"Intel IoT gateways can be used in all types of uses cases and for all types of sectors. One easy to use, secure, open source and universal platform on top of Intel IoT gateways will unleash IoT innovation like never before," says Maarten Ectors, VP IoT, Next-Gen Networking and Proximity Cloud at Canonical.