Industry Leaders Unite Under Linux Foundation to Launch EdgeX Foundry, a Unified Open‑Source IoT Edge Framework

The Linux Foundation announced the launch of EdgeX Foundry at Hanover Messe, a collaborative open‑source initiative aimed at creating a unified framework for IoT edge computing. The project brings together leading companies to develop interoperable components that accelerate enterprise and industrial IoT adoption.

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IoT delivers significant business value by boosting efficiencies and driving revenue through automation and analytics. Yet fragmentation and the absence of a common solution framework hinder widespread adoption and slow market growth. EdgeX Foundry tackles this challenge by enabling rapid, flexible IoT edge deployments that can evolve with changing business needs.

“Success in the Internet of Things depends on a healthy ecosystem that delivers interoperability and fuels digital transformation,” said Jim Zemlin, Executive Director of The Linux Foundation.

Unifying the IoT Market

EdgeX Foundry seeks to unify the marketplace around a single open framework, fostering an ecosystem of companies that provide plug‑and‑play, interoperable components. Designed to run on any hardware or operating system with any application stack, EdgeX delivers interoperability between devices, applications, and services across diverse use cases. A certification program will maintain consistency among community‑developed software.

• Founding members: Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Alleantia, Analog Devices, Bayshore Networks, Beechwoods Software, Canonical, ClearBlade, CloudPlugs, Cloud of Things, Cumulocity, Davra Networks, Dell, Device Authority, Eigen Innovations, EpiSensor, FogHorn Systems, ForgeRock, Great Bay Software, IMS Evolve, IOTech, IoTium, KMC Controls, Kodaro, Linaro, MachineShop, Mobiliya, Mocana, Modius, NetFoundry, Neustar, Opto 22, relayr, RevTwo, RFMicron, Sight Machine, SoloInsight, Striim, Switch Automation, Two Bulls, V5 Systems, Vantiq, VMware, and ZingBox.
• Industry affiliate members: Cloud Foundry Foundation, EnOcean Alliance, Mainflux, Object Management Group, Project Haystack, and ULE Alliance.

Collaborating with Other IoT Efforts

Dell has seeded EdgeX Foundry with its FUSE source code base under the Apache 2.0 license. The contribution includes more than a dozen microservices and over 125,000 lines of code, architected with input from hundreds of technology providers and end users to enable interoperability across existing connectivity standards, edge analytics, security, system management, and services.

EdgeX has also absorbed the IoTX project, which was previously supported by members such as Two Bulls and Beechwoods Software. Additional code contributions from EdgeX members are already underway.

“We believe EdgeX Foundry is key to accelerating the fragmented IoT market and are proud to have been part of the effort from the start,” said Jason Shepherd, IoT Strategy and Partnerships at Dell.

EdgeX Foundry collaborates with relevant open‑source projects, standards bodies, and industry alliances to ensure consistency and interoperability across the IoT ecosystem. Interested parties can join the community, participate in discussions, access the latest news, and review bugs in the EdgeX database.