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August 27, 2024 in Blog

Enhancing Cyber Resilience with CIP

The CIP Project is at the forefront of developing secure and robust systems for civil infrastructure. This webinar will explore the crucial relationship between CIP and Cyber Resilience, highlighting how…
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June 6, 2024 in Announcement, Events, In the News

CIP Mini Summit at ELC EU – Vienna

CIP Mini Summit (Open TSC Meeting) Join Us for the CIP Open TSC Meeting! We are excited to invite you to the upcoming Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Open Technical Steering…
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August 11, 2022 in Announcement, Blog, In the News

CIP Core supports Debian 11-based reference images

Author: Kazuhiro Hayashi,  CIP Core Team Chair, Toshiba The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project has five Working Groups - Security, Kernel, Testing, Software Update and CIP Core. The CIP Core…
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April 4, 2022 in Announcement, Blog, In the News

CIP Expands Work on SLTS Kernel Maintenance

The Civil Infrastructure Platform project (cip-project.org) - released the first 5.10-based version of its super-long-term stable (SLTS) kernel. The 5.10-based release made official the third CIP kernel series available after…
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August 18, 2021 in Announcement, Blog, In the News

VES LLC Joins CIP as a Silver Member

Leader in custom Government off the Shelf (GOTS) infrastructure solutions becomes the newest member of Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Today, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) welcomes VES LLC as its…
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June 9, 2021 in Blog, Work Group

Welcome IoT.bzh as a CIP Member

Today, CIP is thrilled to welcome IoT.bzh as the newest member of the project. The Civil Infrastructure Platform strives to create an open source “base layer” of industrial-grade software to…
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February 10, 2021 in Blog, Work Group

CIP Testing Working Group

Today, the Civil Infrastructure Platform has multiple requirements that need to be maintained. This is where the CIP Testing Work Group (TWG) comes in. The TWG configures and manages the…
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December 2, 2020 in Announcement, Blog

CIP to Embark on Kernel 5.10 Development for SLTS

Starting early next year Civil Infrastructure Platform will start development for the next major super long-term support (SLTS) kernel version based on upstream kernel 5.10. This will be the third…
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October 19, 2020 in Blog, Events

CIP at Open Source Summit Europe 2020

The Civil Infrastructure Platform is excited to participate in this year’s Open Source Summit EU/ Embedded Linux Conference EU!  The Open Source Summit series always provides unique opportunities to learn…
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August 17, 2020 in Blog, Work Group

CIP Kernel Team: Helping CIP Sustain Industrial Grade Systems

The Civil Infrastructure Platform has several work groups that ensure things keep running. Below is a Q and A with the CIP Kernel Team.  1. What is CIP Kernel Team…
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June 28, 2020 in Blog, Events

CIP at Open Source Summit North America 2020

Session Highlight: CIP Installed: Sustainable Software Stacks in Long-living Products Civil Infrastructure Platform is excited to participate in the Linux Foundations’ OpenSource Summit North America Event. We are showing up…
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June 27, 2020 in Blog, Events

Open Source Summit North America 2020

Session Highlight: Secure Boot and Over-the-Air Updates - That's Simple, No? The Civil Infrastructure Platform is thrilled to be sponsoring the Linux Foundations’ OpenSource Summit North America Event. In addition…
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June 26, 2020 in Blog, Events

CIP at Open Source Summit + ELC North America 2020

Session Highlight: CIP Kernel Team Activities to Accomplish Super Long Term Support At the end of June, CIP will be participating in many ways at the Linux Foundations’ OpenSource Summit…
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June 25, 2020 in Blog, Events

CIP at Open Source Summit North America: Session Preview

On June 29- July 2 the Linux Foundation is hosting Open Source Summit North America.  Open Source Summit is a virtual event that connects the open source ecosystem under one…
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November 13, 2019 in Blog

Civil Infrastructure Platform: The Project at Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference Europe

The CIP Project has had an eventful week at the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe and Embedded Linux Conference in Lyon, France. In addition to the project’s interactive booth,…
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September 9, 2019 in Blog

Civil Infrastructure Platform to Host Mini-Summit at Open Source Summit Europe

This October, the Civil Infrastructure Platform will be hosting a half-day Mini-Summit, colocated with the Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit Europe (OSSEU), taking place in Lyon, France. The CIP Mini-Summit…
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July 12, 2019 in Blog

CIP is focused on IEC 62443 for cyber security measures of IACS

By Kento Yoshida, CIP security working group member and Senior staff engineer of MPU Product Department, Enterprise Infrastructure Business Division at Renesas Electronics Corporation The threat of cyber-attacks is growing.…
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March 14, 2019 in In the News

Monoist: SLTS kernel supporting 64-bit version of Arm core and enabling sustainable social infrastructure use

On February 25, 2019, the Civil Infrastructure Platform Project (CIP) announced that a long-term support edition (SLTS) kernel supporting software updates for more than 10 years will also support the…
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March 4, 2019 in In the News

FOSSBYTES: Linux In Safety-Critical Systems Is Coming Soon With Project ELISA

Linux Foundation announced the launch of a new open source project focused on developing applications and Linux based systems for safety-critical systems. Read more in FOSSBYTES.
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February 28, 2019 in In the News

Industrial IOT: Civil Infrastructure Technology Leaps Forward with Stronger and Lasting Connectivity

The Linux Foundation’s Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project announced this week their Super Long Term Support (SLTS) Kernel, designed to enable massive implementations which are often put in place for decades of…
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February 27, 2019 in In the News

Linux.com: Embedded Linux Software Highlights from Embedded World

The Linux Foundation, which this week welcomed 34 new members including HP, also announced a project called Enabling Linux in Safety Applications (ELISA) to develop open source tools and processes…
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February 27, 2019 in In the News

Data Center Knowledge: New Elisa Project Focuses on Linux In Safety-Critical Systems

Last week the Linux Foundation, which maintains the Linux operating system and other enterprise-focused open source projects, announced the launch of a new project to make sure Linux-based systems and applications are…
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February 27, 2019 in In the News

ARC Web: Linux Foundation’s Civil Infrastructure Platform Announces New Super Long Term Support Kernel that Advances Automation

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project hosted by the Linux Foundation announced the release of the Super Long Term Support (SLTS) Kernel. The new kernel expands architectural support for the…
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February 27, 2019 in In the News

The Smart City News: SMART CITY HOME Civil Infrastructure Technology Leaps Forward with Stronger and Lasting Connectivity

The Linux Foundation’s Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project announced this week their Super Long Term Support (SLTS) Kernel, designed to enable massive implementations which are often put in place for decades of…
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February 27, 2019 in In the News

LinuxGizmos: Linux software news from Embedded World

Software news from Embedded World includes an open source Google Cloud IoT Device SDK, the LF’s safety-first ELISA project, a binary Debian version of Mentor Linux, and new distros from…
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February 27, 2019 in In the News

TechRepublic: Renesas’ 10-year Linux support for 64-bit CPUs make it a solid choice for long-term deployment

The RZ/G2 series is the first 64-bit reference hardware for Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project, a Linux Foundation group that aims to provide long-term hardware solutions for civil infrastructure use cases, emphasizing…
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February 27, 2019 in In the News

Electronic Specifier: Microprocessors deliver performance with long term support

The RZ/G2 MPUs feature a combination of high-performance 64-bit MPUs, a comprehensive set of integrated interfaces, Error Checking and Correction (ECC) protection on both internal and external memories, and a…
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February 26, 2019 in In the News

EE Journal: Renesas Bundles 64-Bit Chips with 10-Year Linux

Chip giant Renesas has created a whole new line of high-end microprocessors that sit at the tippy top of the company’s product range. In a reversal of normal hardware protocol,…
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February 25, 2019 in In the News

Electronics Weekly: Embedded World: Industrial MPUs with 10 year Linux support

The four new RZ/G2 MPUs are supported by the Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform for industrial applications, bringing increased performance, reliability, security, and long-term software support to mission-critical applications as well as standard…
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February 25, 2019 in Announcement

Civil Infrastructure Platform Announces New Super Long Term Support Kernel that Advances Automation, Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

The New CIP SLTS Kernel Expands the Support Architecture to include ARM64 SAN FRANCISCO –  February 25, 2019 – The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project, which enables long-term management of…
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February 25, 2019 in In the News

L’Embarque: Automation: Renesas upgrades its range of Arm architecture processors to 64-bit

Presented as the second generation of the RZ / G family (the RZ / G1 were built on the 32-bit Arm Cortex-A7 and / or Cortex-A15 cores), the four new…
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February 22, 2019 in In the News

Golem: Elisa brings Linux into safety-critical areas

The Linux Foundation launches the Elisa (Enabling Linux in Safety Applications) project, which, as the name implies, aims to build unified Linux systems for use in safety-critical systems. Read more in Golem…
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October 23, 2018 in Blog

Renesas RZ/G2M-96CE board adopted as Arm64 reference board for the next CIP SLTS Kernel

Today, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project is debuting the Renesas RZ/G2M-96CE board, based on the Arm 64-bit architecture, at Embedded Linux Conference. It is the first-ever using Arm 64-bit…
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August 20, 2018 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Cybertrust

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a…
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August 4, 2018 in In the News

Linux.cn: CIP: Continuing the Light of Linux

Today, modern civil infrastructure is everywhere – power plants, radar systems, traffic lights, dams and weather systems. These infrastructure projects have been around for decades, and these facilities will continue to…
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August 1, 2018 in In the News

Instrumentation & Control: Futureproof edge computing applications

It can be a challenge to find an IIoT gateway that easily connects geographically dispersed devices to the cloud, especially in outdoor or rugged environments. Moxa’s UC series industrial computers…
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July 13, 2018 in In the News

wirautomatisierer.de: Smarter factories on sustainable platforms

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to provide a base layer for industrial open source software components, tools, and methods to enable the long-term management of critical systems. As a…
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July 12, 2018 in Blog

Key Learnings at OSS Japan

Written by Yoshitake Kobayashi, Chair of the CIP TSC and Senior Manager of Open Source Technology Department at Toshiba  On June 20-22, more than 1,000 technologists and open source industry leaders attended…
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June 29, 2018 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Hitachi

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a…
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June 28, 2018 in In the News

PC Pop: Linux Foundation training and certification will land in China

With the development of computer technology, especially the rise of Internet technology and related enterprises, open source software has become the mainstream in various aspects such as operating system, compiler…
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June 27, 2018 in In the News

Linux.com: CIP – Keeping the Lights on with Linux

Modern civil infrastructure is all around us -- in power plants, radar systems, traffic lights, dams, weather systems, and so on. Many of these infrastructure projects exist for decades, if…
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June 22, 2018 in In the News

Info Tech: Opening Up New Ways to Build and Secure Civil Infrastructure

Even as The Linux Foundation’s projects continue to grow and mature, enterprises and government agencies and organizations struggle with the question of the sustainability when adopting open source technologies. While…
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June 20, 2018 in In the News

Pro-Linux: The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project has announced a collaboration with the Debian LTS initiative

The Civil Infrastructure Platform , a Linux Foundation collaboration project , was announcedin 2016 and introduced the first version of its code in October 2017 . CIP is a project that directly deals with the lifelines of every modern society, such as infrastructure…
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June 20, 2018 in In the News

IoT Evolution World: Cybertrust Joins the CIP Project As Ecosystem for Large Scale Critical Infrastructure Initiatives Grows

When it comes to critical infrastructure, including development of the smart grid, smart cities, transportation systems, and more, security is no longer an afterthought. Given digital elements now been embedded…
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June 19, 2018 in Announcement

Civil Infrastructure Platform Announces Collaboration with the Debian LTS Initiative and Welcomes Cybertrust as a New Member

CIP aims to create an interoperable open source software platform that is secure, reliable and sustainable for more than 10 years TOKYO, JAPAN – June 19, 2018 – The Civil…
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June 11, 2018 in Blog

CIP Member Codethink Reveals Technical Report Card

CIP’s mission is to extend the life of industrial systems and solutions by up to 10 years. To do this, a lot of testing, testing and more testing has to…
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May 30, 2018 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Moxa

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a…
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May 28, 2018 in In the News

CCID Net: The big coffee on LC3 discusses the scenery that Linux should not miss

When Linus Torvalds learned the need to write the Minix clone system Linux, he probably couldn't think of a revolution in the computer world. Today, Linux has touched almost every corner…
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May 21, 2018 in Blog

Join CIP at Open Source Summit Japan!

Register now for Open Source Summit Japan. Click here.  Next month, more than 1,000 open source enthusiasts, developers and influencers will visit Tokyo for The Linux Foundation’s Open Source Summit…
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May 16, 2018 in In the News

Linux.com: Free Webinar on Community-Driven Governance for Open Source Projects

Topics such as licensing and governance are complex but nonetheless critical considerations for open source projects. And, understanding and implementing the requirements in a strategic way are key to a…
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May 16, 2018 in In the News

GIT-Security: Moxa Joins Civil Infrastructure Platform Project

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project, which aims to provide a base layer of industrial grade open source software components, tools and methods to enable long-term management of critical systems,…
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May 3, 2018 in In the News

Linux.com: Civil Infrastructure Platform: Industrial Grade Open Source Base-Layer – Yoshitake Kobayashi

“The Civil Infrastructure Platform is the most conservative of The Linux Foundation projects,” began Yoshitake Kobayashi at the recent Embedded Linux Conference in Portland. Yet, if any eyelids started fluttering shut in anticipation of an afternoon…
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April 26, 2018 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Plat’Home

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a…
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April 23, 2018 in In the News

IoT Evolution World: A Year into Solving Challenges at the Edge of the IoT, EdgeX Foundry Celebrates

EdgeX Foundry has made significant progress in its first year and has reached engagement on a global scale from countries such as the United Kingdom, South Korea, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia,…
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April 12, 2018 in In the News

Linux.com: Civil Infrastructure Platform Takes Open Source to an Industrial Scale

One of the less discussed uses for open source software is actually in the role that it plays for industrial-scale hardware. Whereas power plants, factories, and other large infrastructure projects…
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April 4, 2018 in Blog

CIP on display at ELC-NA

Last month, CIP participated in The Linux Foundation’s Embedded Linux Conference + OpenIoT Summit North America in Portland, Oregon. Around 730 embedded and IoT technologists from 360 companies and 31…
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March 30, 2018 in In the News

Linuxgizmos: Civil Infrastructure Platform wants Linux to save civilization

At the Embedded Linux Conference conference, Civil Infrastructure Platform contributor Yoshitake Kobayashi talks about the CIP project’s progress in bringing a 10-year SLTS Linux kernel to the world of power…
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March 28, 2018 in In the News

Linux.com: Civil Infrastructure Platform Sets Out to Save Civilization

“The Civil Infrastructure Platform is the most conservative of The Linux Foundation projects,” began Yoshitake Kobayashi at the recent Embedded Linux Conference in Portland. Yet, if any eyelids started fluttering…
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March 20, 2018 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Codethink

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a…
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March 19, 2018 in In the News

LWN.net: Super long-term kernel support

ome years ago, prominent community leaders doubted that even short-term stable maintenance of kernel releases was feasible. More recently, selecting an occasional kernel for a two-year maintenance cycle has become routine, and…
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March 8, 2018 in Blog

Real-time patchset for the CIP Kernel

By Daniel Wagner, CIP member and kernel maintainer and Embedded Linux Developer at Siemens AG CIP aims to establish a “base layer” of industrial-grade tooling using the Linux kernel and…
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February 13, 2018 in In the News

CNXSOFT: Embedded Linux Conference & IoT Summit 2018 Schedule

The Embedded Linux Conference 2018 and the OpenIoT Summit 2018 will jointly take place next month, on March 12 – 14, 2018 in Portland, Oregon, USA. The former is a…
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February 5, 2018 in In the News

Linuxgizmos: Mar. 12-14 Embedded Linux Conference sessions to cover Real-Time Linux, RISC-V, Zephyr, and more

The Linux Foundation has released a speaker list for the Embedded Linux Conference + OpenIoT Summit, to be held Mar. 12-14 in Portland. We’ve highlighted 10 sessions to look out…
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January 31, 2018 in In the News

IoT Evolution World: Smart City IoT Infrastructure: Moxa Joins Linux Foundation’s CIP Community

Two global trends are converging and they will transform the way people live their lives.  One of them is the Internet of Things (IoT) – the increasing proliferation of internet…
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January 31, 2018 in In the News

Linux.com: ELC + OpenIoT: From Cloud Computing to Robot Apocalypse

It’s time once again for that grand gathering of embedded Linux geeks known as the Embedded Linux Conference (ELC), as well as the co-located, non-Linux specific OpenIoT Summit. In this…
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January 25, 2018 in In the News

OpenSource: Moxa Smart City 3-in-1 solutions promise security, reliability and sustainability

Moxa will now bring Smart City solutions which will be interoperable open source platform based. For the same, Moxa has joined as a Silver Member, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project. Read more at…
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January 25, 2018 in In the News

Opensourceforu.com: Moxa Smart City 3-in-1 solutions promise security, reliability and sustainability

Moxa strengthens its commitment to building smart cities by joining Civil Infrastructure Platform Project. Moxa will now bring Smart City solutions which will be interoperable open source platform based. For the same, Moxa has…
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January 21, 2018 in In the News

Industrial Automation Asia: Moxa Joins Civil Infrastructure Platform Project

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project, which aims to provide a base layer of industrial grade open source software components, tools and methods to enable long-term management of critical systems, has…
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January 21, 2018 in In the News

Industrial Automation: Moxa Joins Civil Infrastructure Platform Project

he Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project, which aims to provide a base layer of industrial grade open source software components, tools and methods to enable long-term management of critical systems,…
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January 18, 2018 in Announcement

Industry Leader Moxa joins Civil Infrastructure Platform Project

Moxa strengthens its commitment to building smart cities based on interoperable open source platform that is secure, reliable and sustainable for more than 10 years SAN FRANCISCO – January 18,…
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January 9, 2018 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Siemens

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a base…
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December 22, 2017 in In the News

Memoori: The Linux Foundation’s Civil Infrastructure Platform is Quietly Laying the Foundation for our Future

Civil infrastructure is at the very heart of modern society. Be it for power, water, transport or healthcare; these technical systems are ubiquitously responsible for supervision, control, and management of…
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December 22, 2017 in Blog

When Nature strikes in 2018, CIP has your back

Natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and floods have devastating effects on communities across our country. This year alone, we had back-to-back Hurricanes with Harvey, Irma and Maria and…
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December 12, 2017 in In the News

IoT Evolution World: How the Civil Infrastructure Platform Project Powers Smart Cities

While much of the world’s legacy infrastructure is aging, and not capable of supporting the growth of the population alongside a more sustainable environment, members of The Linux Foundation’s Civil Infrastructure Platform…
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November 30, 2017 in In the News

Datamation: How Open Source Will Enable Smart Cities

Developers of smart city technology will have no choice but to turn to open source if they want to keep up with the demand. Go back a hundred years and…
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November 2, 2017 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Renesas

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project aims to speed implementation of Linux-based civil infrastructure systems, build upon existing open source foundations and expertise, establish de facto standards by providing a…
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October 23, 2017 in Blog

CIP Launches CIP Core

Author: Daniel Sangorrin, CIP TSC member Today, at Embedded Linux Conference Europe, the CIP Project announced the new CIP Core. The CIP Core project aims to provide minimal reference file…
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October 22, 2017 in Announcement

Civil Infrastructure Platform Announces the Release of CIP Core

Open Source Community Working to Create Linux Base Layer of Industrial Grade Software will Showcase Achievements at ELC Europe PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC and SAN FRANCISCO – October 23, 2017 –…
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October 18, 2017 in In the News

CNX Software – Embedded Systems News: Renesas RZ/G Linux Platform features CIP Super Long-Term Support (SLTS) Linux kernel

In the consumer space, some devices never get updated, and you can consider yourself lucky if the manufacturer provides updates for several years, often just two as Linux LTS (Long…
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October 18, 2017 in Blog

CIP Launches B@D v1.0

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project, hosted by The Linux Foundation, announces the publication of a new version of Board At Desk v1.0, a customized and easy to deploy instance…
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October 16, 2017 in In the News

Electronics Weekly: Renesas launches Linux platform for industrial equipment

Renesas has launched its RZ/G Linux Platform with the industrial-grade Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Super Long-Term Support (SLTS) Linux kernel, which enables Linux-based embedded systems to be maintained for more…
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October 16, 2017 in In the News

Linux Gizmos: Renesas taps new 10-year SLTS kernel from the Civil Infrastructure Platform

Renesas upgraded the Linux stack for its RZ/G SoCs to use CIP’s 10-year SLTS kernel. Meanwhile, the standard LTS kernel will expand from 2 to 6 years. The Linux Foundation…
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October 15, 2017 in Blog

Join CIP at Embedded Linux Conference Europe

Are you planning on going to the Embedded Linux Conference Europe? ELCE, located in Prague, Czech Republic from October 23-25, 2017, is the premier technical conference for companies and developers…
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September 25, 2017 in Blog

CIP Member Spotlight: Toshiba

Civil infrastructure systems are the core of our daily lives. These technical systems deliver essential services such as electric power generation, transportation, water and waste management, healthcare and communication. The…
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August 21, 2017 in Blog

Debian developers from all over the world attended DebConf 2017 to collaborate, learn and showcase projects

Stick a fork in it – DebConf 2017 is officially done! The 18th annual conference, which was located in Montreal on August 6-12, had more than 400 Debian contributors and…
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August 1, 2017 in Blog

The CIP Project will be at DebConf 2017 in August!

Members of the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) will be attending and presenting at the 18th annual DebConf on August 6-12 in Montreal, Canada. DebConf is the annual conference for Debian…
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June 7, 2017 in Blog

Event Report: Open Source Summit Japan 2017

Last week, the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) Project participated in Open Source Summit Japan hosted by The Linux Foundation (LF) as a Silver level sponsor. The following article is a short…
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June 1, 2017 in Blog

Board At Desk (B@D) and forthcoming challenges

B@D released on May 31st   During ELC 2017, CIP project members introduced the beta version of what is being called Board At Desk - Single Developer (B@D), an effort…
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May 31, 2017 in Blog

Civil Infrastructure Project – Year One Update + Whitepaper Release

We’ve launched the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project just over a year ago, and since then, we have made a lot of progress in making Linux usable in industrial grade…
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May 30, 2017 in In the News

CIP Project releases a tool-box based on LAVA and KernelCI to test Linux kernels locally: Board At Desk v0.9.1

The Civil Infrastructure Platform project, a Linux Foundation Initiative, is happy to announce the publication of Board At Desk - Single Dev. v0.9.1, a customised and easy to deploy instance…
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March 27, 2017 in Blog

[Member Blog] Why Codethink is a founding member of the Civil Infrastructure Platform, a Linux Foundation initiative

by Agustin Benito Bethencourt, Codethink On April 4th 2016 a new Linux Foundation initiative called the Civil Infrastructure Platform was announced. CIP aims to share efforts around building a Linux-based…
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February 15, 2017 in Announcement, In the News

[News Release] Renesas Electronics Extends Embedded Technology Leadership by Joining Civil Infrastructure Platform Project

Becomes first semiconductor supplier to join open source project working to create a base layer of industrial grade software SAN FRANCISCO, February 15, 2017 – The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) project today announced…
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October 13, 2016 in Blog

Civil Infrastructure Platform Announces First Super Long Term Support Kernel at Embedded Linux Conference Europe

Today in Berlin, the members of Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) made available the details of the first release of the open source project’s super long term support (SLTS) kernel. Development…
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August 24, 2016 in Blog

Ben Hutchings becomes first maintainer for Civil Infrastructure Platform’s super long term support base layer

The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP) aims to establish a “base layer” of industrial-grade software using the Linux kernel and other open source projects. This base layer will be available for…
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May 2, 2016 in In the News

Critical Infrastructure Goes Open Source

The electrical grid, water, roads and bridges—the infrastructure we take for granted—is seldom noticed until it's unavailable. The burgeoning open source software movement is taking steps to help rebuild crumbling…
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April 5, 2016 in In the News

​The Linux Foundation launches Linux-based Civil Infrastructure Platform

The Linux Foundation announced today at the Embedded Linux Conference & OpenIoT Summit a new project: The Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP). This, an open-source framework, is meant to provide the…
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April 5, 2016 in In the News

Linux Foundation announces Civil Infrastructure Platform

On the first day of the Embedded Linux Conference, the Linux Foundation announced a new software project called the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP). CIP is an open source framework that…
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April 5, 2016 in In the News

The Linux Foundation sets out to build open-source civil infrastructure for the world

The Linux Foundation is embarking on a grand new project called “The Civil Infrastructure Platform” (CIP). In a nutshell, it’s an open-source framework that serves as the foundation needed for…
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April 5, 2016 in In the News

Linux Foundation Launches Civil Infrastructure Project

The Linux Foundation wants to help ensure critical services, such as electric power, oil and gas, water, healthcare, communications, and transportation, have the proper software foundation to deliver solutions. The…
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April 4, 2016 in Announcement

The Linux Foundation Launches First Linux-Based Civil Infrastructure Project

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (Embedded Linux Conference) – April 4, 2016 – The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, today announced the Civil Infrastructure Platform (CIP),…
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