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April 19, 2019
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Microsoft Acquires Express Logic

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella image: Microsoft Microsoft has acquired Express Logic, a 23-year-old San Diego based IoT company that claims…

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

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Microsoft has acquired Express Logic, a 23-year-old San Diego based IoT company that claims its real-time operating system (RTOS) has seen over 6.2 billion deployments. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. Express Logic develops an RTOS named ThreadX that’s complementary with Microsoft’s Azure Sphere offering and will be adding to the company’s growing support for IoT (Internet of Things) devices.

Microsoft announced earlier this month that it’ll invest $5 billion in IoT over the next four years. This acquisition seemingly counts as part of this. Microsoft already offers an IoT platform used by the likes of Chevron, United Technologies, Johnson Controls, Schneider Electric, The Alaska Department of Transportation, and popular plumbing products manufacturer Kohler.

Microsoft Azure IoT Director, Sam George

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The Redmond, Washington headquartered software giant has partnered with the likes of Qualcomm, drone manufacturer DJI, SAP, PTC, and Carnegie Mellon University for IoT development. “…With this acquisition, we will unlock access to billions of new connected endpoints, grow the number of devices that can seamlessly connect to Azure and enable new intelligent capabilities.” Microsoft Azure IoT Director Sam George said in a blog post announcing this acquisition.

“Our goal is to make Express Logic’s ThreadX RTOS available as an option for real time processing requirements on an Azure Sphere device and also enable ThreadX-powered devices to connect to Azure IoT Edge devices when the IoT solution calls for edge computing capabilities.” He said.

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