What’s new? Linux for Turing and new from Windows 10 IoT

Good news for Linux fans: Free support for Nvidia Turing

Since the release of the Turing graphics cards in fall 2018, Linux developers from Nouveau, a collection of free Linux drivers for Nvidia graphics cards, have been working on reverse engineering suitable drivers. The problem is that the firmware is signed and can only be provided by Nvidia. However, the graphics card manufacturer has so far been unwilling to share its data with the Nouveau developers. This has now apparently changed and the Linux team is working intensively on drivers for hardware acceleration. Why are we interested in this? Quite a few spo-comm customers who rely on the KUMO series for high-end graphics applications work with Linux. And the latest model, the KUMO V with a dedicated Nvidia Turing graphics card, is already in the starting blocks and will be presented at ISE in February.

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No more support: The end of Windows 7

As announced a long time ago, Microsoft released the last security updates for Windows 7 SP1 systems on January 14, 2020. As a result, hardware and software manufacturers will no longer support the popular operating system in the future. Anyone who continues to work with Windows 7 is exposing themselves and their applications to high security risks and should switch to Windows 10 or another operating system as soon as possible. If a changeover is not possible in a company environment, Microsoft's Extended Security Update Program (ESU) offers an option. Further information can be found at heise.de.

The interesting alternative: Windows 10 IoT Enterprise

If you are looking for the right operating system and a simple, cost-effective software solution that can be perfectly adapted to your needs, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise may be the perfect solution. spo-comm now offers this in three variants: BASIC, ON and OFF. With the BASIC package, which costs no extra, customers receive an unedited image in the standard languages German and English. With the ON version, the display language is freely selectable and we update the update status quarterly so that the Mini-PC is ready for use immediately after delivery. If you want to make sure that your application runs smoothly and no updates get in the way, choose the OFF package. Here the updates are completely deactivated. The language is also freely selectable. In addition, programs such as Cortana, OneDrive and XBOX-Network, which are not required for the majority of industrial applications, are removed in the latter two variants.