Mender (Northern.tech)

Mender is an over-the-air (OTA) update platform developed by Northern.tech, a company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with additional operations in the United States. It was created to solve a problem specific to connected devices: safely updating operating systems, containers, applications and AI models on fleets of embedded Linux and real-time-OS devices deployed in the field, including air-gapped environments.

The platform is 100% API-driven and built on open-source foundations, offering encrypted and signed updates, remote troubleshooting and fleet management across industries such as automotive, healthcare, manufacturing and smart buildings. Mender is used by more than 15 Fortune 100 companies and supports deployments across more than 64 countries, with features aimed at meeting regulations such as the EU Cyber Resilience Act.

1. OTA software updates: Signed, encrypted delivery of OS, container and application updates to device fleets.

2. Embedded Linux and RTOS support: Update management across diverse embedded operating systems.

3. AI model updates: Lifecycle management for deploying and updating machine-learning models at the edge.

4. Air-gapped deployment: Update support for devices operating without direct internet access.

5. Fleet management and troubleshooting: Remote monitoring and diagnostics across device fleets.

6. API-driven architecture: Fully API-based platform for integration into existing device pipelines.