Red Hat, the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, and Panasonic Connect today announced a global collaboration to redefine the capabilities of ruggedized edge computing. By preloading Red Hat Device Edge on Panasonic TOUGHBOOK devices, Panasonic Connect delivers a unified platform for out-of-the-box real-time data processing, supporting industrial automation, smart manufacturing and defense sector capabilities. Panasonic TOUGHBOOK, paired with Red Hat Device Edge, are a line of rugged laptops and tablets optimized for specialized edge computing and designed to address rigorous se