(NEW!) SIMATIC IOT2050 as Edge Device
Dear IE community, we wish you happy new year ! 
As a great start weโre thrilled to announce that our SIMATIC IOT2050 as Edge Device is now in Global Sales Release and available for order. 
This release enables the IOT2050 PG2/SM very important security features Disk Encryption, Secure Boot, and DevID pre-enabled from manufacturing.
SIMATIC IOT2050 Industrial Edge Devices comes in two variants.
๐ MLFB: 6ES7647-0BW00-1YA2 ("W" indicates Edge option) - PG2 version with 2GB RAM
๐SPICE / SiePortal Link: https://sieportal.siemens.com/su/bmhkP (important: new orders might take time since we need to adjust stocks and place newly produced devices.)
๐ MLFB: 6ES7647-0CW00-1AA2 ("W" indicates Edge option) - SM version with 4GB RAM
๐SPICE / SiePortal Link: https://sieportal.siemens.com/su/bmhkO
Important Note for Existing IOT2050 PG2 Devices sold under limited sales release: Existing IOT2050 PG2 Industrial Edge Devices cannot be updated to this new version via a standard firmware update. This is due to the recently enabled security features and a breaking change in the base OS. Further communication regarding update paths for these devices will be provided separately.
Important Note - Breaking Change from simatic-iot2050-ied-os 3.0: A breaking change is introduced in this release compared to simatic-iot2050-ied-os 3.0. The base OS has been updated to harmonize feature sets across all devices. Please be aware that initial releases may present some differences or missing features when compared to current device-specific builds (such as led management, full hardreset etc.). We highly recommend consulting the corresponding image manual for detailed information User Manual.