Upcoming Releases¶
Industrial Edge is developed in quarterly release cycles. We recommend to plan ahead accordingly, to integrate new features and bug fixes timely.
Schedule for the next releases¶
| Name | Partner Stage (Testing phase for Ecosystem Partners) | Live Stage (Release) |
|---|---|---|
| 01/26 | 08.12.2025 | 12.01.2026 |
| 04/26 | 09.03.2026 | 06.04.2026 |
| 06/26 | 01.06.2026 | 29.06.2026 |
Upcoming features¶
The following features are planned for the upcoming releases.
Disclaimer
Dates and features are subject to change. For details on the particular releases, see release notes.
01/26¶
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Industrial Edge Hub
- Unsubscribing from informational emails will become simpler, allowing you to manage your communications with ease.
- App providers will be able to manage their app versions directly in the IE Hub, offering more control and flexibility.
- The IE Hub will now showcase version-specific release notes for Device Applications, offering clear insight into changes in each version.
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Industrial Edge Management Pro V2
- Functionality transitioned to the new user interface: Job status page, publishing of self-developed Device Applications, log download and log settings.
- Admin Management UI has been removed and the functionallity is integrated into corresponding UIs to improve usability.
- Storage management will expand to display Device Applications, giving you a comprehensive view of your data management.
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Industrial Edge Management Virtual
- Hyper-V support will be added, expanding deployment options for virtualized IEM environments
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Industrial Edge Control (IECTL)
- Configure device settings with the CLI, giving you more control over device management.
NOTICE
The upcoming changes to the authorization system will affect UI and API access. Your users might require new permissions. Please check the upcoming release communication.
04/26¶
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Industrial Edge Hub
- You can assign licenses to Siemens License Server to enable high availability for license-enforcing use cases.
- You can copy any application version to your Industrial Edge Management to mitigate possible compatibility issues.
- You will benefit from improved loading times of the Library page.
- A unified settings page will combine all settings in one location.
- Both application providers and users will benefit of an improved experience for product entitlements.
- We will further streamline the license management experience by removing the difference of Siemens iMall and Siemens Marketplace (SDEX) purchases.
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Industrial Edge Management Pro/Cloud/Virtual
- We will introduce a new fine-grained access control, so that you will be able to precisely define which user can perform which actions.
- The new user interface ("Discover new experience") becomes the default and only UI. The old Edge Management UI ("Previous design”) as well as the Admin Management UI is removed.
- Functionality transitioned to the new user interface: Job status page, publishing of self-developed Device Applications, log download and log settings.
- IEM integrated compatibility check: Before installing a Device Application, you'll be informed about compatibility with your device and already installed apps (initially limited to Siemens applications).
- Storage management will expand to display Device Applications, giving you a comprehensive view of your data management.
- You will be able to delete individual versions of Device Applications, enabling more efficient and granular storage management.
- You will be able to publish multiple app version so that you can decide upon the device installation which version you want to install.