Iore and WOODMAN have begun technical testing of a closed edge infrastructure, assessing the feasibility of a configuration that limits external connectivity by placing immersion-cooled GPU servers at the point of use. The testing will cover hospitals, manufacturing, logistics and other sectors, with the test results and future development scheduled to be announced.
It is difficult to ensure business continuity after an intrusion through conventional security measures alone, and testing is under way on a "closed edge infrastructure" that uses computing infrastructure near the point of use to improve business continuity.
On 29 October 2026, Iore and WOODMAN announced a proof of concept (PoC) to test the technical feasibility of a closed edge infrastructure and began recruiting participating businesses and security partners in the hospital, manufacturing and logistics sectors.
The PoC will test a configuration that limits connections to external networks and reduces routes for external intrusion by placing computing resources near the point of use. WOODMAN will cooperate by providing the immersion-cooling solution "IMMERSIA EDGE" and GPU servers.
Testing will cover the scope of operations and data that can be completed within a closed environment, business continuity and recovery procedures and the time required in the event of an outage, the impact of authentication and authorization design, maintenance and operating costs, and the performance required for AI processing. The companies aim to establish a standard model for implementation, with the results scheduled to be announced within the scope for which consent has been obtained.