PROMIS® on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
Modernize Your Manufacturing Operations. Protect Your MES Investment.
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We remain fully committed to PROMIS as a strategic MES platform

Applied Materials continues investing in PROMIS’s future through migration to Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® — so you can modernize your technology stack without replacing the platform your factory runs on. This is not a new MES. It’s the same proven PROMIS, running on a modern, supported, secure operating foundation.

Migration Momentum That Matters

PROMIS on Linux is proven in production and accelerating worldwide.

15%+

of current PROMIS customers are already operating on Red Hat Linux in production

Proven

PROMIS on Linux is proven in production and accelerating worldwide

60%+

of remaining PROMIS customers are actively engaged in migration planning and execution

Key Benefits

Protect Existing Investments

Continue leveraging proven PROMIS workflows and operational expertise while modernizing underlying infrastructure.

Extend the Value of PROMIS

Benefit from continued product investment, platform enhancements, and long-term support from Applied Materials.

Enable Future Innovation

Establish a foundation for future capabilities, including AI-powered knowledge assistance through SmartFactory Genie.

Partner with an Experienced Team

Work with Applied’s engineering, deployment, support, and product teams guiding customer Linux migrations worldwide.

What's Changing — and What's Not — for PROMIS Customers

WHAT STAYS

  • Your production workflows
  • Your team’s expertise
  • Your operational processes
  • PROMIS as your MES core
  • Factory continuity
Zero MES replacement

WHAT’S NEW

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OS
  • Modern server hardware
  • Extended MES investment life
  • Mainstream support & security
  • Future-ready architecture
Proven in production today

WHAT’S COMING

  • SmartFactory Genie
  • AI-powered conversational assistant for MES data
  • Agentic automation across SmartFactory solutions
Generative AI for fabs

Wait — Did You Say PROMIS Is Now Powered by AI?

As manufacturers moadernize their PROMIS environments, they can also take advantage of SmartFactory® Genie, a generative AI-powered conversational and agentic assistant that works alongside PROMIS and other SmartFactory solutions.

Conversational AI assistant

Ask questions, get answers, grounded in your MES data.

Agentic automation

Takes action across SmartFactory solutions, not just answers.

Works alongside PROMIS

No replacement, no rip-and-replace — it layers on top.

Start Your PROMIS Modernization Journey

  • PROMIS® on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®
  • Migration planning and best practices
  • Upgrade and roadmap strategies
  • SmartFactory® Genie proof-of-concept opportunities
  • SmartFactory® productivity solutions that complement PROMIS deployments

Modernize the platform. Protect the investment.

Transform Your Manufacturing Foundation with 

PROMIS on Linux.

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