Atmel introduced the SMART SAMA5D4 ARM Corex-A5 Processor-based series setting the stage for the low-power and security requirements of the Internet of Things applications, including wearables, payment applications, and trusted communication. The entry-range processor brings smartphone and tablet user experience to the industrial markets with graphic UI and 720p/30fps hardware video decoding. To “ease the pain” of embedded system development, Atmel provides the ATSAMA5D4-EK development kit, schematics and Gerber files for PCB design, free Linux kernal 3.10, Free QT5 SDK and demo, Softpack version v1.1, secure bootloader and secure SAM-BA tools.
Honestly, I don’t really know much about ARM and its mbed OS. But based on what you mentioned that it is designed to reduce energy consumption (low power energy), I feel that this surely is something that would benefit the IT industry and business in general. Not only would companies be able to save on energy costs, they also would be able to maximize the features of this operating system. I will be reading more about ARM and mbed OS for additional learning. Thanks.