OpenAI has announced an agreement to acquire Ona, whose secure cloud execution technology will enable Codex to manage longer-running tasks even when devices are turned off, enhancing the secure deployment of agents in production. This move aligns with OpenAI’s focus on supporting enterprise use cases through secure agent deployment and reflects its ongoing strategy of acquiring specialized technologies to enhance Codex’s capabilities, which have expanded from just coding assistance to various professional workflows. After the acquisition, Ona will become part of the Codex team.

Ona: Ona develops secure cloud execution technology focused on enabling reliable and protected operation of AI agents. The company has reached an agreement to be acquired by OpenAI. Following the deal, Ona will integrate into OpenAI’s Codex team to enhance capabilities for extended agent execution and secure organizational deployments.
Codex: Codex is OpenAI’s AI tool designed to assist with coding tasks and increasingly with broader knowledge work and agentic workflows across professions. It powers developer productivity and enterprise applications through models accessible via cloud commitments. The acquisition of Ona will integrate secure cloud execution capabilities to extend Codex’s support for longer-running agent tasks even offline and enable more secure production deployments for organizations.
OpenAI: OpenAI is an AI research and product company that develops and deploys advanced models for coding, knowledge work, and agent applications. It has been actively expanding its ecosystem through targeted acquisitions to integrate complementary technologies. The Ona acquisition will strengthen OpenAI’s Codex offerings by adding cloud execution features for longer-running and secure agent use cases.

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