New Accreditation Enables BlackBerry QNX to More Rapidly
Deploy Safe and Secure Software for Mission-Critical
Systems
WATERLOO, ON, Aug. 2, 2022
/PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today
announced its QNX® Software Development Platform
7.1 has achieved conformance to the latest Future Airborne
Capability Environment (FACE™) technical standard as a General
Purpose Profile Unit of Conformance (UoC), enabling developers to
rapidly deploy safe and secure software solutions based on the
BlackBerry® QNX® platform to deliver
competitive and cost effective defense vehicle
capabilities.
The FACE Technical Standard is the global open standard for
making computing more robust, interoperable, portable and secure.
Software conformance with the FACE Technical Standard can be
used—and most importantly, easily reused—by suppliers and
integrators of systems across different global defense programs.
The FACE framework is supported by over 90 international government
and industry member organizations. By achieving FACE conformance,
BlackBerry QNX can help manufacturers and service providers reduce
procurement costs and prevent supplier lock-in.
For 40 years, BlackBerry QNX has helped hundreds of aerospace
and defense companies around the globe build mission-critical
systems and the new FACE accreditation now enables these customers
to simplify development, accelerate time to market and reduce costs
when building their mission-critical embedded systems.
"Aerospace and Defense systems manufacturers need to rapidly
deploy their solutions in a wide range of platforms that operate in
hostile environments against peer adversaries," said Grant Courville, Vice President, Products and
Strategy at BlackBerry QNX. "BlackBerry QNX solutions enable
embedded developers with an independently certified software
foundation that is designed for safety, security, reliability, and
standards conformance, allowing developers to focus on delivering
competitive defense capabilities."
"The FACE community welcomes the addition of QNX to the growing
list of certified conformant software components," states
Chip Downing, Senior Marketing
Development Director of Aerospace & Defense at Real-Time
Innovations (RTI) and Chair of the FACE Business Working Group
Outreach team. "The QNX solution far exceeds the requirements
for FACE OSS conformance and their safety and security credentials
add a unique set of capabilities unmatched by any FACE
supplier."
QNX SDP 7.1 is compliant
with POSIX PSE54 Multipurpose Realtime 1003.13-2003 standard,
making it an easy transition for developers to prototype designs
using Linux, and then move to QNX for production programs.
In addition, the QNX® OS for Safety and the
QNX® Hypervisor for Safety are certified to the latest
ISO 26262 ASIL D standard for automotive and IEC 61508
SIL3 for electronic systems, allowing rapid safety
certification to be achieved across a wide range of systems and
devices.
Global companies trust BlackBerry QNX software in a broad range
of solutions in automotive, heavy machinery, industrial, rail,
robotics, and transportation markets. BlackBerry QNX has powerful
portfolio of embedded system software designed for these
implementations, including the QNX®
Hypervisor and the QNX® Neutrino®
Real-time Operating System, in addition to middleware and
development tools.
For more information on BlackBerry QNX products and engineering
services for the Aerospace and Defense industry, please visit
BlackBerry.QNX.com/en/industries/aerospace-and-defense.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) provides intelligent security
software and services to enterprises and governments around the
world. The company secures more than 500M endpoints including over 215M vehicles. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company leverages AI
and machine learning to deliver innovative solutions in the areas
of cybersecurity, safety and data privacy solutions, and is a
leader in the areas of endpoint management, endpoint security,
encryption, and embedded systems. BlackBerry's vision is
clear - to secure a connected future you can trust.
BlackBerry. Intelligent Security. Everywhere.
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