Embedded Systems Solutions (ESS), a leading provider of hardware and software solutions for the embedded real-time systems market, today announced that it will offer BlackBerry’s QNX software and services to its broad embedded customer base in the India, Singapore and ASEAN regions. ESS joins the BlackBerry Channel Partner Program, a worldwide network of Distributors, Value-Added Integrators (VAIs) and reseller experts trained on BlackBerry QNX technologies.

Under the agreement, ESS will resell BlackBerry QNX products and services, including the popular QNX Neutrino® RTOS, QNX OS for Safety, QNX Platform for Instrument Clusters, QNX Software Development Platform 7.0, QNX Hypervisor and QNX® SDK for Apps and Media among other QNX offerings. Combined with ESS’ technical expertise and competency in Embedded Tools, RTOS and Middleware, this partnership will enable the company to build upon BlackBerry QNX’s embedded technologies, provide integration services and design, and develop safety critical solutions for its customers.

“The engagement with BlackBerry gives ESS an opportunity to strengthen its existing synergetic tools ecosystem with QNX’s Operating Systems and Middleware offerings,” said Pratibha Gopalam, Executive Director, ESS. “ESS will be able to serve its customers better with BlackBerry’s ISO 26262 ASIL-D certified QNX software, helping them build reliable, scalable, secure and high-performance applications for markets such as automotive, medical, industrial automation, power generation and data networking.”

“By using trusted BlackBerry software and cryptography-based solutions, companies around the world can develop safety-certified embedded systems and devices that are not just secure, but BlackBerry Secure,” said Kaivan Karimi, SVP and Co-Head of BlackBerry Technology Solutions, BlackBerry. “We are excited to partner with ESS and are confident that together we offer a formidable combination of skills and expertise that will without a doubt lead to many innovative solutions for our shared global customers.”

By partnering with technology experts and leaders worldwide, ESS has built an ecosystem of highly integrated embedded hardware and software solutions for the Indian market. Its product portfolio includes Embedded Development Suites, Debuggers, Embedded Middleware, Embedded Security Solutions, In Circuit Debuggers and Emulators, Flashers and Programmers, Connectivity Solutions, Protocol Analyzers, Storage Emulation Tools, Digital Storage Oscilloscopes, JTAG Boundary Scan Tools, Model Based Design and Development Tools, Hardware Subsystems and Single Board Computers among others.

The BlackBerry QNX Channel Partner Program allows partners to assist in customer deployment of BlackBerry QNX’s embedded technologies for secure and mission-critical solutions by accelerating product time to market.

To learn about the BlackBerry QNX Channel Partner Program, visit
https://blackberry.qnx.com/en/partners