- BlackBerry (TSX:BB) is expanding its collaboration with Intel Corp. (NDAQ:INTC) to enable manufacturers to design, build, and safety-certify their industrial systems and robotic applications as they progress towards Industry 5.0
- As industrial automation evolves towards more collaborative applications, where machines and humans work together in shared spaces, functional safety becomes crucial
- This platform will accelerate the development of safety applications and streamline design architecture, offering significant cost and time savings in achieving safety accreditation and hardware redundancies
- BlackBerry stock opened trading at C$3.17 per share
BlackBerry (TSX:BB) announced that it is expanding its long-standing collaboration with Intel Corp. (NDAQ:INTC).
In a news release Friday, the company stated the partnership is aimed at enabling manufacturers to design, build, and safety-certify their industrial systems and robotic applications as they progress towards Industry 5.0.
Key highlights
- Enhanced collaboration: The partnership will bring to market a hardware/software platform certified to IEC 61508 SIL 3, simplifying the development and delivery of safe and secure systems for manufacturers.
- Functional safety: As industrial automation evolves towards more collaborative applications, where machines and humans work together in shared spaces, functional safety (FuSa) becomes crucial. Compliance with IEC 61508 ensures these systems meet stringent safety lifecycle requirements.
Leadership insights
- Grant Courville, SVP product and strategy at BlackBerry QNX: “The QNX OS is known for its security, reliability, and real-time performance. Our expanded collaboration with Intel creates a safety-certified platform for industrial systems and robotic applications where safety is non-negotiable.”
- Ricky Watts, senior director manufacturing solutions at Intel: “Intel has a long history alongside QNX helping customers build reliable and safe solutions. Extending this collaboration into the industrial automation sector ensures that safety compliance is integrated into core hardware and software components, making certification for industrial innovations faster and more cost-effective.”
Industry impact
As technology becomes increasingly integrated into society, the need for functional safety grows. This platform will accelerate the development of safety applications and streamline design architecture, offering significant cost and time savings in achieving safety accreditation and hardware redundancies.
This expanded collaboration between BlackBerry and Intel marks a significant step towards advancing Industry 5.0, ensuring that industrial systems and robotic applications are innovative and safe.
To learn more about how this platform streamlines the design and development of safety-critical systems, register for the webinar hosted by BlackBerry QNX and Intel at 11 am ET Nov. 12.
About BlackBerry
BlackBerry provides intelligent security software and services to enterprises and governments around the world. The company secures more than 500 million endpoints including more than 235 million vehicles.
BlackBerry stock (TSX:BB) opened trading at C$3.17 per share. Though it has lost 32.13 per cent since the beginning of the year, its stock has risen 4.59 per cent over the past three months.
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