BlackBerry QNX: Real-Time OS and Software for Embedded Systems

Launch your critical embedded systems faster with our commercial RTOS, hypervisor, development tools and services.

Trusted in Embedded Systems Everywhere

Our real-time operating system (RTOS), hypervisor and middleware deliver performance and security and streamline safety certifications. We are the embedded OS of choice for vehicles, ventilators, train controls, factory automation systems, medical robots and more.
Trusted in Embedded Systems Everywhere Trusted in Embedded Systems Everywhere Trusted in Embedded Systems Everywhere
Trusted by OEMs and Tier 1s globally, we're now in more than 235 million vehicles.
Trusted in Embedded Systems Everywhere Trusted in Embedded Systems Everywhere Trusted in Embedded Systems Everywhere
We have been building reliable and safe embedded system software since 1980.

Everything You Need to Build Better Embedded Systems

If you’re looking to increase security or safety, or you want to streamline your cross-platform development process, we can help. We can bring your plans to life with an RTOS and hypervisor purpose-built for embedded systems, including pre-certified product variants. Our modular microkernel architecture delivers security and reliability, and saves duplication of OS development effort across multiple products. We provide support for every stage of the product lifecycle and offer professional services and training to give you the additional expertise you need, when you need it.
  • Software
  • Support
  • Professional Services

Software

Embedded systems are more software-driven and complex than ever. Let us provide the software foundation and building blocks to help you focus on delivering value-added features and software—not OS maintenance.

 We offer:

  • Foundation products including the QNX® OS 8.0, the QNX® Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 with a POSIX-compliant development environment, and the QNX® Hypervisor

  • Safety-certified variants of our products that accelerate your certification efforts

  • Security solutions including secure over-the-air updates

  • Middleware to boost your development efforts and time to market
Software

Support

You need more than software to be successful. You need a partner who knows the job isn’t done until you are in production.

We offer:

Support

Professional Services

Whether you need to augment your team, kickstart a project or certify your products, you can rely on our embedded and OS experts to provide the expertise and experience you need.

We offer:

  • Security services and binary code analysis solutions

  • Custom development

  • Safety services to help you achieve IEC 61508, ISO 26262, IEC 62304 and EN 5012X certifications

  • Training courses developed and led by experts in functional safety and embedded software development
Professional Services
  • Software

    Software

    Embedded systems are more software-driven and complex than ever. Let us provide the software foundation and building blocks to help you focus on delivering value-added features and software—not OS maintenance.

     We offer:

    • Foundation products including the QNX® OS 8.0, the QNX® Software Development Platform (SDP) 8.0 with a POSIX-compliant development environment, and the QNX® Hypervisor

    • Safety-certified variants of our products that accelerate your certification efforts

    • Security solutions including secure over-the-air updates

    • Middleware to boost your development efforts and time to market
    Software
  • Support

    Support

    You need more than software to be successful. You need a partner who knows the job isn’t done until you are in production.

    We offer:

    Support
  • Professional Services

    Professional Services

    Whether you need to augment your team, kickstart a project or certify your products, you can rely on our embedded and OS experts to provide the expertise and experience you need.

    We offer:

    • Security services and binary code analysis solutions

    • Custom development

    • Safety services to help you achieve IEC 61508, ISO 26262, IEC 62304 and EN 5012X certifications

    • Training courses developed and led by experts in functional safety and embedded software development
    Professional Services

Why Choose BlackBerry QNX Services

Safety Safety Safety

Safety

Accelerate time to market with software pre-certified to IEC 61508, ISO 26262 and IEC 62304, QNX® functional safety training, and safety services.
Security Security Security

Security

With a microkernel architecture, our RTOS and hypervisor are secure by design. Rely on our field-proven cybersecurity experts to help protect your systems.
Scalability Scalability Scalability

Scalability

Our fully-managed microkernel RTOS can be used across all product lines, so your developers can focus on value-added features, not OS maintenance.
Reliability Reliability Reliability

Reliability

The QNX microkernel architecture protects the OS and system from component failure and delivers exceptional performance.

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