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BlackBerry Announces Collaboration with AMD to Advance Foundational Precision and Control for Robotics Industry

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Tuesday, April 9, 2024

NUREMBURG, Germany, April 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At Embedded World today, BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) announced a collaboration with AMD designed to revolutionize next-generation robotic systems by enabling new levels of low latency and jitter, and repeatable determinism. Together, the companies will address the critical need for 'hard' real-time capabilities in robotics-focused hardware with an affordable and powerful platform that delivers enhanced performance, reliability, and scalability for robotic systems in industrial and healthcare.

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  • The platform combines BlackBerry® QNX® expertise in real-time foundational software solutions and the QNX® Software Development Platform (SDP) with heterogeneous hardware solutions powered by the AMD Kria™ K26 SOM that features both Arm® and FPGA programmable logic-based architecture.
  • This combination enables sensor fusion, high-performance data processing, real-time control, industrial networking, and reduced latency in robotic applications.
  • "These are crucial attributes for industries carrying out finely tuned operations, such as the fast-growing industries of autonomous mobile robots and surgical robotics.
  • Together with AMD, we are committed to driving technological advancements that address some of these most complex challenges and transform the future of the robotics industry."

BlackBerry Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal Year 2024 Results

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024

WATERLOO, Ontario, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).

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  • WATERLOO, Ontario, April 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today reported financial results for the three months and fiscal year ended February 29, 2024 (all figures in U.S. dollars and U.S. GAAP, except where otherwise indicated).
  • "BlackBerry delivered a solid finish to the fiscal year, setting a number of new records in the process.
  • "We also took small, but important steps forward for the Cybersecurity division, with ARR stabilizing and even increasing by 3% sequentially.
  • IoT revenue was an all-time quarterly record $66 million, a 25% year-over-year increase; IoT gross margin remained at 85%.

JOYNEXT nDrive series and nCCU series unveiled at Tech AD Europe 2024

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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Recently, JOYNEXT participated in Tech AD Europe 2024, was held in Berlin from 10th-12th March, showcasing its comprehensive autonomous driving products to OEMs and peers in Europe.

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  • Recently, JOYNEXT participated in Tech AD Europe 2024, was held in Berlin from 10th-12th March, showcasing its comprehensive autonomous driving products to OEMs and peers in Europe.
  • Based on the different chip platforms, JOYNEXT offers different generation products to support different market requirements and diversified scenarios.
  • nDrive series products (ADAS Domain Control Units) are positioned as cost-optimal, high-performance solutions for L2-L4 scenarios.
  • Mr. Noby Mathew explained that JOYNEXT products maximize re-use through modular standards and improve resource efficiency with proprietary Middleware Toolset, which benefits from reducing redundancy.

Global and China Software-defined Vehicle Industry Research, Panorama and Strategy Report 2023-2024: How to Build Intelligent Driving Software-defined Vehicle (SDV) Architecture?

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Friday, March 15, 2024

Autonomous driving R&D links mainly involve software engineering and hardware engineering:

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  • Autonomous driving R&D links mainly involve software engineering and hardware engineering:
    Basic software for intelligent driving: real-time vehicle control operating system (narrowly defined OS), intelligent driving middleware (ROS, CyberRT, DDS, AutoSAR), autonomous driving operating system (broadly defined OS), etc.
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    General algorithm training for intelligent driving: AI deep learning software platform, intelligent driving data training set, etc.
  • Intelligent driving hardware system design: computing platform hardware system architecture design, vehicle chip system design, vehicle sensor system design, etc.
  • 1.5 Construction of Universal Algorithms for Intelligent Driving: from Small Models to Large Models
    1.6 Intelligent Driving General Algorithm Architecture: AI Deep Learning Software Platform
    1.9 Intelligent Driving Terminal-cloud Integration: Data Closed-loop
    1.10 Intelligent Driving Terminal-Cloud Integration: Data Collection & Annotation
    1.11 Intelligent Driving Terminal-Cloud Integration: Simulation Testing: Scenario Library
    1.12 Intelligent Driving Terminal-Cloud Integration: Simulation Testing: Simulation Platform
    1.13 Intelligent Driving Terminal-Cloud Integration: Cloud Native and Storage Platform
    1.14 Intelligent Driving Terminal-Cloud Integration: HD Map
    1.15 Intelligent Driving Assistance Software: ADAS Performance Evaluation
    1.16 Intelligent Driving Assistance Software: ADAS Data Recording
    2 How to Build Intelligent Cockpit Software System?

BlackBerry Named Frost & Sullivan Company of the Year in the Global Automotive Embedded OS Industry

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Monday, March 11, 2024

WATERLOO, ON, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is proud to receive the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for Company of the Year in the global automotive embedded operating system (OS) industry.

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  • WATERLOO, ON, March 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) is proud to receive the Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Award for Company of the Year in the global automotive embedded operating system (OS) industry.
  • In its Best Practices Recognition evaluation, Frost & Sullivan highlights the technology, innovation, and customer support leadership delivered by the comprehensive BlackBerry® QNX® portfolio and team across automotive and wider embedded markets, including industry, medical, and robotics.
  • The company has earned a reputation for offering the best solutions in the automotive embedded OS market.
  • With its strong overall performance, BlackBerry is well deserving of this Frost & Sullivan Global Company of the Year Award."

TTTech Auto and BlackBerry QNX Expand Partnership to Tackle Critical Complexity Challenges for Future Software Defined Vehicles (SDV)

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Thursday, March 7, 2024

VIENNA, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TTTech Auto and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced an expansion of their existing partnership to address the growing complexity challenges of software defined vehicles (SDVs). The co-operation will support the native integration of the latest QNX® Operating System (OS) 8.0 with TTTech Auto's best-in-class scheduling solutions in a single safety-certified product. This will enhance performance and enable better utilization of the underlying semiconductors in complex and highly mission-critical environments such as Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) in SDVs.

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  • VIENNA, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TTTech Auto and BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today announced an expansion of their existing partnership to address the growing complexity challenges of software defined vehicles (SDVs).
  • "Developing SDVs makes the old days of auto design look like child's play," commented Stefan Poledna, CTO at TTTech Auto.
  • "SDVs of the future require a system-wide approach that embraces the '4 S's' of system, safety, security and software integration.
  • This partnership builds on the success of an initial co-operation announced in June 2022, through which TTTech Auto and BlackBerry have integrated the QNX® Neutrino® Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) and TTTech Auto's safe vehicle software platform, MotionWise.

L&T Technology Services and BlackBerry Collaborate to Offer Suite of Automotive Technologies for SDVs

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Tuesday, February 13, 2024

L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a pioneering digital engineering and R&D services company, today announced a strategic partnership with BlackBerry , the trusted security software and services company.

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  • L&T Technology Services Limited (BSE: 540115, NSE: LTTS), a pioneering digital engineering and R&D services company, today announced a strategic partnership with BlackBerry , the trusted security software and services company.
  • The collaboration is set to leverage the BlackBerry® QNX® suite of automotive software solutions and enable the development of innovative Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs) for global Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs).
  • The partnership sees LTTS integrating cutting-edge BlackBerry® technologies – including QNX® Neutrino® OS, QNX® OS for Safety, QNX® Hypervisor, BlackBerry IVY® vehicle data platform, and QNX acoustics middleware – into its service offerings.
  • Through this collaboration with BlackBerry, LTTS can help automotive organizations realize the full potential of its high-performance and scalable solutions built on industry-leading BlackBerry embedded technologies.”

BlackBerry to Participate in Upcoming Investor Events

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Friday, February 9, 2024

Register here for the live video stream.

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  • Register here for the live video stream.
  • Baird's 2024 Vehicle Technology and Mobility Virtual Conference – Thursday February 29, 2024, at 1:05pm ET
    John Wall, Senior Vice President and Head of BlackBerry QNX and Tim Foote, Chief Financial Officer, Cybersecurity Business Unit and Head of Investor Relations, will join Luke Junk, RW Baird, for a live question and answer session.
  • Register here for the live video stream.
  • A replay of the event will be available on the BlackBerry.com/Investors website.

Stellantis, BlackBerry QNX and AWS Launch Virtual Cockpit, Transforming In-Vehicle Software Engineering

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024

The new platform uses the QNX® Hypervisor in the cloud from BlackBerry , which is now on early access release via AWS Marketplace within the QNX Accelerate portfolio of cloud-based tools.

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  • The new platform uses the QNX® Hypervisor in the cloud from BlackBerry , which is now on early access release via AWS Marketplace within the QNX Accelerate portfolio of cloud-based tools.
  • Accessing QNX Hypervisor via AWS Marketplace enables Stellantis to include a virtual cockpit high-performance computing (HPC) simulation into a cloud environment.
  • “Software is becoming increasingly crucial in vehicles, leading us to innovate in how we develop and validate it,” said Yves Bonnefont, Chief Software Officer at Stellantis.
  • BlackBerry QNX launched QNX Accelerate in January 2023 with its portfolio initially featuring QNX® Neutrino® RTOS 7.1 and the QNX® OS for Safety 2.2.3, each provided as Amazon Machine Images allowing QNX customers to run a QNX OS natively on AWS cloud hardware.

BlackBerry Launches QNX Everywhere to Address Global Embedded Software Developer Skills Shortage

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Wednesday, January 10, 2024

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CES -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today launched QNX® Everywhere, a new initiative to address growing global demand for highly-skilled embedded systems' developers. As markets including automotive, industrial, robotics and medical pursue a software-defined future, software engineers familiar with the most popular platforms and technologies are in high demand. With QNX Everywhere, BlackBerry is offering easy access for students, academic and research organizations, and hobbyists to develop knowledge of QNX® technologies that are trusted by the leading eight medical device manufacturers and more than 45 of the leading vehicle manufacturers worldwide.

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  • New QNX Everywhere initiative offers easy access to QNX software for academia, advanced research organizations and hobbyists to boost skills development
    LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- CES -- BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) today launched QNX® Everywhere, a new initiative to address growing global demand for highly-skilled embedded systems' developers.
  • "The QNX Everywhere initiative offers frictionless access to QNX software for students, hobbyists, and academic and advanced research organizations.
  • By making QNX accessible to these enthusiasts and groups, we hope to increase availability of valuable skills across the global developer ecosystem."
  • QNX Everywhere will introduce elements including self-service access to QNX software, on-demand training, QNX-optimized open-source projects and easy access to cloud-enabled development tools.