Direct Insight, the UK-based technical systems integrator & value-added reseller of system-on-module (SoM) & other embedded systems, will partner with QNX, a division of BlackBerry and provider of safe & secure operating systems, hypervisors & development tools for embedded systems, to showcase the companies’ embedded systems tools, application-ready hardware platforms and value-added services offering on booth #K9 at Hardware Pioneers Max, taking place at the Business Design Centre (BDC), Islington, London, from April 23rd to 24th 2025.
Hardware Pioneers Max is the UK’s largest exhibition and conference dedicated to cutting-edge electronics, IoT connectivity and embedded systems technologies, solutions and tools for innovation-driven engineering teams. It is the must-attend event for those building the next generation of smart and connected products. Products and technologies on show include semiconductors, embedded processors & controllers, AI hardware, power electronics, sensor technologies, IoT security, FPGA technology, RF & wireless technology, cellular IoT, electromechanical devices, edge AI, and many more electronic components & embedded development tools.
At the show, Direct Insight and QNX will discuss CRA readiness and how the CRA is levelling the playing field for embedded systems developers, presenting a seminar entitled ‘Will the EU CRA disrupt OS & hardware choices?’, taking place on Wednesday 23 April, from 13:20-13:50.
The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) became law in December 2024 and extends the CE marking scheme, by mandating that, from 2027, all products with digital elements that can be connected to a device or network must adhere to a strict set of rules in their design, documentation and support before claiming conformance.
“The EU CRA exempts developers of Linux and other open-source software from compliance, instead exporting that responsibility to downstream OEM users and/or board vendors,” said David Pashley, CRA subject matter expert and Direct Insight co-founder & Managing Director. “This seminar examines where and how the considerable cost of meeting and maintaining the requirement to be secure by design and ‘free from exploitable vulnerabilities’ will land, how OEMs can plan for cost-effective compliance—and whether this cost will sufficiently disrupt the NRE balance to shift the landscape of development.”
Industry veteran, Pashley began his career in embedded design as a teenager and holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College London. With experience across a variety of technical and commercial roles in the aerospace, design tools and embedded systems industries, resilience of digital systems is an area of special interest and expertise.
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