BlackBerry QNX and Carleton University Join Forces in $21 Million USD Partnership to Train Next Generation of Software Engineers
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WATERLOO, ON and OTTAWA, ON, April 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB) and Carleton University today announced a $21-million USD, five year strategic partnership agreement that will provide software engineers and researchers access to BlackBerry
® QNX
® technology for use in a wide range of industries, including automotive, robotics, transportation, Internet of things (IoT), aerospace and medical devices.
The partnership confirms Ottawa as a nexus for embedded software systems as it continues to attract world-class researchers and graduate students, creating a deep and more diverse workforce for BlackBerry QNX – a global leader in safety-certified, secure and reliable software for the world's most critical embedded systems and industries that rely on the technology.