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Production-Ready UEFI: What Insyde’s Intel Project Firefly Win Means for Your Platform

Production-Ready UEFI: What Insyde’s Intel Project Firefly Win Means for Your Platform Six tier-1 PC brands (Acer, Dell, HP, Honor, Lenovo and MSI) now ship Intel Core Series 3 notebooks running InsydeH2O UEFI BIOS, built through Intel’s Project Firefly initiative. That scale of adoption means the firmware is thoroughly validated, a strong signal for embedded and edge teams building on x86. Firefly delivers validated reference designs and standardised building blocks, cutting engineering complexity and speeding OEMs to market. Insyde was involved from day one, ensuring InsydeH2O was production-ready before the first Core Series 3 device shipped: faster bring-up, less integration work, shorter time to market. The capabilities behind that success (secure-core compliance, WMI-based manageability, an extensible feature-module library, proven multi-vendor scalability) are exactly what embedded developers need. As Insyde’s EMEA partner, Logic Technology brings this same proven UEFI foundation to embedded and edge projects, with local engineering support and firmware lifecycle management throughout. Firmware is often the hidden blocker that delays everything else. It doesn’t have to be. Building on Intel or Arm? Contact Logic Technology for independent advice on InsydeH2O and firmware project management.

eXtremeDB 9.0: On-Device AI Search and a Database That Fits in 8 KB

McObject’s eXtremeDB 9.0 brings native ANN indexes for on-device AI similarity search and introduces the Edge Client, a write-first database that fits in 8 KB of memory for the smallest IoT devices, alongside broad platform and API improvements.

When Signal Becomes the Threat: How Reliable Data Keeps Drones Flying Through GPS and EMP Interference

Electronic warfare tactics like GPS jamming, spoofing, and EMP pose a rapidly growing threat to drones. When external signals fail, UAV safety relies entirely on locally stored data such as satellite maps and emergency protocols. Discover how robust embedded software and reliable file systems prevent data corruption to keep drones flying safely.

Partner Insyde Software Launches TapRUUT™

Our partner Insyde has launched TapRUUT, a production-ready Platform Root of Trust designed to deliver standards-aligned firmware security across AI PCs, servers and data centers. Built on full NIST SP 800-193 compliance and integrating seamlessly with Insyde’s existing UEFI and OpenBMC solutions, TapRUUT gives OEMs and ODMs a consistent, scalable security model for next-generation platforms.

Partner Percepio Brings TraceExporter to VS Code

Percepio’s TraceExporter extension brings runtime trace analysis directly into VS Code. Developers can capture and visualize embedded system behavior during debug sessions — without switching tools. Compatible with FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX and more.

The revised Product Liability Directive, software is now a product in law

The revised EU Product Liability Directive (PLD) marks a fundamental shift by officially treating software and AI systems as products. This update introduces strict liability for digital goods, meaning consumers can seek compensation for defects without having to prove fault. While the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) focuses on pre-market compliance, the PLD addresses post-market accountability for updates, AI decision-making, and security vulnerabilities. For embedded software teams, this change necessitates a new focus on traceability, long-term documentation, and supply chain governance to mitigate significant legal and operational risks.