Embedded Software Engineering Kongress - Background

Green Hills Software is the worldwide leader in embedded safety and security, enabling technology innovation and differentiation for over 40 years. Green Hills Software provides safe, reliable, secure, and scalable software platforms for the automotive, avionics, defense, industrial, medical, mobile device, networking, smart energy, and railway industries. The platforms support a wide range of microprocessors and microcontrollers, provide the highest levels of software integration, and can comprise real-time operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, the integrated development environment with C/C++ compiler, debugger, code analysis and performance tools, and hardware probes allowing customers to unify their development environment across large development teams. Green Hills Software’s expertise and services have helped many customers achieve industry certifications to the highest levels of safety and security. Green Hills Software is the first embedded software company to have received compliance certification against the ISO/SAE 21434 automotive cybersecurity standard.

Qt Quality Assurance offers a comprehensive set of software quality management tools for cross-platform (e.g. Windows, Java, Qt, Android, iOS and Mac) and multi-language (e.g. C, C++, SystemC, C#) software development. From automated GUI testing (Squish), code coverage analysis (Coco), test result management (Test Center) to Axivion Static Code Analysis and Axivion Architecture Verification – all integrate seamlessly into existing development environments. Following industry-leading safety and security standards and coding guidelines, such as MISRA, AUTOSAR, ISO  26262, and CWE, our tools are ideal for developing safety-critical software. Qt Quality Assurance is part of the Qt Group, a global software company trusted by industry leaders and over 1.5 million developers worldwide to create applications and smart devices that users love. We help our customers to increase productivity through the entire product development lifecycle; from UI design and software development to quality management and deployment. Our customers are in more than 70 different industries in over 180 countries. Qt Group employs over 700 people globally.

bbv Software Services is a leading Swiss software and consulting company. ‘Making Visions Work’ is our motivation - and has been since 1995. From product vision to customised software solutions and the development of digital business models: as a full-service provider, we help our customers to make and implement the right decisions in a complex IT world - towards more digital business, unique digital experiences and innovative software products.

Cloudflight is a leading provider of business-critical software and digital solutions in Europe. With over 800 experts and 20 years of experience, Cloudflight supports customers in driving their digital transformation. Its expertise includes custom software development, scalable cloud solutions, eCommerce, as well as AI and data management. Acting as a sparring partner, Cloudflight develops innovative projects that propel the business success of its clients.

Danube Dynamics is a leading electronics and software company headquartered in Linz, Austria. Our team of 20 experts specializes in the development of high-quality embedded systems with integrated AI functions for more than 30 industrial customers in Europe. With our industry experience in areas such as mechanical engineering, logistics, forestry and agriculture, energy management and access systems, we offer innovative, future-proof solutions that ensure the long-term success of our customers. Innovation and quality are our core values.

The professional electronics magazine ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS has been the partner of the industry for more than 55 years, providing all sectors of the electronics development industry with technical information. The topic Embedded Software Engineering with its extensive readership has been a constant focus of their professional magazines, newsletters and websites.

Green Hills Software is the worldwide leader in embedded safety and security, enabling technology innovation and differentiation for over 40 years. Green Hills Software provides safe, reliable, secure, and scalable software platforms for the automotive, avionics, defense, industrial, medical, mobile device, networking, smart energy, and railway industries. The platforms support a wide range of microprocessors and microcontrollers, provide the highest levels of software integration, and can comprise real-time operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, the integrated development environment with C/C++ compiler, debugger, code analysis and performance tools, and hardware probes allowing customers to unify their development environment across large development teams. Green Hills Software’s expertise and services have helped many customers achieve industry certifications to the highest levels of safety and security. Green Hills Software is the first embedded software company to have received compliance certification against the ISO/SAE 21434 automotive cybersecurity standard.

Green Hills Software is Gold Sponsor of ESE Kongress 2025.

Hitex was founded in 1976 and is one of the leading providers of tools & services for complex embedded designs. The range of solutions for the key topics of software quality and functional safety covers the entire development process. With development and test tools as well as safety components, Hitex helps to make software more powerful and safer and to shorten development time. In addition, the company supports with services such as consulting, training, test services or certification support.

Lauterbach is the leading manufacturer of cutting-edge development tools for embedded systems with more than 45 years of experience. It serves customers all over the world, partners with all semiconductor suppliers and grows steadily. At the headquarters near Munich, the engineering team develops and produces highly proficient and specialized, easy-to-use Development Tools under the brand TRACE32®. Branch offices in UK, Italy, France, Tunisia, US, Japan and China and highly qualified sales as well as support engineers in many other countries make Lauterbach’s product range available worldwide.

MicroConsult is your partner for embedded systems engineering: professional training, project support and consulting. From microcontrollers to system design, benefit from our decades of experience. True to our motto EXPERIENCE EMBEDDED, we provide knowhow transfer tailored to meet your needs and project objectives. MicroConsult, together with ELEKTRONIKPRAXIS, is founder and organizer of the Embedded Software Engineering Kongress (ESE Kongress), one of the most renowned professional events in the embedded industry.

ONEKEY is Europe's leading specialist in product cybersecurity and compliance management. The unique combination of an automated Product Cybersecurity & Compliance Platform (PCCP) with expert knowledge offers continuous and in-depth analysis, support and management to improve product cybersecurity and compliance during the development process. Through consistent shift-left deployment, the automatic and comprehensive analysis information for development teams significantly reduces effort, time and costs – while simultaneously improving product cybersecurity.

PLS, with its UDE® Universal Debug Engine, has been one of the world's leading providers of software debug, trace and test tools for 32- and 64-bit microcontrollers and embedded processors for over 30 years. PLS is an expert in multicore debugging and tracing as well as the analysis of complex electronic control systems. The focus is on deeply embedded systems, such as those used in automotive and industrial electronics. Developers worldwide rely on PLS's high-quality tools to create safe, reliable, and high-performance embedded software.

PROTOS enables early testing in the project with its test tools for embedded systems. The software developer can perform unit and integration tests for the future device at his desk (e.g. on his Eval board). The miniHIL system with toolchain allows modeling, generation and execution of environment simulations and test case generation. The test automation is done by Continuous Integration. Further more: Mastering of complex software by architectural methods,  development of domain-specific languages/ toolchains, engineering for methods and toolchains.

QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited (NYSE: BB; TSX: BB), enhances the human experience and amplifies technology-driven industries, providing a trusted foundation for software-defined businesses to thrive. The business leads the way in delivering safe and secure operating systems, hypervisors, middleware, solutions, and development tools, along with support and services delivered by trusted embedded software experts. QNX ® technology has been deployed in the world’s most critical embedded systems, including more than 255 million vehicles on the road today. QNX ® software is trusted across industries including automotive, medical devices, industrial controls, robotics, commercial vehicles, rail, and aerospace and defense. Founded in 1980, QNX is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Qt Quality Assurance offers a comprehensive set of software quality management tools for cross-platform (e.g. Windows, Java, Qt, Android, iOS and Mac) and multi-language (e.g. C, C++, SystemC, C#) software development. From automated GUI testing (Squish), code coverage analysis (Coco), test result management (Test Center) to Axivion Static Code Analysis and Axivion Architecture Verification – all integrate seamlessly into existing development environments. Following industry-leading safety and security standards and coding guidelines, such as MISRA, AUTOSAR, ISO  26262, and CWE, our tools are ideal for developing safety-critical software. Qt Quality Assurance is part of the Qt Group, a global software company trusted by industry leaders and over 1.5 million developers worldwide to create applications and smart devices that users love. We help our customers to increase productivity through the entire product development lifecycle; from UI design and software development to quality management and deployment. Our customers are in more than 70 different industries in over 180 countries. Qt Group employs over 700 people globally.

QT Quality Assurance is Gold Sponsor of ESE Kongress 2025.

Razorcat Development GmbH creates test tools for software development of embedded systems for more than 25 years. The unit and integration test tool TESSY is certified to IEC 61508, IEC 62304, ISO 26262 EN 50128 and it already supports many software projects in all industrial branches in their verification of safety critical and high-quality software. Together with the Integrated Test Environment (ITE), Test Operator Platform (TOP) and Check Case Definition Language (CCDL) tools, Razorcat offers solutions for all stages of the test process. Services like test management, testing, consulting and seminars additionally support customers worldwide.

SEGGER has over thirty years of experience in embedded systems, producing cutting-edge RTOS and software libraries, J-Link debug probes, a line of Flasher in-system programmers, and software development tools. All SEGGER tools are designed by SEGGER for simple usage and are optimized for the requirements imposed by resource-constrained embedded systems. SEGGER supports the entire development and production process with affordable, high-quality, flexible, easy-to-use tools. For additional information, please visit: www.segger.com.

Slint is a declarative GUI toolkit to build native user interfaces in Rust, C++, Python, or JavaScript for embedded, desktop and mobile applications. Ease of programming, speed, and productivity along with low memory consumption and resource requirements have boosted Slint’s adoption within the developer community. Identified as one of the fastest growing open-source startups in 2022 by Runa Capital, Slint was awarded the prestigious Embedded Award for Tools category at Embedded World 2023. Star us on GitHub https://github.com/slint-ui/slint and visit https://slint.dev to know more.

SodiusWillert has been helping companies meet the challenges of developing complex products and systems for more than 30 years. Our focus is on collaboration across domains and disciplines. We support you with engineering lifecycle tools that we adapt to your processes, workflows, and tool environment as needed and assist you with consulting, coaching, workshops, and training. You benefit from end-to-end engineering with complete traceability and can focus on developing high-quality products.

SSV Software Systems was founded in Hanover in 1981 as a development service provider for microprocessor applications in logistics and automation. Since the early 1990s, the company has been developing and producing its own hardware modules, systems and solutions for industrial applications. The application focus is on industrial M2M and IoT communication as well as the development and practical use of embedded AI solutions.

TASKING is a leading provider of development tools for embedded software in safety-critical applications. Founded in 1977, it offers high-performance compilers and IDEs for industries like automotive, industrial, and aerospace. Through strategic acquisitions, TASKING has expanded its portfolio to include debuggers, tracing, and analysis tools. With a focus on trust, customer orientation, and sustainability, TASKING empowers engineers to develop reliable, high-performance software for a safer future.

wolfSSL is an embedded, lightweight cryptography library ideal for standard, embedded and RTOS environments primarily because of its size, speed and feature set. wolfSSL supports industry standards up to the current TLS 1.3 & DTLS 1.3, is up to 20 times smaller than OpenSSL, offers a simple API, an OpenSSL compatibility layer, OCSP & CRL support, FIPS 140-3 & RTCA DO-178C certifications, and is backed by the robust wolfCrypt cryptography library. With a response time under 36 hours for vulnerability fixes and 24/7 commercial support, wolfSSL provides the best tested cryptography on the market.