Strategy Analytics will partner with Embedded Market Forecasters (EMF) on a set of metrics to help embedded systems developers in the consumer and automotive electronics industries achieve greater efficiency in software and systems development. In addition to improving efficiency, the baseline data will be used to explore the organizational issues, software development practices and design tools needed to develop truly innovative, breakthrough applications.

"The EMF knowledge base provides our clients with benchmarks and insights on best practices, critical success factors and emerging trends in digital systems design," said Harvey Cohen, President of Strategy Analytics. "Dr. Jerry Krasner, President of EMF, is the acknowledged expert in the field of embedded systems development issues. His data and research into current embedded systems development practices will provide context for our research into the challenges of innovation in new product development for mobile devices, automotive sub-systems and a large variety of consumer electronics products."

According to Dr. Jerry Krasner, "We, at Embedded Market Forecasters, are excited to collaborate with Strategy Analytics. The data and insights on embedded systems provided by EMF will complement the research in digital systems design conducted by Strategy Analytics for its clients. EMF data is already being used as a primary benchmark by the US Navy, Marines, NASA and various consumer electronics companies, for their development projects." Find more on EMF at www.embeddedforecast.com.

"Consumer electronics product vendors, as well as manufacturers of automotive electronics subsystems, continue to feel the pressure to develop breakthrough applications, but are not yet doing a great job of managing the complexity of the embedded code in their existing systems," said Neena Buck, Vice President of the Strategy Analytics Intelligent Systems Implementation Service (ISIS). "Although software development methodologies, tools and good programming practices are available, very few developers of embedded systems are formally trained in the use of these tools and methodologies, or are motivated to design systems that incorporate such concepts as abstraction, modeling and code-re-use. The EMF data gives us a handle on the metrics and economics of the current state of product development. In addition, it provides Strategy Analytics ISIS clients with some context to measure the state of efficiency of their systems development practices."

Under this partnership, EMF will provide input for the Strategy Analytics "Intelligent Systems Implementation Service" program research. Access to the EMF database and research will also be available separately through Strategy Analytics.

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