Your September Update from VDC

September Newsletter

New Research:
Industrial and operational technology markets are changing fast. Each month, we share the research, market signals, and strategic insights leaders need to understand what is shifting, why it matters, and where opportunity is emerging.

Food Recalls Are Exposing Traceability Gaps
Food recalls move quickly, and incomplete product, lot, and event data can make them harder to contain. Without precise traceability, a targeted recall can become a broader withdrawal, increasing waste, financial exposure, and operational disruption.
Faster, more precise recalls are the top realized or expected benefit of traceability initiatives among food and beverage respondents. This View examines why digital traceability is becoming critical to faster, more controlled recall response. Read more.
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Coding and Marking Investment Is Moving Beyond Hardware
Coding and marking requirements are expanding as manufacturers respond to 2D barcode adoption, serialization, traceability mandates, sustainable packaging, and connected production environments. Customers now need systems that support code quality, uptime, software integration, regulatory compliance, and production-line connectivity.
As expectations rise, differentiation is shifting toward application expertise, connected services, regulatory awareness, lifecycle support, and total cost of ownership. Read more.
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The ISV Ecosystem Behind Frontline Mobility Is Expanding
ISVs are becoming essential to enterprise mobility and track and trace strategies, helping organizations connect data capture tools, mobile devices, frontline workflows, and enterprise systems.
The new searchable ISV and Partner Database includes 587 ISVs across 8 regions, 15 industries, and 21 applications, helping technology providers map the ecosystem, evaluate partners, and identify where software capabilities are expanding. Explore the database.
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Find the Markets Where You Have the Right to Win:
Entering a new market requires understanding where your capabilities match real customer needs, where competitive dynamics create are favorable, and where your investment will translate into durable growth. We help industrial and operational technology companies size opportunities, assess risk, evaluate competitors, and prioritize the markets most likely to support successful expansion. Learn more.
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Webinars:
Beyond Safety: How Memory-Safe Languages Cut Cost and Risk in Embedded Software
Memory-safety vulnerabilities remain a major source of embedded software defects, with implications for safety, security, development costs, schedule adherence, and long-term maintenance. Join this webinar for findings from more than 500 embedded software decision-makers.
September 9, 2026 | 11:00 AM EDT | Register now.
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AI in Embedded Systems: Engineering Trust
AI is changing how embedded software teams design, develop, test, and maintain intelligent systems. Join this discussion on how engineering organizations can integrate AI responsibly while maintaining confidence in the software and systems they deliver.
September 17, 2026 | 1:00 PM EDT | Register now.
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VDC on the Road
embedded world North America 2026
Connect with us to discuss the embedded systems, edge AI, software-defined products, safety-critical development, and intelligent engineering trends shaping the next generation of connected products.
September 22 – 24, 2026 | Meet with us.
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