The people at Proven Software Solutions have come up with an interesting concept - setting up a brokerage for proven embedded software. Until they came along I had only been aware of similar approaches for desktop and server components.

What they mean by proven is covered in their FAQ and each product they broker comes with its own datasheet that specifies this in more detail. Given that the company is a start-up they seem to have done quite well to offer as many products as they do. Some people have also started asking for specific products to be developed.

I guess one question I have is just how much reusable embedded software is out there that isn’t already being sold by other organisations. Also, will people who are currently developing non-reusable embedded software be willing to make the extra effort to make it reusable now that there is an emerging marketplace for reusable products?

Only time will tell and we wish them luck.