Will any specific government compliance standards drive the decision tree?
The mandate for compliance with one or more government standards has the probability of limiting the functionality of your solution while adding a level of difficulty in its design and preparations for the market. As this book may be available globally, my years of experience are more directly focused on the North American marketplace. It can also be argued that the largest marketplace for embedded systems is North America itself; this fact alone creates the opportunity for manufacturers worldwide to create solutions to sell there.
Knowing your target buyers, users, and their locales will obviously determine which compliance standards you’ll need to account for. It is definitely vital to understand that many countries have similar and different restrictions and applicable security laws in place.
Many countries leverage standards originating in the US as the foundation. In the US, we also take notice...
