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Steering without steering linkage, flying on autopilot, computer-assisted operations - software for embedded systems can already perform many functions today. But what about safety? How can the risks be covered in a justifiable way? The solution is virtualisation.

SYSGO, the leading supplier reports an exceptionally successful year for 2008, confirming the high expectations for its product portfolio. Thanks to the conclusion of strategically important projects such as with Airbus, the SYSGO Group's turnover increased by 40% and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) by 12%. The number of jobs increased by 15%.

SYSGO, leading supplier of software solutions for the world’s most demanding safety and security applications, has been selected by Rheinmetall Defence to participate to the development of the Loadmaster Workstation equipment.

SYSGO announced today a formal partnership agreement with Interface Concept, signaling new levels of productive collaboration between major European software and hardware suppliers of embedded systems. SYSGO is a leading supplier of software solutions for the world’s most demanding safety and security applications. Interface Concept is a leading designer, developer, and manufacturer of electronic embedded solutions.

SYSGO, leading supplier of software solutions for the world’s most demanding safety and security applications, today announced that their PikeOS safe and secure virtualization platform has been selected by Airbus for the FSA-NG system.

AdaCore, provider of high quality Ada tools and support, and SYSGO, provider of operating systems and development tools for embedded systems, today announced the availability of GNAT Pro for ELinOS, SYSGO's embedded Linux development environment for industrial applications. GNAT Pro for ELinOS combines the reliability of Ada, the productivity of the GNAT Pro toolset and the AdaCore support with the flexibility and modularity of ELinOS.

SYSGO, leading supplier of software solutions for the world's most demanding safety and security applications, announced that their PikeOS safe and secure virtualization platform has been selected to support the ARINC 653 test application ported on AIDA, the new platform defined by the DIANA project. This test application is a Flight Management System (FMS).

With the opening of a subsidiary in Rostock, SYSGO AG is reacting to the increasing demand for PikeOS and related certification projects in safety-critical markets. The development site is to be expanded to 15 engineers over the next 18 months.

SYSGO today announced the availability of a PikeOS Board Support Package(BSP) for Freescale's MPC8379EMDS. The board provides a Modular Development System (MDS) and is populated with the MPC8379E processor, a PowerQUICC II Pro communication processor based on the high performance power architecture of the e300 core.

SYSGO, leading supplier of software solutions for the most demanding safety and security applications, today announced that their first implementation of genuine software based AFDX (ARINC 664) solution has received formal approval by FAA for DO-178B Level C certification. This implementation is part of equipment to be used on Boeing 787 aircraft.

PikeOS is gaining acceptance as a virtualization platform for embedded real-time systems. More and more companies in avionics, automotive, military, security and medical technology are recognising the advantages of secure partitioning for their applications. With complete isolation of all operating systems running together on one hardware platform, PikeOS provides security - functional security for the application and security against hostile attacks or data corruption.

SYSGO today announced the full compliance of their PikeOS ARINC 653 Personality to the ARINC 653 Part 3 standard. The tests have been accomplished with Skysoft’s verification tools (AVT) which is the result of a tight cooperation between the two companies.

SYSGO today announced the availability of a PikeOS Platform Support Package (PSP) for the Kontron AM4100 AdvancedMC board. The AdvancedMC (AMC) board uses the latest generation Freescale E600 core MPC8641D dual-core processor. With the new PSP, PikeOS forms the basis for a multi-application system in the aircraft, which will be DO-178B certified.

SYSGO, leading provider of software solutions for safety-critical applications, today announces the release of ELinOS 4.2, its embedded Linux development environment for industrial applications.

SYSGO, leading supplier of software solutions for the most demanding safety and security applications, announced today the release of PikeOS 2.2, its powerful and efficient para-virtualization real-time operating system (PVOS) based on a separation microkernel. This version provides improvements aimed more specifically at the aerospace and defence market.