Presagis announces next generation tool for the development of certifiable DO-178B safety critical embedded applications

DASC Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA – October 27, 2008 – Presagis, a leading provider of commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) modeling, simulation and embedded display graphics software and founding member of the DO-178B Industry Group, today announced VAPS XT-178. Scheduled for release in late 2009, VAPS XT-178 will be the company’s next generation, COTS software tool for the prototyping, development, and deployment of DO-178B certifiable code for safety critical embedded applications in airborne software.

“With more than 20 aircraft programs using Presagis VAPS Qualifiable Code Generator (QCG) - including such high profile projects as the Super Puma, Tiger, Pilatus PC-21, and Eurofighter Typhoon - Presagis has a long history in the development of Human Machine Interface (HMI) applications in safety critical environments,” said Robert Kopersiewich, Vice President of Product and Program Management at Presagis. “VAPS XT-178 will carry forward our tradition of delivering avionics developers with qualifiable productivity tools by providing our customers with a more powerful and extensible development environment for the creation of safety critical applications that can adhere to the rigorous demands of the DO-178B standard.”

Developed by RTCA and EUROCAE, and accepted by the FAA, JAA and Transport Canada, the DO-178B standard governs the development cycle of any software embedded in airborne equipment and is among the most stringent certification standards in the world. To prevent major failures, every line of code embedded in an airborne system must be tested and verified. The ability to track and document HMI development is critical to this process. As a result, the certification associated with embedded code production leads to tremendous overhead for avionics developers.

VAPS XT-178 and the optional VAPS XT-178 Certification Kit will help to dramatically shorten the time and effort required for producing safety critical embedded applications.

About VAPS XT-178
Leveraging the power of Presagis VAPS XT, VAPS XT-178 will take the development of dynamic, interactive, real-time graphical HMIs to the next level in the following ways:

• VAPS XT-178 will offer customers an easy-to-use, end-to-end solution that will allow for generation of code in a deterministic and reliable way with design and specification documents required for traceability by the DO-178B standard to be automatically generated.

• VAPS XT-178 will leverage a new user-extensible core architecture and integrated logic capabilities while also including a qualifiable code generator (CODE nGEN), certifiable Runtime Libraries and a qualifiable document generator (DOC nGEN).

• With the addition of the VAPS XT-178 Certification Kit, including all certification artefacts, VAPS XT-178 will automate, reduce or remove many of the most time-consuming elements in the development and certification of avionics projects.

• VAPS XT-178 will also offer an ARINC 661 add-on module. This module will provide a quick and easy way to specify and design any cockpit display system for compliance with ARINC 661. Users will benefit from unprecedented flexibility and time savings for creating user-defined objects and displays.

For more information about participating in the VAPS XT-178 BETA program, contact Presagis: product_marketing@presagis.com

About Presagis
Presagis is a world leader in commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) modeling, simulation, and embedded display graphics software, and creator of the first unified COTS modeling and simulation software portfolio for the global aerospace and defense markets. Presagis is built on a combined legacy of innovation and service, delivering superior customer value through rapid technology advancement. The company services more than 1,000 active customers worldwide, including many of the world's most respected organizations such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Airbus, BAE Systems and CAE. For more information, visit www.presagis.com.