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News Release from: Green Hills Software | Subject: Integrity and Velosity
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 11 July 2006
RTOSs are approved for SIL3 applications
The Integrity and Velosity royalty-free real-time operating systems have been certified by TUV to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) of the IEC61508 safety standard.
The Integrity and Velosity royalty-free real-time operating systems from Green Hills Software have been certified by TUV to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) of the IEC61508 safety standard SIL3 is the highest assurance level achievable for an individual software component, such as an operating system
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 21 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Dr William Goble, Principal Partner of Exida, one of the world's leading consulting and certification authorities for IEC61508, commented: "Our customers have been asking for years for a commercial, off-the-shelf 61508 certified real-time operating system that can sustain general purpose as well as safety-critical applications on a single computer".
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"This is of great value to device makers in the oil and gas, petrochemical, chemical, automotive, machine, nuclear, power, and other industries, as it provides a robust development platform that reduces safety risk, development cost, and time to market".
"I applaud Green Hills for making the commitment and substantial investment to reach this impressive milestone".
Gerry Creech, Research and Development Manager of ICS Triplex, added: "As experts in high-reliability and fault-tolerant solutions for the automation market, we saw the need for advanced operating system technology and tools in our next-generation technology development".
"We selected the Green Hills Platform for Industrial Safety, because we believe that it is the best solution available to help us build products with the highest level of reliability, best performance, lowest cost, and fastest time to market".
The Green Hills approach permits developers to incorporate applications of varying safety Integrity levels on the same computer, using Integrity's strict memory-protection and resource-partitioning capabilities to separate safety critical functions from the rest of the system.
This provides additional flexibility and results in reduced overall system complexity and certification cost.
And for developers of simpler devices running on processors without an MMU, the certified Velosity operating system can be employed.
"Too much of our critical infrastructure, including water, chemical, and electrical plants and systems, relies on computers run by insecure, noncertifiable operating systems".
"Our society needs a path to improved security, safety and reliability".
"The Green Hills Platform for Industrial Safety provides this path", commented David Kleidermacher, Chief Technology Officer, Green Hills Software.
This latest certification adds to Green Hills Software operating systems' long history and pedigree of use in electronic products requiring the highest levels of reliability and assurance.
In addition to being certified to DO-178B Level A for flight-critical avionics and being used in FDA/CDRH Class II and III life-critical medical devices, Integrity is the first operating system currently undergoing security evaluation at an assurance level EAL6+ of the Common Criteria, the highest level ever for any operating system. Request a free brochure from Green Hills Software ...
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