From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: *** X-Spam-Status: No, score=3.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,INVALID_DATE, MSGID_SHORT,REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!seas.gwu.edu!mfeldman From: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Non-governmental Ada Projects Message-ID: <2481@sparko.gwu.edu> Date: 22 Dec 90 16:26:47 GMT Reply-To: mfeldman@seas.gwu.edu (Michael Feldman) Organization: The George Washington University, Washington D.C. List-Id: Some Non-Governmental Ada Applications - December 1990 sources: published reports, vendor newsletters, etc. summarized by Michael B. Feldman, The George Washington University USA CRI, relational DBMS and application generator, 180,000 lines, several large companies have used it to build applications USA Dowell-Schlumberger, oil exploration simulation software, 20,000 lines, DEC USA Reuters, news/financial services, transaction processing for financial information, 15,000 statement prototype USA General Electric, hot steel rolling mill, 200,000 lines, multiple MicroVax-en, DEC Ada USA Boeing, 747-400 subsystem components of cockpit displays, on- board maintenance systems, secondary flight controls USA Arthur Andersen, accounting/auditing/consulting, several internal projects done in Ada USA PC-based programmer for embedded medical products USA Boneck Printing, job costing system, 120,000 lines, Janus/Ada USA LDS Hospital, medical decision suport system, 40,000 lines, DOS, Alsys (for NASA, but appears to be commercial-type application) USA Genesis Software, Inc., complete bill paying system, >250,000 lines, Wang VS, Alsys USA Motorola - cellular phone switch testing system USA Xerox - corporate commitment to use Ada for all embedded copier S/W USA HP - hardware CAD system for internal use in chip development Finland Nokia Information Systems, online banking system, >100,000 lines, uses Ada as its standard programming language Germany MAN Truck and Bus Company, payroll system (1982!) Japan Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, videotex communication system commercially available Japan Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, mobile communication system commercially available Japan Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, satellite communication system commercially available Japan Nippon Telephone and Telegraph, database management system commercially available the 4 systems above represent a total of >2,000,000 LOC. Sweden ESAB, robotic welding stations for use in flexible manufacturing systems, TeleSoft, Vax and 680x0 Sweden Volvo, materials handling system (robotic parts carts), TeleSoft Sweden Color display element of hospital building control and monitoring system - 1600 I/O channels, 200 dynamic color displays, lots of tasking, Meridian Sweden Swedish Telecom, telephone switch controller UK DACMAN, simulation and data monitoring system for auto engines IBM PC, 80,000 lines of code, uses tasking, Meridian UK Process Plant and Chemicals, chemical process control systems, >20,000 lines, PC compatibles, Alsys