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On Friday, June 22, 2012 12:12:39 AM UTC+2, Jerry wrote:
> From this link:
> "FDA: Software Failures Responsible for 24% Of All Medical Device
> Recalls"
> https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/fda-software-failures-responsible-24-all-medical-device-recalls-062012
> 
> (FDA = United States Food and Drug Administration)
> 
> From the article:
> 
> "Some defects were basic violations of software coding practices while
> others were new defects that were introduced during correction of the
> previous defects."
> 
> and:
> 
> "The statement is the clearest indication to date that FDA is shifting
> focus to make software quality an area of interest. The agency has
> come under fire in recent years for not holding manufacturers'
> accountable for insecure or poorly written software. There is growing
> evidence that software security and integrity is a growing problem in
> the medical field."
> 
> How much is Ada used in medical devices? Is this an opportunity for
> Ada?
> 
> Jerry

VTKADA is support all medical formats and can be used in software for medical devices