Re: Safety-Critical Market -Size?

[rlk@rational.com (Bob Kitzberger)]

Fred Ross-Perry (fredrp@tif527.ed.ray.com) wrote:
: : Curtis May (curtism@netcom.com) wrote:
: : > Hello All,

: : > I am interested in information regarding the size of the safety-critical
: : > software market, particulary in the United States (although global 
: : > information would be helpful as well). Any relevant information along 
: : > with the source of the information would be highly appreciated.
[snip]
: But, there would be a market for tools and methodologies that support the
: creation of safety-critical software.  Perhaps this is what was meant.

A good chunk of the Ada tool market is for safety-critical software,
and so are parts of the realtime market (trusted kernels and such,
e.g. DO-178B certification).

You may want to ask over on comp.realtime and comp.lang.ada.  As
a matter of fact, I'll add them to the distribution list on this
note...

	.Bob.

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