Critical Software

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Critical Software

Type	S.A.
Founded	Coimbra, Portugal (1998)
Headquarters	Coimbra, Portugal
Key people	Gonçalo Quadros (CEO), João Carreira, Diamantino Costa
Industry	Computer software
Products	CoreCompetence, edgeBOX, WMPI, Xception
Employees	200 (2006)
Website	www.criticalsoftware.com

Critical Software is a Portuguese software company that provides solutions, services, and technologies for mission and business critical information systems. Critical Software supports customers across several markets including telecommunications, public sector, industry, aerospace, and defense.

The company was founded in 1998 in Coimbra, Portugal and employs over 200 people, in offices in Coimbra, Lisbon and Porto (Portugal), San Jose, California (USA) and London (UK). It has had a solid track record of on-time and on-budget projects and has successfully released technologies and products worldwide in specific niche markets such as dependability and high-performance computing.

Growth has been continuous and sustained through the years, and since it was founded in 1998. In 2003, the company turnover was 3,5 M€, with over 70% corresponding to international markets (EBIT was 16% and EBITDA 23%). The company turnover in 2004 was 4,5M€ ([EBIT was 17% and EBITDA 23%).

Its customers include Siemens, NASA, Portucel Soporcel, ESA, Vodafone, Eumetsat, EADS, Astrium, ChevronTexaco, Deutsche Telekom, Westland, among many others renowned in Europe and the USA.