| Type | Privately held |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information Technology |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Founder(s) | Gonçalo Quadros (CEO), Diamantino Costa, João Carreira |
| Headquarters | Coimbra, Portugal |
| Products | csARCH, csEMS, csDATABASE, csPMO, csSECURE, csNMS, csWMPI, csWOW, ISVV, csWISE, csCOSE, csWOW, csD2S, csXCEPTION, csXLUNA, csTESTOO, csXPY, Beyond Logistics, PREMFIRE |
| Revenue | 19M€ (2010) |
| Employees | 400 (2010) |
| Subsidiaries | Critical Software Technologies (UK), Critical Software Brasil (BR), Critical Software Moçambique (MZ) |
| Website | www.criticalsoftware.com |
Critical Software is a Portuguese information systems and software company, headquartered in Coimbra. Critical Software specialises in the development and deployment of software solutions or COTS based systems. The experience acquired in international consortia with prime contractors around the globe has paved the way for Critical Software to provide services ranging from system planning and analysis, to system design, development, integration and maintenance. Critical Software has also provided engineering processes definition, solution design and support for the development and integration of Safety Critical Sub-Systems.
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A spin-off from the University of Coimbra's business incubator and technology transfer centre Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN), the company was established in 1998 in Coimbra, Portugal - its headquarters, and has offices in Porto and Lisbon (Portugal) and subsidiaries around the world in Southampton (United Kingdom), San Jose (United States), Bucharest (Romania), São José dos Campos (Brazil), Maputo (Mozambique) and other locations.
Critical Software supports customers across several markets including Aerospace, Defence, Manufacturing, Telecom, Government, Finance and Energy with core competences that cover Embedded and Real-Time Systems, Command & Control, Integrated Logistic Support, Security and Infrastructure, Integration, Business Intelligence, RAMS and Independent Software Verification & Validation. The company operates a quality system certified to CMMI® Level5, ISO 9001:2000 Tick-IT, ISO 15504, AQAP 2120 and EN9100.
Critical Software has participated in Earth observation related projects of the European Space Agency, such as the prevention and mitigation of forest fires, ocean monitoring and research on complex climate systems.[1][2]
Critical Links is a spin-off company of Critical Software. It is the developer of edgeBOX, which provides data communication services such as VoIP, VPN or Wifi to Small and Medium Sized Businesses.[3]
Critical Manufacturing is a company of Critical Software founded in 2009 and focused on providing automation and manufacturing software for high-tech industries.
Critical Materials is a company of Critical Software founded in 2009 and focused in the development of solutions and products in the field of advanced materials for critical applications. Critical Material's PRODDIA™ is an innovative structural health monitoring and management system for the Aeronautics & Energy Industries.
Critical Health is a spin-off of Critical Software encompassing all the healthcare activities that were being developed since 2006. Critical Software is a successful IT services company specialized in real-time systems for defense, aerospace and telecommunications with solid reputation for software reliability (CMMI-5, ISO9001, Spice). The new company represents a strong commitment from Critical Software to all its customers and partners in the Healthcare sector.