Green Hills Software says its INTEGRITY and velOSity RTOSes have been certified to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) of the IEC-61508 safety standard. SIL3 is the highest assurance level achievable for an individual software component. The certified INTEGRITY and velOSity operating systems form the core of Green Hills' Platform for Industrial Safety, a package of tools, OSes, services, and middleware aimed at reliability-critical industrial control and automation systems. More info from this Green Hills press release.
On the telematics front, Volvo On Call, which appears to be the first fully-integrated and factory-fitted SOS system for cars, was recently launched in seven European countries: Belgium, Britain, France, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, and Sweden. The car-maker's Volvo On Call service centers are manned 24 x 7. More information here.
Here's a bit more info on that Trolltech intial public offering (IPO), courtesy of the company. The mobile-OS company issued 7.5 million shares, in all. In light of high demand, one of the two underwriters, ABG Sundal Collier, exercised an over-allotment option of 1.125 million additional shares. Of the total number of shares offered, 94 percent have been allocated to institutional investors. The company now has a total of 51.1 million shares outstanding. For background, see this earlier news story: Trolltech Hails Successful IPO.
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