Elektrobit Group Oyj - EB WORKING WITH IBM ON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION FOR AUTOSAR STANDARD
November 30, 2011
EB WORKING WITH IBM ON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION FOR AUTOSAR STANDARD
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Free for publication on November 30, 2011, at 14.00 p.m. (CET+1)
EB WORKING WITH IBM ON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SOLUTION FOR AUTOSAR STANDARD
EB and IBM Software Will Help TRW, Carmakers and Suppliers Get to Market Faster with New Automotive Test System
Erlangen, Germany, November 30, 2011 - EB (Elektrobit), a leading developer of cutting edge embedded technology solutions for the automotive and wireless industries, announced today a software development initiative with IBM to deliver an integrated development solution that allows carmakers and suppliers to manage the growing complexity of Electronic Control Units (ECUs) software in automotive development, speed-up development cycles and standardize software to increase re-usability across car platforms.
"A month ago, EB has delivered the first compliant software development toolset for AUTOSAR 4.0 to carmakers and suppliers", said Dr. Jochen Schoof, Vice President ECU Software and Tools at EB. "The project with IBM to integrate its application development tools on top of EB tresos basic software framework is another proof for the strong momentum on the way to industry-wide AUTOSAR 4.0 adoption."
AUTOSAR is a leading automotive standard that is endorsed by carmakers, suppliers, embedded device manufacturers and software providers. It is rapidly gaining adoption in the automotive industry as it allows re-using software across all car platforms worldwide. The standard reduces the complexity of design and simplifies the collaboration between engineering teams of all parts of the ecosystem, from hardware to software.
EB and IBM will deliver an integrated development solution based on AUTOSAR 4.0. TRW, a leading supplier of automotive solutions supports this joint project and anticipates significant tangible benefits from the interoperability between IBM Rational Rhapsody and EB tresos. "In many cases the complexity and overhead required for AUTOSAR compliance has been significantly underestimated," said Mark Haller, Director global software engineering. "This partnership between IBM and EB will provide us with a unified solution to bridge the gap between E/E and ECU electronic and software development, test and traceability."
EB is integrating IBM Rational Rhapsody, a graphical modeling tool for complex software systems, with EB tresos, a tool that provides a framework for basic software configuration and deployment down to basic hardware control components within a car. This integrated platform benefits the automotive industry by providing access to a tested, end-to-end ECU software development tool-chain. IBM's engineering tools allow systems modeling and design applications within the AUTOSAR 4.0 software architecture. Combined with EB tresos, engineers have the ability to test their design and software even before the future hardware is available. The layered approach and defined interfaces reduces the risk associated with the complexity of automotive software projects.
"As automotive systems design and development becomes increasingly complex, our customers are demanding interface standardization and extensive tool interoperability," said Meg Selfe, vice president, Complex and Embedded Systems, IBM. "Developers working within the AUTOSAR standard for automotive development projects can now benefit from the high degree of software interchangeability and reusability through the combined offerings of IBM and EB."
AUTOSAR solutions from EB are available immediately.
Further information:
Dirk Diekhoff
Director ECU Software & Tools
Tel. +49 9131 7701 6182
Email:[email protected]
Philipp Hanke
Weber Shandwick for EB
Tel. +49 89 380179-48
Email: [email protected]
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EB, Elektrobit Corporation
EB develops advanced technology and transforms it into enriching end user experiences. EB specializes in demanding embedded software and hardware solutions for the automotive industry and wireless technologies. The company's net sales for the year 2010 totaled EUR 161.8 million. Elektrobit Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.elektrobit.com
EB's Automotive Software Business
EB's Automotive Software Business has established itself internationally as one of the most important suppliers of embedded software solutions for the automotive industry. In addition to the development of innovative products, it also specializes in services and consulting for the automotive industry, supplying implementations of serial software solutions for a broad range of AUTOSAR and FlexRay, Infotainment, Navigation, HMI, and Driver Assistance systems.
