Mistral and Esterel Technologies Announce Partnership to Expand SCADE Deployment in India

Mistral to Offer SCADE Model-Based Development and Verification Tools to
Critical Embedded Software Developers in India
BANGALORE, India & ELANCOURT, France--(Business Wire)--
Mistral Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a leading provider of complete technology solutions
and professional services in the Indian embedded software community, and Esterel
Technologies, the leading worldwide provider of model-based development
solutions for mission and safety-critical systems, have announced a partnership
to expand deployment of SCADE Suite and SCADE Display to critical embedded
control application developers and critical embedded display application
developers, respectively.

Mistral will offer the Esterel Technologies SCADE family of products in the
Indian market to address mission and safety-critical software development needs
in aerospace and defense, rail transportation, nuclear instrumentation and
control, industrial, and medical applications. These environments often require
qualification or certification under standards such as DO-178B up to Level A
(aerospace and defense), EN 50128 SIL 3/4 (rail transportation), IEC 61508 SIL 3
(industrial), and IEC 60880 (nuclear instrumentation and control).

* SCADE Suite, a formal model-based development environment for critical
embedded applications provides formal state machine and data flow semantics for
design entry as well as model-based verification. SCADE Suite has been qualified
under DO-178B Level A and certified under EN 50128 to SIL 3/4 for Rail
Applications and SIL 3 under IEC 61508 for Industrial Applications.
* SCADE Display, an embedded graphics development environment dedicated to
safety-critical display systems, intrinsically supports OpenGL-SC, the
safety-critical variant of Open GL. SCADE Display KCG has been qualified under
DO-178B, up to Level A for the Military and Aerospace industries.

"Mistral is happy to be partnering with Esterel Technologies in addressing the
needs of developers in the critical embedded software applications space. The
alliance adds to our embedded product suite, and gives our customers a wider
array of cutting-edge technology solutions that adhere to tough quality
standards", said Mujahid Alam, Vice President - Sales.

"Mistral`s core values, products, and experience align very well with Esterel
Technologies and the SCADE family product offering. In addition, Mistral`s firm
understanding of the Indian critical embedded software industry, the needs of
its clients, and strong technical pedigree will be instrumental in the deploying
SCADE successfully throughout the market", said Eric Bantegnie, President and
CEO of Esterel Technologies.

Mistral`s Solutions for Defense and Aerospace

Backed by several years of experience in supporting the technology needs of the
Mil-Aero domain, Mistral offers high-performance, high-capability data
acquisition and signal processing solutions that cater to the exacting
requirements of surveillance, communication and radar applications.

Mistral`s expertise includes designing, building and deploying customized
solutions for defense electronics applications by integrating multi-vendor
solutions with custom software and hardware.

About Esterel Technologies - An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company

Esterel Technologies is the worldwide leader of model-based design, verification
and code generation tools for mission and safety-critical embedded systems.

Esterel Technologies is a privately held company with European headquarters in
Elancourt, France, U.S. headquarters in Boston Massachusetts, with direct sales
offices in Germany, the United Kingdom, and China. Esterel is supported by
channel and service partners worldwide.

For additional information, visit the Esterel Technologies website at
www.esterel-technologies.com.

About Mistral

Mistral is a CMMi Level 3, ISO 9001:2000 certified premier product realization
company providing end-to-end services for product design and development in the
embedded space. We offer expert design and development services covering
hardware and software, customizable product designs and IPs, System Integration
and COTS Solutions that improve quality and accelerate time-to-market for a
broad range of embedded systems. Mistral's expert design and development
services and strategic partnerships with leading technology companies help us
offer a comprehensive package of end-to-end services ranging from front-end
consulting and planning to developing, integrating and managing technology
solutions. For more information, visit the www.mistralsolutions.com.

Mistral Solutions
Akhila D S, +91.80.30912600
Marketing Manager
akhila@mistralsolutions.com
or
Esterel Technologies
Kara Gremillion, 781-762-4689 (U.S.A.)
kara.gremillion@esterel-technologies.com

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