Critical Software is a Portuguese international
information systems
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and
software
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company, headquartered in
Coimbra. The company was established in 1998, from the
University of Coimbra
The University of Coimbra (UC; pt, Universidade de Coimbra, ) is a public research university in Coimbra, Portugal. First established in Lisbon in 1290, it went through a number of relocations until moving permanently to Coimbra in 1537. The u ...
's business incubator and technology transfer centre,
Instituto Pedro Nunes (IPN). The company has other offices in
Porto
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and
Lisbon (
Portugal
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),
Southampton
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(
United Kingdom
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),
Munich
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(
Germany
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) and
California
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(
United States
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).
Critical Software develops systems and software services for safety, mission and business-critical applications in several markets, including aerospace, defense, automotive, railway, telecoms, finance, and energy & utilities. Core competencies include system planning and analysis, system design and development, embedded and real-time systems, command & control systems, security and infrastructure, systems integration, business intelligence, independent software verification & validation, UxD, AI, digital transformation and
smart meter testing.
Critical Software's delivery unit was the first in Portugal to be rated at CMMI Maturity Level 5.
The company is one of a few dozen organizations in the world which have both waterfall and agile software development units rated at Maturity Level 5.
Critical Group
The Critical Group comprises a series of technology companies, many of which were formed from ideas and solutions originally developed within Critical Software.
* Critical Materials develops products that provide diagnostics and prognostics for critical structural systems. The company was acquired by the original co-founders of the company and rebranded Stratosphere S.A.
* onCaring is a technology company addressing the needs of 20 million seniors living in long-term care across Europe, the United States, and Brazil.
* Critical Links provides purpose-built solutions to simplify the delivery of digitized content to schools.
* Coimbra Genomics is a company that develops solutions that aim to bridge the gap between genomic knowledge and medical practice.
* Retmarker provides software solutions for the screening and progression monitoring of retinal diseases.
*
Critical Manufacturing provides automation and manufacturing software for high-tech industries. The company was acquired by ASMPT in 2018.
* Watchful Software provided software solutions that kept sensitive information safe from disclosure or security breaches. Symantec acquired it in 2017.
* Critical Ventures aims to partner with and invest in entrepreneurs developing innovative technologies with the potential to disrupt global markets.{{citation needed, date=June 2019
External links
Official siteCritical Software S.A.
BusinessWeek
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Achievements Small & Medium Sized Enterprises
European Space Agency
Critical Software Shows Portugal Can Grow
Forbes
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Critical Software – Pioneers
Up Magazine
Notes and references
Software companies of Portugal
Portuguese brands