Embraer Selects Esterel Technologies' SCADE Solutions for ARINC 661 Compliant Systems for Interactive Cockpit Display Development

COTS Solution Allows for Greater Control over Entire ARINC 661-compliant Cockpit Display Systems and User Applications Development Process

Elancourt, France and Boston, Massachusetts — March 16, 2011

Esterel Technologies, the leading worldwide provider of model-based development solutions for critical systems and software, today announced that Embraer S.A., the world's largest manufacturer of commercial jets of up to 120 seats and one of Brazil's leading exporters, has added the SCADE Solutions for ARINC 661 Compliant Systems, including SCADE Display®, to its existing SCADE Suite® licenses.

Embraer S.A. selected the SCADE Solutions for ARINC 661 Compliant Systems because this commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) tool will provide the company with a means to define processes that will bring more independence and great control when defining Cockpit Display Systems. The SCADE Solutions for ARINC 661 Compliant Systems help airframers, CDS developers and UA developers to efficiently create and certify, up to DO-178B Level A, ARINC 661-compliant Cockpit Display Systems and User Applications. The SCADE Solutions for ARINC 661 Compliant Systems are built on top of Esterel Technologies' market-leading, qualifiable products, SCADE Suite and SCADE Display, which are both used for developing UAs and CDS logic and graphics. Esterel Technologies' vast DO-178B certification experience and support for the certification process will help Embraer to accelerate development and significantly reduce certification costs of their CDS and UAs.

The SCADE Solutions for ARINC 661 Compliant Systems tool will allow us to master procedures that will bring greater control over the development of our ARINC 661-compliant CDS and UAs, drive the vendor selection process and validate the final solution. Having knowledge of and control over the entire CDS project will drive down costs. This tool will also allow us to create processes that will enable UA development in house for future aircraft, states Carlos Berto, Program Manager, R&T Systems and Integration at Embraer.

Airframers, CDS developers and UA developers require a reliable and qualifiable product when faced with the unique challenges of developing for ARINC 661 and DO-178B certification, states Vincent Rossignol, Esterel Technologies' SCADE Solutions for ARINC 661 Compliant Systems Product Manager. Market leaders like Embraer can rely on the proven power of our SCADE solutions when making a significant change in their development strategy. We are extremely pleased that Embraer has selected our technology for this important project.

About Esterel Technologies

Esterel Technologies is the worldwide leader of model-based design, verification and code generation tools for critical system and software development.

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

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

Press Contact:

Kara Gremillion

Phone : +1 781-762-4689

Email : kara.gremillion@esterel-technologies.com

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