TASKING announced the acquisition of 100% of LDRA, which is a provider of software tools for code analysis and software testing for safety-, mission-, security-critical markets. And LDRA has been a privately owned company with a team of over 100 employees distributed across the UKS (headquarters), US, India and Germany.
LDRA’s tools had achieved early error identification and elimination by enabling bi-directional requirements traceability, static and dynamic code analysis, and unit- and system-level verification on various hardware and software platforms. LDRA’s extensive reporting capabilities helps critical application development teams to mitigate risk and demonstrate compliance with functional safety and security standards. LDRA’s certification services complements the LDRA tool suite offering industry-specific subject matter expertise.
Integrating LDRA technologies enhances TASKING’s safety- and security-oriented software ecosystem and broadens its capabilities as a trusted partner for embedded software development tools and services. And LDRA’s portfolio of software tools that automate code analysis and software testing for safety, mission, security, and business-critical markets complements TASKING’s existing high-quality, functional, safety-certified embedded software development tools and compilers.
KEY QUOTES:
“TASKING and LDRA have worked together in a trustful partnership for many years. We look forward to taking this collaboration to the next level. With the combination of our product portfolios, we enhance the customer experience. Together, we speed development and verification of critical embedded applications using industry best practices even on the most complex applications that leverage multicore processors.”
– Ian Hennell, Operations Director, LDRA
“With the acquisition of LDRA, we offer our customers a comprehensive portfolio to support the software development for safety-critical applications in a wide range of markets, including aerospace and automotive.”
– Gregor Zink, CEO, TASKING
