High-Quality Customizable Embedded Software from COTS Components

Dramatic advances in computer and communication technologies have greatly promoted the growth of embedded telecommunication systems. More and more critical applications, such as banking and financial services, remote patient monitoring systems, transportation, etc., are being developed. The software for these applications is becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex and this trend will accelerate over the next few years with the development of "software-defined telephony". To support these critical applications, it is necessary to achieve high quality and rigorously demonstrate that high quality has in fact been achieved. In today's highly competitive environment, it is also essential to have accelerated development schedules and the capability to quickly customize and adapt products for niche markets and to satisfy diverse regional standards and procedures.