LDRA expands certification management market to Russia

WIRRAL, UK: LDRA, the leading provider of automated software verification, source code analysis and test tools, announced that it has chosen Softline to distribute the LDRA tool suite and LDRA's Certification Services to Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

Softline boasts a 35 percent market share in Russia's software market after 20 years of strong sales, implementation, and education in various markets, including safety-critical ones.

LDRA's certification management and software test verification technologies promise new compliance efficiencies and process management to Russia's safety-critical industries.

Together, Softline and LDRA will target standards-based certification for aerospace and defense (KT-178B, DO-178B/C, DO-278), automotive (ISO 26262), rail and industrial safety (IEC 61508), nuclear (IEC 60880), and medical (IEC 62304).

Softline plans to take the LDRA software test and verification expertise to its large customer base as well as generate new clients through extensive education and training outreach.

With a full range of services for building, optimizing, supporting, and developing software and IT solutions, Softline shares LDRA's focus on end-to-end software technologies.

The LDRA tool suite-which includes automated tools that cover the entire development lifecycle from requirements engineering through code compliance, static and dynamic analysis, target testing, and verification-will support the end-to-end software testing requirements of Softline's clients.

"With today's competitive economy, software developers are asked to deliver risk-free software solutions on time and on budget," noted Ian Hennell, LDRA Operations director.

"With extensive experience in complex technical software, Softline is well-aware of the complexities of achieving certification compliance. The LDRA tool suite with its certification management and test verification capabilities helps automate the process, saving companies significant cost in product development, maintenance, and time to market."

"With a complete software solution that covers requirements, analysis, test, and compliance, LDRA represents the gold standard in end-to-end software verification," noted Viсtor Algazin, Softline Sales director.

"Our clients struggle with the increasing demands of standardization and compliance. The LDRA tool suite will streamline their processes, giving our clients a way to efficiently test and certify their software and decrease their time to market."

Softline brings local language support throughout Russia and the CIS with 68 offices in 25 countries and an extensive customer base in safety-critical markets where companies must prove certification compliance.

Softline's education and training programs have enabled the company to become the premier software and IT solution distributor in Russia. LDRA's standards-specific templates and industry-tailored compliance processes offer immediate upsale to Softline's client base in the avionics, nuclear, defense, rail, and other related industries.

Softline understands the value of LDRA's leading certification technology, developed over nearly 40 years of helping clients achieve certification readiness. LDRA provides a suite of tools fine-tuned to the needs of safety-critical markets. From requirements traceability to analysis, unit testing, and validation, the LDRA tool suite supports certification objectives at all levels of design assurance.

Widely used certification templates and checklists establish standard-specific processes that allow applicants to meet management, development, and verification objectives. In addition to extensive industry certification compliance, LDRA also offers program rule checking, which enables companies to improve or secure code with compliance to standards such as MISRA or Cert C.