Bran Selic Joins Zeligsoft

Gatineau, PQ, September 14, 2009 — Zeligsoft™, a leading vendor of software development tools to the embedded computing industry, today announced the appointment of Bran Selic to the position of Director of Advanced Technology. In this strategic role, Bran will be responsible for the overall Zeligsoft model-based engineering (MBE) strategy and technology research programs. He will also be a key contributor to the Zeligsoft product direction and roadmap.

Selic has close to 40 years of industrial experience in the design and implementation of large-scale real-time and embedded software in telecom, robotics, and aerospace and is a recognized as a pioneer in the application of modern model-based engineering methods in real-time development, having authored a best-selling technical reference text on this topic. He is on the editorial board of several prominent scientific journals and is a frequent keynote speaker at various technical conferences and events. Bran is also an Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto and Carleton University and is involved with a number of ongoing government-funded research initiatives investigating model-based engineering in Canada, France, and Australia.

Prior to joining Zeligsoft, Bran worked for IBM Canada, where he was an IBM Distinguished Engineer. At IBM he was responsible for defining their overall strategy for real-time software development tools. Before that, he co-founded ObjecTime Limited, a highly successful vendor of development tools for the embedded and real-time systems sector (ObjecTime was purchased by Rational Software in 2000). At ObjecTime, he was Vice President for Research and Development and also Vice President for Advanced Technology. While at ObjecTime, Bran was a member of the team that designed the Unified Modeling Language (UML) industry standard, ultimately chairing the UML 2 standardization committee between 2003 and 2008. He also led the team that designed the first industry standard UML profile for real-time systems development and has contributed to several other industry standards.

“Bran is one of the most respected world experts in model-based engineering and embedded system development” said Francis Bordeleau, CEO, Zeligsoft, “For the last 20 years he has been leading the development of modeling languages like ROOM and UML as well as the embedded system development tools of ObjecTime and IBM Rational. His expertise, experience, proven track record and deep passion for technology improvement make him the ideal candidate to lead Zeligsoft advanced technology. We are delighted to have him aboard.”

"Zeligsoft is a company with world-leading expertise and products in the area to which I have dedicated most of my career. They possess both vision and a proven capacity to make that vision a practical reality in an industrial context.” said Bran Selic, Director of Advanced Technology, Zeligsoft. “This is why I am so thrilled to join the team that will undoubtedly advance the state-of-the-art with their products and services, leading to those much-needed quantum leaps in productivity and software quality.”

About Zeligsoft

Zeligsoft is focused on helping its customers adopt a model-based software engineering approach to the development of their embedded software systems. Built using open platforms, industry-standard frameworks, and domain-specific languages, Zeligsoft's software development environment offers teams unsurpassed productivity, software quality and opportunity for large-scale collaboration. Complementing Zeligsoft's proven tools are its widely recognized training and professional services. Zeligsoft's products and services are delivered to customers around the world from its headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. For additional information about Zeligsoft, visit the web site at http://www.zeligsoft.com.

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