Critical Software is one of the Portuguese companies involved in a consortium whose purpose is to develop and implement a full-scale solution for the Portuguese Electric Vehicle charging and support infrastructure (part of the Portuguese Mobility Program).

As a result of the Portuguese industry's mobilization efforts around the theme of electric mobility, and benefitting from the national government's institutional support, the 1st charging station of the Electric Vehicle charging infrastructure was unveiled.  

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Critical Software was a proud sponsor of the 2010 edition of Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) premier conference in Europe - SEPG Europe 2010 being held at Porto, Portugal. The SEPG Europe Conference is an event that focuses on performance improvement through process capability. As the flagship conference for process professionals, SEPG Europe is an annual gathering where the European process community comes together to learn, network, and build their skills in process improvement as a means to achieving superior performance.

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Critical Software sponsored the 1st National Symposium of Science and Technological Researchers . This event was organized by the National Organization of Researchers in Science and Technology (Associação Nacional de Investigadores em Ciência e Tecnologia - ANICT) and had as its participant's researchers from various Universities and Research Centres in Portugal, as well as young entrepreneurs in companies with a technological basis, and several renowned individualities in the Portuguese academic and corporative settings.

This event took place on the 8th of May, 2010 in the Rectorate of the New University of Lisbon (Reitoria da Universidade Nova de Lisboa).

Critical Software was awarded the Innovation trophy at the Entrepreneurial Gala 2010, promoted by INVEST , a business, politics and regional development magazine, in Portugal. The award recognizes Critical Software's accomplishments in the area, the sway it has in the Portuguese entrepreneurial environment, as an example and instigator of innovation and of new technologies, as well as a creator and early adopter of the best practises within the Portuguese entrepreneurial community.

"Critical Software has been following an innovation-focused growth strategy, in a quest to accelerate value creation. We are honoured to receive this award, as it is the recognition of the emphasis we place in sustainable growth policies, allied to our vision oriented to markets in constant change, and yet another motivation for us to surmount our own successes", states Gonçalo Quadros, Critical Software's CEO.

The scientific and technologic challenges that the different military and militarized forces enduringly face, can benefit from the capabilities that clearly are present in the Portuguese companies and universities. On the other hand, the mission of the Defence and Security institutions includes an objective that is markedly strategic for the national interests, which consists in the promotion of the social and economic segment of the country.

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Critical Software Technologies, which started trading in 2006 from premises on Southampton University’s Science Park, is pleased to announce that opened in a new office in Yeovil. This marks the successful achievement of another milestone in the company’s growth plans, one that will enable it to work more closely with clients in the West Country.

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Critical Software Technologies Ltd (CSWT) is pleased to announce that it has signed a collaboration agreement with Zircon Software Ltd (Zircon), under which the two companies will jointly pursue opportunities for high-integrity software and systems development in the transportation sector, both in the UK and abroad.

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For the 3rd consecutive year, Critical has renewed its commitment to the UK “Give as you Earn” programme. The company’s Gold Payroll Giving Certificate reflects the efforts of the organisation to foster a workplace culture of committed giving.

Critical Software is proud of the victory in the RoboCup Júnior 2010 of the teams of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC). The teams that were supported by Critical, JESS.isr.uc.pt and RescueB.deec.uc.pt conquered the title of World Champions in the competitions of Rescue B and Dance, in the Robot World Cup in Singapore.

The Rescue B competition, which made is debut in this year’s Robocup, was won by the team comprised by Beatriz Gonçalves, João Seabra and João Pedro Silveira, having won the first place along side with the Hong Kong’s team.

In the Dance competition, the Team comprised by Samuel Nunes, Joana Carneiro, Sara Moutinho and Adriana Martins took home the trophy of World Champions in Robot Dance.

Critical Software’s support to these teams is a part of the company’s continuing policy of supporting the youngest talents in the Portuguese technological community and of cooperating with the must distinct learning institutions in Portugal, contributing for the enrichment of the knowledge and technology created in Portugal. 

Critical Software has been recognized for its commitment and outstanding contribution to the success of the International Year of Astronomy in Portugal , by International Astronomical Union. Critical Software is proud to receive this recognition for its willing contribution to the highlighting of the fundamental role of astronomy in science education and of space exploration in human knowledge. 

The Year was declared by the 62nd General Assembly of the United Nations, and is endorsed by UNESCO, having had the support of many important names in the space industry.

Gonçalo Quadros received, during the “New Realities, New Horizons” congress, the João Vidal Xavier – Innovation & Creativity (Inovação & Criatividade) prize. Critical Software’s CEO was one of individualities awarded during this event, picked from a strict group of the most influential entrepreneurs of Portugal’s Centro region.

Critical Software was present in SME Week (Semana das PME). This event, promoted by Coimbra's Entrepreneur Club , in a partnership with the Bissaya Barreto Institute for Higher Studies (Instituto Superior Bissaya Barreto), was originally an initiative of the European Commission and is sponsored in Portugal by IAPMEI. This year the SME Week will be dedicated to the theme of "Corporate Sustainability with Social Responsibility". This event was  held from the 26th of May to the 1st of June in the ISBB's premises in Bencanta. 

Critical Software will take part in the SMB Global Forum through its CEO, Gonçalo Quadros. He will be responsible for the first conference in this forum, where he will approach the topic of "Internationalization, a solution for Growth". Critical Software's know-how, in the context of sustainable growth inside and outside Portuguese borders, is a value added when the topic is the sharing of good practices and ideas. The SMB Global Forum took place at the Europarque in Santa Maria da Feira, on the 26th of May, 2010.

Gonçalo Quadros, Critical Software’s CEO, was honored during the 12th Portuguese Engineer Regional Encounter (XII Encontro Regional do Engenheiro ). The highlight of this encounter was the Formal Session, which brought together prestigious figures from the Centro Region of Portugal  and its engineers, to honor the figures that shape engineering in that region.

This formal session was held Saturday, the 29th of May, at the Cineteatro Municipal de Anadia, in Portugal.

Critical Software is an international company that develops solutions and provides reliable, groundbreaking services and technologies to support critical systems. Founded in 1998, it has of offices in Coimbra, Oporto and Lisbon (Portugal), and subsidiaries in Southampton (United Kingdom), San Jose, California (United States), São Paulo (Brazil), Bucharest (Romania) and Maputo (Mozambique) and its clients are companies and entities that are leaders in their areas. Critical Software follows rigorous processes in terms of software development, according to CMMI® Level5, ISO 9001:2000 Tick-IT, ISO 15504, NATO AQAP 150, AQAP 2120 and EN9100.