SYSGO History & Milestones

Let's take a journey through innovation, resilience, and technological advancement: Embark with us as we trace the evolution of SYSGO, a pioneering force in the world of embedded and real-time operating systems.

Discover the milestones, challenges, and triumphs that have shaped SYSGO as the dynamic company it is today. 

Founded in 1991 by visionary software engineers, SYSGO emerged with a mission to customize operating systems to meet specific customer needs while ensuring the highest levels of Safety and Security certification. With offices across Europe, our relentless focus on delivering premium software solutions coupled with unparalleled customer support has fueled our global success and growth.

Proudly integrated into numerous successful projects across various industries, our dedicated team continuously strives to make the world safer and more secure. SYSGO's European success story in embedded software is also driven by  valued partnerships with industry giants demonstrating our commitment to innovation.

Our international team, driven by passion and responsibility, actively shapes the world through continuous improvement and tailored solutions for a wide range of projects.

Move. Unite. Excite. We are SYSGO.

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2024


Highest Safety Level for Space Travel

PikeOS achieves the highest Space Safety standard (Cat. A) per ECSS-E-ST-40C. A certification kit is available to demonstrate suitability for all Space Safety-critical applications.

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2022


Common Criteria EAL 5+

SYSGO addresses rising Cybersecurity threats with PikeOS 5.1.3 achieving Common Criteria (CC) certification at EAL 5+ for ARMv8, x86-64, and PPC architectures. 

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2021


Certification Kits for the highest Safety Levels

PikeOS meets the most stringent functional Safety requirements enabling ISO 26262 ASIL D certification for automotive systems, EN 50128 SIL 4 for railways, and IEC 61508 SIL 3 for industrial applications, all supporting ARMv8 hardware virtualization.

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PikeOS for MPU Market Introduction

PikeOS for MPU is tailored for microcontrollers and extends Safety-critical and secure embedded hardware options for applications in Space, Avionics, Industrial, Automotive, and Medical markets, ideal for simple controller-based systems lacking a Memory Management Unit (MMU).

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2020


PikeOS entering the Space Market

PikeOS powers the onboard software for ANGELS, compact satellites in the European initiative. Launched in 2020, it's fully operational. ANGELS, or Argos NEO Generic Economic Light Satellites, supports global environmental study and protection through satellite-based data collection.

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New SYSGO Headquarters

Cornerstone ceremony in Klein-Winternheim near Mainz to lay the foundation for better team work, react to environmental and Security regulations, and looking into the future of software innovations.

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2019


Common Criteria EAL 3+

PikeOS hypervisor achieved Common Criteria EAL 3+ certification  for its separation kernel. This certification ensures strict application separation on the same hardware, vital for Security-critical systems on x86-64, ARMv7, and ARMv8 platforms.

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2018


Intel & SYSGO: Vulnerabilities on Spectre

Intel appreciates SYSGO Engineers for finding Vulnerabilities on Spectre.

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2017


Joint Venture with Vector Informatik

Vector and SYSGO have founded a joint venture for the development of embedded software. The aim of the cooperation is to create an integrated software platform consisting of the AUTOSAR adaptive basic software MICROSAR and the real-time operating system PikeOS.

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2016


1st Hypervisor in Automotive Production

Continental and SYSGO have integrated the PikeOS hypervisor technology into vehicles, enabling seamless operation of various software applications like AUTOSAR, GENIVI, and Android concurrently. The hypervisor distributes resources across virtual computers, showcasing reliability akin to certified architectures in Aviation, Railway, and Medical industries.

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2013


1st SIL 4 Certification on Multi-Core

SYSGO achieves EN 50128 SIL 4 certification for PikeOS on multi-core platforms, granted by TÜV SÜD. This milestone enables Safety-critical systems to utilize multi-core processors fully, addressing previous limitations in certification due to complexity and non-determinism.

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2012


SYSGO becomes Part of the Thales Group

Thales acquires SYSGO, bolstering its portfolio in safe and secure operating systems for Aeronautics, Space, Transport, Defense, and Security enhancing SYSGO's market reach, consolidating its European leadership and facilitating entry into new sectors.

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2008


SYSGO as Tier-1 Airbus Supplier

Airbus chooses PikeOS as DO-178B reference platform for the A350 XWB, enhancing Safety and Security. PikeOS supports the FSA-NG system for in-flight applications and maintenance data provision including real-time, ARINC 653 partitioning, secure storage, and graphical user interface management.

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2005


PikeOS Hard RTOS & Hypervisor Market Introduction 

SYSGO introduces PikeOS, a microkernel enabling concurrent operation of diverse OSs on one hardware, safeguarded from each other. It supports Linux, POSIX, with seamless integration for additional APIs. Partition management ensures resource allocation, enabling isolation for Safety- and Security critical applications and facilitating formal certification. 

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2003


ELinOS as "Product of the Year" 

ELinOS 2.2 was voted 'Product of the Year 2003' in embedded systems by readers of Elektronik, a German publication. Over 1000 readers participated in the annual vote, recognizing ELinOS 2.2 for its excellence.

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1999


ELinOS Embedded Linux Market Introduction

ELinOS is the first German development environment for embedded Linux systems, catering to newcomers and those transitioning to embedded Linux. ELinOS aims to democratize the adoption of Linux across various embedded computing applications, offering powerful tools for simplified system implementation.

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1991


Hello World

SYSGO Foundation as "Real-Time Solutions GmbH" in Mainz, Germany.