have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . february 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message virtutech inc. type corporation industry software technology founded 1998 headquarters san jose ca key people ceo john lambert founder peter magnusson products simics number of employees private parent intel website www.virtutech.com virtutech was founded in 1998 as a spin off from the swedish institute of computer science sics in stockholm sweden . in 2004 the headquarters was moved to san jose california usa . the stockholm site remains the company s r & d center . the company s main product is simics software used by teams of software developers to simulate computer systems . this facilitates the development testing and debugging of embedded software that runs devices such as high end servers network hardware aerospace military vehicles and automobiles . virtutech markets products that allow embedded software developers to create virtual models of hardware using an ordinary desktop computer run specified sets of tests and walk the programs through each step of execution both forwards and backwards . see the simics wikipedia article for more on the product . in 2001 amd and virtutech began working collaboratively on simulation for amd s hammer chips . 1 in july 2005 ibm selected virtutech simics for development of its power6 platform . 2 in 2007 virtutech and freescale announced a collaboration program around multicore processors . 3 virtutech thus appears to have a customer base that is partly in the embedded software world and partly in the general computing and server world . virtutech is a member of power.org . as embedded systems become more complex especially with the advent of multiprocessors it has become increasingly difficult to develop and debug embedded software without the use of specialized tools . virtutech s idea is to provide tools that allow developers to develop software faster than they would using hardware and traditional development methods . in particular by modeling a complex hardware system using software running on an ordinary workstation computer virtutech claims to reduce the challenge of embedded software development . 4 on february 5 2010 intel announced that it had acquired virtutech and that simics will now be maintained by intel s subsidiary wind river systems . 5 the price of the acquisition was 45m . 6 contents 1 see also 2 references 2.1 notes 3 external links see also edit simics the main virtutech product references edit ee times virtutech system level simulator features hindsight technology virtual strategy magazine new ceo john lambert on virtutech present and future slashdot hindsight reversible computing notes edit techweb january 16 2001 amd to use virtutech to simulate hammer chip power.org 9 july 2007 virtutech simics optimizes product development of system p server product line sdtimes august 1 2007 freescale ups the multicore ante hybrid simulation environment to allow fast forward to tricky spots dr. dobbs podcast peter s. magnusson explains how multiprocessing is driving the need for simulation in systems level debugging . http www.windriver.com news press pr.html id 7841 eda graffiti external links edit virtutech simics retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title virtutech & oldid 674633567 categories software companies based in californiacompanies based in san jose californiacompanies established in 1998electronic design automation companiesemulation softwaresimulation softwarevirtual machinesintel acquisitionshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from february 2014 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages svenska edit links this page was last modified on 5 august 2015 at 05 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view