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Green Hills Software to Sponsor, Present and Demonstrate at the 11th Annual Consumer Telematics Show in Las Vegas

SANTA BARBARA, CA — January 2, 2013 — Green Hills Software, the largest independent vendor of embedded software solutions and a Gold Sponsor of this conference, will deliver a key presentation at the 11th Annual Consumer Telematics Show 2013, January 7, 2013 at Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV along with supporting a number of secure virtualization demonstrations. For more information, please visit http://www.ghs.com/events/CES_CTS_2013.html.

In his presentation, Green Hills Software's chief technology officer, David Kleidermacher, will talk on the topic "The Future of Android in Vehicles." He will be joined by Curt Moore, the general manager of Texas Instruments' Automotive Business Unit. The session is scheduled from 2:50 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. on Monday, January 7, 2013.

With its open-source flexibility, powerful content delivery system, and consumer device ubiquity, Android is an intriguing choice for center stack designs. For OEMs, the opportunity is comprehensive, but not without significant challenges.

The presentation will focus on:

• methods such as workload partitioning and data encryption that will enable driver safety with system security across Android-based automotive systems
• options for integrating car-friendly software frameworks, app stores, and mobile phone content for the consumer's ultimate gain
• important emerging hardware and software trends, including multicore processors and GPUs, virtualization and ultra-speed wireless networks, increasing the complexity and challenges for the safe, reliable deployment of Android in automotive electronics

At this show, Green Hills Software will demonstrate:

1. High Performance Virtualization of AutoDroid on OMAP 5 Processor
A securely virtualized Android Jelly Bean-based platform tailored to the needs of automotive infotainment manufacturers and OEMs, the platform features the world's first ARM Virtualization Extension (VE) enabled hypervisor, INTEGRITY® Multivisor™, running on a Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) OMAP™ 5 processor. The unique INTEGRITY Multivisor architecture provides hard real-time capabilities with fast boot performance for "instant on" safety functions like rear-view camera while securely separating open application environments – providing a rich Android experience in a safe, reliable manner for in-vehicle infotainment needs.

2. INTEGRITY Secure Smartphone – Trusted Mobile Device
INTEGRITY Secure Smartphone – Trusted Mobile Device (INTEGRITY-TMD) delivers the next generation of trusted mobile platforms. This commercially available standard platform features the industry-leading INTEGRITY Multivisor running on a Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP 4460 processor. The INTEGRITY Secure Smartphone securely separates Android open application environments with safe device, network and storage access, and management to the guest operating system – providing a rich Android experience in a safe, reliable manner for commercial, government and enterprise use.

About Green Hills Software

Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software is the largest independent vendor of embedded development solutions. In 2008, the Green Hills INTEGRITY-178B RTOS was the first and only operating system to be certified by NIAP (National Information Assurance Partnership comprised of NSA & NIST) to EAL6+, High Robustness, the highest level of security ever achieved for any software product. Our open architecture integrated development solutions address deeply embedded, absolute security and high-reliability applications for the military/avionics, medical, industrial, automotive, networking, consumer and other markets that demand industry-certified solutions. Green Hills Software is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the United Kingdom. Visit Green Hills Software at www.ghs.com.

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