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INDIA: Artesyn Embedded Technologies is to collaborate with Lab To Market Innovations to bring its ControlSafe range of SIL4 computing platforms to the Indian rail market.

?The ControlSafe portfolio is designed for a wide range of onboard and wayside applications and is already saving integrators years of time-to-market and millions in development costs all over the world?, said Qianqian Shao, Product Manager at Artesyn Embedded Technologies, on November 16. ?We have selected Lab To Market for its entrepreneurship and experience in the Indian market, and this alliance will enable us to jointly tailor solutions for the next generation of India?s train control systems and signalling applications.?

?India has a world-renowned rail infrastructure carrying over 20 million passengers a day and a growing need for investment into dedicated freight networks?, said Professor S K Sinha, founder and Managing Director of Lab to Market which is supported by the Indian Institute of Science?s incubator programme in Bangalore. ?Using the ControlSafe platform with SIL4 certifications will help us bring this much-needed infrastructure to reality more quickly, cost effectively and with a reliable development roadmap.?