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<td>The <ahref="http://crescendotool.org">Cresendo Tool</a> uses the Overture platform and <ahref="http://www.controllab.nl/en/products/20-sim.html">Controllab's 20-sim</a> to perform co-simulations that can be used in the analysis and development of cyber-physical systems.</td>
<td>The <ahref="http://symphonytool.org">Symphony Tool</a> extends part of the Overture Tool in order to support the CML language, which is aimed at describing and analysing Systems of Systems.</td>