ARC International Completes Integration of Three Subsidiaries Into One Company; Finishes Initiative Started in Early 2002.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 17, 2002 ARC International (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :ARK), a leader in semiconductor and software technology licensing, today announced completion of the integration of its three subsidiaries into the parent company, finalizing a plan announced early in 2002 by new CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Mike Gulett. The three subsidiaries: MetaWare, a Santa Cruz, Calif., toolset maker; VAutomation, a provider of communication peripherals, located in Nashua, N.H.; and Ottawa, Canada-based Precise Software Technologies, a provider of application-software platforms, are all now operating under the name ARC International. "This is a very important accomplishment," said CEO Mike Gulett. "By bringing these companies together, we have significantly enhanced our product offering. In effect, we become a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for embedded RISC/DSP processors, RTOS (1) (RealTime Operating System) An operating system designed for use in a real time computer system. See real time system, embedded system, process control and OS-9. , software, peripherals and development tools. We have a unique product portfolio, and we can offer integrated products that are not available from any other company." "What's more," he continued, "Customers are assured that all of our products have been tested and guaranteed to work with each other. By providing solutions that include the processor integrated with the USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. or Ethernet, RTOS and protocol stack along with the development tools, ARC International enables our customers to reduce their time to market, reduce their cost, reduce their number of IP suppliers and reduce their risk." ARC International's MetaWare products include debuggers and compliers, such as the High C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++/EC++(TM) Embedded Development Tool Suite, SeeCode(TM) Debuggers and toolsets for ARC, ARM, StrongARM, MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. , PowerPC, picoJAVA and XScale cores. The Precise products now under the ARC International brand include the Precise/MQX(TM) RTOS and Precise/RTCS(TM) networking stack with optional IPSec, NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. and other protocols and optional embedded I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output components that are required for developing various types of resource-constraint devices. The company's software can be found operating in hundreds of smart devices in the marketplace -- digital telephone sets, PBXs, xDSL and cable modems, set-top boxes, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and process control applications. The VAutomation side of ARC International features USB High Speed OTG (1) See USB OTG. (2) (The OBJECTive Technology Group, Ltd., Alexandria, VA) An organization that was devoted to distributed computing and object technology. Founded in 1994, it augmented the object and Internet standards community and served as an intermediary between (On-The-Go) and 1.1, Ethernet MAC and microprocessor cores such as Turbo 186(TM), V8, V8086, V186, VZ80, and V6052. In addition to development tools, VAutomation also produces the FPGA-based Intellicore Prototyping System, V8-microRISC(TM) Assembler/Debugger and Software Simulator, and the Paradigm FS2 Suite. About ARC International ARC International is a leading developer of embedded user-customizable, high-performance 32-bit RISC/DSP processor cores, with integrated development tools, peripherals, RTOS and software. These integrated products and solutions are a result of the acquisitions of MetaWare(R), VAutomation(TM) and Precise Software Technologies(TM). ARC's integrated intellectual property solutions assist customers in rapidly developing next generation wireless, networking and consumer electronics products, reducing time to market, reducing their cost, reducing the number of IP suppliers and reducing their risk for system-on-chip products. Products based on ARC's technology include digital still cameras, set-top boxes, and network processors. ARC International employs more than 200 people in research and development, sales, and marketing offices across North America, Europe and Israel. Full details of the company's locations and other information are on the company's web site, www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK). Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, market acceptance of the ARC technology; fluctuations in and unpredictability of the Company's quarterly results; general economic and business conditions; regulatory policies adopted by governmental authorities; assumptions regarding the Company's future business strategy; changes in technology; competition; ability to attract and retain qualified personnel; risks associated with the Company's international operations; and other uncertainties that are discussed in the "Investment Considerations" section of the Company's listing particulars dated 28 September 2000 filed with the United Kingdom Listing Authority and the Registrar of Companies The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. in England and Wales England and Wales are both constituent countries of the United Kingdom, that together share a single legal system: English law. Legislatively, England and Wales are treated as a single unit (see State (law)) for the conflict of laws. . The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date such statement was first made Note to Editors: ARC, the ARC logo, and ARCtangent are trademarks of ARC International. All other brands or product names are the property of their respective holders. |
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