Apogee Announces Java Offering Based on IBM Technologies for Embedded Systems Running VxWorks or LynxOS or BlueCat Linux.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2004

Apogee Software today announced that its Aphelion(TM) Java(TM) Development Environment (JDE) derived from IBM WebSphere Studio Device Developer (WSDD), and Aphelion Java Runtime Environments (JREs) comprised of Apogee's ports of IBM J2ME-compatible WebSphere Micro Environment (WME), is available for embedded systems running Wind River's VxWorks or LynuxWorks' LynxOS or BlueCat Linux.

The VxWorks and LynxOS/BlueCat targeted Aphelion is comprehensive software offering for development and deployment of Java applications targeted at many types of embedded systems. It includes two types of environments based on Java technologies licensed by Apogee from IBM Pervasive Computing division: (i) JDE comprised of components from WSDD (GUI, tools, plug-ins, etc.) and one-of-a-kind tools (a bytecode/native-code debugger, for example) developed by Apogee; and (ii) JREs comprised of advanced J9 Virtual Machine and API class libraries from WME, ported by Apogee to various embedded processors running VxWorks or LynxOS or BlueCat Linux.

Aphelion JDE provides full access to advanced WSDD technology, which translates into time and cost savings for developers who want the maximum application portability and code re-usability as they develop and manage product life cycles. In addition, it facilitates various tasks involved in developing embedded Java applications, such as creation and managing of development projects, coding of many kinds of Java applications, construction of high performance executable forms of developed applications, and testing, debugging, and performance-tuning of such executable forms.

Each Aphelion JRE provides full access to advanced J9 VM technology, thus allowing reliable, fast, and memory saving deployment of Java applications created with Aphelion JDE or other J2ME-compatible JDEs. In addition, each JRE fully facilitates execution and debugging of Java applications during their development with Aphelion JDE, and, subsequently, effective and reliable production deployment of developed applications with high runtime performance and small footprint. Each Aphelion JRE can be provided in a configuration that is compliant with the Real-Time Specification for Java(TM) (RTSJ).

This is the industry-first RTSJ-specific implementation of J9 VM technology.

Together, Aphelion JDE and each Aphelion JRE comprise a complete "embedded Java solution" that is fully compatible with Sun's J2ME Platform and can be productively used for development and deployment of Java applications targeted at embedded systems running VxWorks, LynxOS, or BlueCat Linux used in many types of devices, including high-end wireless communication devices, consumer appliances, process control devices, industrial gateways and monitoring/diagnostics devices, factory floor automation systems ("eFactory" environments), devices used in gas stations ("eGasStation" environments), automotive devices, point-of-sale terminals and other devices used in retailing, etc.

"By partnering with a Apogee and integrating the IBM WebSphere Micro Environment with the Wind River Platforms, we are able to provide our customers with a robust, standards based solution, enabling our customers to optimize their device software development," said Michel Genard, vice president of Platform marketing for Wind River.

"Apogee offering leverages the benefits of IBM's Java technologies, Apogee's extensive expertise in porting such technologies to various types of embedded systems, and LynuxWorks' advanced operating systems, to provide our customers the best-of-breed solutions for developing embedded products," said Bob Morris, vice president of marketing for LynuxWorks. "Java is being deployed in communications, office automation and consumer appliance markets, where developers require the ability to rapidly add new features and evolve their products. By continuously seeking out extensible platforms and technologies for the markets we serve, we are better able to serve our customer needs with complete developer solutions as requirements continue to change."

"In addition to preserving and enhancing the strengths that contributed to the Java Platform's remarkable success on desktops and enterprise systems, Aphelion removes the shortcomings that used to hinder the use of Java for embedded systems, such as slow runtime execution and large run-time footprint," said George Malek, Chairman and CEO of Apogee. "Apogee is very pleased that Aphelion's WSDD-based JDE and WME-based JREs are now available for developing and deploying Java applications targeted at embedded processor running VxWorks, the world's most popular RTOS, and LynxOS or BlueCat Linux, two of the most advanced RTOSs in the industry."

About Apogee

Founded in 1988, privately held Apogee Software specializes in high performance programming environments and tools for development and deployment of Java and C/C++ applications targeted at embedded systems. Apogee also provided custom-designed software solutions at several levels, including source code and technology licensing. Apogee is located in Campbell, one of the cities in California's "Silicon Valley". For more information about Apogee and its products, please visit www.apogee.com or call 408-369-9001.

Java and other Java-based trademarks and logos are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Aphelion is a trademark of Apogee Software, Inc. LynxOS is a registered trademark and BlueCat is a trademark of LynuxWorks, Inc. WSDD is a trademark of IBM Corporation.