Applied Microsystems Ranked in Top Five Embedded Software Tool Vendors in the World; Gartner Dataquest Reports on Embedded Software Market Share.Business Editors/High Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2002 Applied Microsystems Corp. (Nasdaq:APMC APMC Application (Server) for Mail and Calendaring APMC Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference APMC Advanced Program Management Course APMC Amicale Philatélique et Marcophile Colmarienne APMC Afloat Personnel Management Center ) announced today the latest Gartner Dataquest report on embedded software Instructions that permanently reside in a ROM or flash memory chip. Embedded software may be immediately available to the CPU or, for faster execution, may be transferred to RAM first and then executed. tools market share findings which list Applied Microsystems among the top five embedded software tool vendors in the world. The ranking results provided in the Gartner Dataquest's independent 2000 Worldwide Embedded Software Tools Market Share Report are based on the total worldwide sales of the following products: 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. , compilers, debuggers, simulators, system-level tools IDEs and ICEs. The placement of Applied so high in the ranking is particularly interesting given the size of the company and its products are few relative to the total number of products listed in the category. These findings indicate Applied is a leading vendor in the product categories it serves. Estimating total market size for embedded software at $688 million, Gartner Dataquest reports 59% of the market was shared by the following five top vendors: Wind River; Rational Software, Palm Computing, Green Hills Software, and Applied Microsystems. Commenting on the report, Applied's 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. Steve Verleye says, "As a small company to be listed fifth largest company in terms of world embedded software market share is a rewarding recognition of the impact our product line is having on the industry. Delivering real time visibility into embedded software which is Applied's specialty is proving to be an increasingly critical business as well as technical requirement of reliable embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. design, development and test." About Applied Microsystems Applied Microsystems expedites the development, test and deployment of business- and safety-critical embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . Applied is a leading provider of innovative technologies, such as application and low-level embedded software test, debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. , and verification tools. Using Applied's tools, engineers test, debug, and verify embedded software found in optical or wireless voice and data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. networks; airborne, medical, and automotive systems; industrial automation, console games, and consumer electronics. Applied's solutions deliver the visibility, reliability, and credibility required in today's complex business-critical embedded systems. Applied's most popular tools include CodeTEST(R), PowerTAP(R), CodeTAP(R), SuperTAP(R), and NetROM(R). The company can be reached at P.O. Box 97002, Redmond, WA 98073-9702; by phone at 800/426-3925; or by e-mail at info@amc.com. Visit Applied on the Web at www.amc.com. All trademarks and copyrights are property of their respective owners and are protected therein. |
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