Award Software Announces USBAccess Support For Wind River Systems' Tornado; USB-Host Connectivity Software Minimizes Time-To-Market for Embedded Systems Developers Using Tornado.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 3, 1998--Award Software International(R) Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AWRD), today announced the immediate availability of USBAccess(TM) for Wind River Systems' (NASDAQ:WIND) Tornado(TM) development environment on both x86 and 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. platforms, giving Tornado-based 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. immediate connectivity to Universal Serial Bus See USB. (hardware, standard) Universal Serial Bus - (USB) An external peripheral interface standard for communication between a computer and external peripherals over an inexpensive cable using biserial transmission. devices. Award Software's USBAccess is a complete 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. software solution available for host-side embedded device manufacturers. The product's features are a full implementation of the current USB specification 1.0 and include the host controller software stack (1) A stack that is implemented in memory rather than in hardware registers. See stack. (2) A generic reference to a set of system programs or a set of application programs that form a complete system. See stack. and host-class drivers, supporting all USB functions for the growing number of USB devices. It provides manufacturers with seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of USB devices into products based upon operating systems that do not include support for the USB standard. Available for UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). , Windows 95, and Windows NT host platforms and more than one dozen target processor families, Tornado is the only complete software cross-development environment for embedded systems. Tornado is seamlessly integrated and includes the industry's most powerful development tools and VxWorks(R) a feature-rich, high performance and scalable real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. . "Award's USBAccess provides Wind River's customers with a software solution for building embedded systems and consumer devices that use USB for connectivity," said Curt Schacker, vice president of marketing for Wind River Systems. "Award offers a complete and unique USB software solution as the only host-side solution on the market at this time." "USB connectivity is becoming a requirement for many classes of embedded designs, ranging from consumer electronics to industrial control applications," said Laurent Gharda, vice president of marketing at Award. "We are pleased to enable Wind River Systems customers to leverage this new standard for PC connectivity in embedded and consumer electronic designs." Award Software provides system management software (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ) for personal computers and embedded systems. Award's cornerstone PC SMS product, BIOS, is marketed to computer and motherboard manufacturers, and is included in 60 percent of all x86-based desktops and servers worldwide. Additional Award PC products include software to facilitate system administration and reduce total cost of ownership through remote administration, diagnostics, and repair; enhanced support for PC cards; and BIOS upgrades to extend the useful life of existing PCs. Award also offers a complete line of products for manufacturers of embedded and real time systems including turnkey Internet appliance-enabling software, Win32 compatibility libraries, USB host and device connectivity software, and BIOS for embedded x86 systems. Award Software, headquartered in Silicon Valley, has offices in Germany, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and the US. For more information, e-mail info@award.com. The company's stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol AWRD. More information can be obtained from the company's SEC filing or by visiting Award Software's Web site at http://www.award.com. For more information on Wind River's products please call 800/545-WIND or 510/748-4100, send e-mail to inquiries@wrs.com, or visit http://www.wrs.com. The statements in this news release, other than the historical information, may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including those associated with the acceptance of new technology and products for the Internet and embedded systems market, Award Software's ability to respond to technological change and other market conditions that could cause actual results to differ materially. Further information on factors that could affect the company's results are detailed in Award Software's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended Dec. 31, 1996, and on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended Sept. 30, 1997, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- Note to Editors: Wind River Systems, Tornado and VxWorks are registered trademarks of Wind River Systems, Inc. All trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Award Software International Inc. Toni Goodrich, 650/237-6831 toni_goodrich@award.com or Stapleton Communications Inc. Anna Yen/Deborah Stapleton, 650/470-0200 anna@stapleton.com |
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