Axis Systems Appoints Its First International Distributor.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999-- Marubeni Solutions Corporation Selected as Axis' Japanese Distributor Axis Systems, Inc. (Axis), an EDA (1) (Electronic Design Automation) Using the computer to design, lay out, verify and simulate the performance of electronic circuits on a chip or printed circuit board. company focused on improving the verification process for electronic system-on-a-chip (SoC) designs today announced that it has signed an agreement with Marubeni Solutions Corporation (MSOL MSOL Microchips Shop on Line MSOL Master of Science Organizational Leadership (educational degree) MSOL Microsoft Open License MSOL Microsoft Office Live ) of Japan. The agreement allows MSOL to act on Axis System's behalf in selling and supporting Axis' SoC design verification product family, Xcite(TM), in the Japanese market place. MSOL has already started its Xcite marketing effort in Japan and secured a major Japanese customer. After extensive evaluation, one of the Divisions of Hitachi Ltd. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : HIT) that develops System LSI LSI: see integrated circuit. (Large Scale Integration) Between 3,000 and 100,000 transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, VLSI and ULSI. purchased Xcite. Hitachi is the first Axis customer in Japan supported by MSOL. "This represents an important development for us, first of all to have the opportunity to work with a first class company like MSOL, and secondly, to be able to bring our tools to one of our most important markets-Japan -- with outstanding local support," said Mike Tsai, President and 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. of Axis Systems. "Axis founding team has a long history of bringing winning products to the EDA industry. We are pleased to work with them as their distribution partner in Japan, and we are very pleased to be able to offer verification tools such as Axis' Xcite products with its break through technology to our Japanese customers," said Mr. Kohnosuke Tsubaki, General Manager of Industrial Systems Division, MSOL. About Xcite Xcite addresses behavioral, register transfer-level (RTL) and gate-level simulation and verification of million-gate plus designs. The Xcite RCC co-processor coupled with functional verification and debugging software improves design verification throughput by orders of magnitude over software-only simulators. It fits directly inside a Sun(TM) Microsystems (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 : SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) Ultra(TM) 30 or Ultra 60 workstation and connects to its PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). backplane. Availability: Xcite-1000 for designs of up to 4-million gates is shipping now. Xcite-1000 includes a software simulator, RCC compiler and RCC co-processor. About Axis Systems: Axis Systems, Inc. is a technology leader in the logic design verification market. Founded in 1996, the company offers breakthrough technologies and high-speed products to verify electronic systems and systems-on-a-chip. Axis Systems, Inc., 209 Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, 408-588-2000, FAX: 408-588-1662, xcite@axiscorp.com, www.axiscorp.com. About MSOL: Marubeni Solutions Corporation, a subsidiary of one of the world's largest trading companies, Marubeni Corporation, is a strategic company for the electronics and computer industry with over five hundred people and seven offices in Japan. The Industrial Systems Division acts as a distributor in Japan for many leading EDA companies, primarily in IC, VLSI VLSI: see integrated circuit. (1) (Very Large Scale Integration) Between 100,000 and one million transistors on a chip. See SSI, MSI, LSI and ULSI. (2) (VLSI Technology, Inc., Tempe, AZ, www.semiconductors. , and PCB PCB: see polychlorinated biphenyl. PCB in full polychlorinated biphenyl Any of a class of highly stable organic compounds prepared by the reaction of chlorine with biphenyl, a two-ring compound. design tools as well as mechanical design tools. Contact Information: Marubeni Solutions Corp. 1-26-20, Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 011-81-3-5778-8540, Fax: 011-81-3-5778-8579, sakamaki@ksv.msol.co.jp NOTE TO EDITORS: A photo or electronic image of Axis' RCC co-processor and a white paper on RCC technology are available on request. Contacts for inquiries: Japan: Marubeni Solutions Corp. 1-26-20, Higashi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 011-81-3-5778-8540, Fax:011-81-3-5778-8579, sakamaki@ksv.msol.co.jp Rest of World: Axis Systems, Inc., 209 Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, 408-588-2000, FAX: 408-588-1662, xcite@axiscorp.com or visit www.axiscorp.com, Attn.: Steve Wang x111 Xcite is a trademark of Axis Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their owners. |
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