Corporate Profile for Microware Systems Corp., dated Aug. 29, 1997.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The following Corporate Profile is available for inclusion in your files. News releases for this client are distributed by Business Wire and also become part of the leading databases and online services, including all of the leading Internet-based services. -0-
Published Date: August 29, 1997
Company Name: Microware Systems Corp
Address: 1500 NW 118th St.
Des Moines, Iowa 50325
Main Telephone
Number: 515/223-8000
Internet Home
Page Address
(URL) www.microware.com
Chief Executive
Officer: Ken Kaplan
Chief Financial
Officer: Kent Kelderman
Investor Relations
Contact: Kent Kelderman
Business number: 515/223-8000
Home number: n/a
e-mail address: n/a
Public Relations
Contact: Sara Payne
Business number: 515/223-8000
Home number: n/a
e-mail address: n/a
Trading Symbol/
Exchange: MWAR (NASDAQ)
Industry: System Software
Market Makers: n/a
Company description: Microware develops, markets, and supports the sophisticated OS-9 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. software and development tools for advanced consumer, communications, and industrial products, including devices for the emerging Internet, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , and digital television markets. Microware believes it is well positioned to be the premier supplier of operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. software for mass-produced intelligent devices that use high-performance embedded microprocessors Embedded microprocessors are essentially microprocessors that are used in everyday electronic devices, such as cellular telephones, household appliances, automobiles, or virtually any electronic device you could think of. - the computer "brain" inside the device. Through their targeted vertical markets, Microware's OS-9 real-time operating system is fast becoming an integral part of many exciting new smart products, such as e-mail telephones, digital television set-top devices, and one- and two-way pagers. Fiscal year 1997 marked Microware's first year as a public company (Nasdaq: MWAR) and its twentieth year offering leading-edge technology to manufacturers of intelligent products. Microware's strategy is to build royalty streams from the emerging high-growth, high-volume vertical markets, including wireless communications, digital television, and Internet appliances. Microware is the first real-time embedded operating system An operating system used in special-purpose applications (embedded systems). Embedded operating systems are typically very compact and often designed for real time operations. See embedded Linux, QNX, OS-9, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks and Symbian OS. software provider to receive ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certification for its software development quality assurance methodologies. Microware, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, , was founded in 1977 and has technology and sales offices throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. as well as in England; France; Germany; and Japan. CONTACT: Microware Systems Corp. |
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