Cygnus Demonstrates Introspect Trace Debugging At Embedded Systems Conference; Software Captures Real-Time Problems without Hardware.

SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1998--Cygnus(R) Solutions will demonstrate Introspect(tm), a sophisticated software-based technology for debugging complex, real-time embedded applications, during this year's Embedded Systems Conference, November 3-5, in San Jose, Calif.

Introspect debugging technology records the state of program execution and events for analysis at a later time without expensive hardware such as logic analyzers or emulators. Unlike traditional embedded system debuggers, Introspect provides non-disruptive data collection for real-time applications. A majority of today's real-time applications require debugging of code while it is executing, as well as customized collection of data. Engineers also require software that enables them to analyze events that occur infrequently, or are difficult to reproduce on demand. Introspect provides a cost-effective software solution for solving problems while keeping application systems on-line and running.

Key Features & Benefits

-- Target side data collection- Unlike trace data collected on

a "host computer", Introspect collects trace data quickly

without slowing down the execution of the target program,

-- Powerful trace frame model - Similar to time-lapse

photography or filming and replaying a movie, Introspect

provides a sophisticated, convenient, and powerful

capability that allows developers to arrange trace

experiments and then review and analyze results later,

-- Graphical user interface - The Cygnus Insight(tm) Debugger

based on GDB, the industry's leading embedded debugger,

allows developers to step through their applications and see

in minutes what may have taken hours, weeks, or even longer

to actually occur,

-- Remote debugging - Field-deployed systems can now be

monitored or analyzed with greater time and cost

efficiencies, without disruption of service. Introspect can

be downloaded as a new feature to existing field systems.

Cygnus Showcases End-to-End Solutions at Booth No. 1616

In addition to demonstrations of Introspect, Cygnus will showcase the eCos(tm) run-time environment, GNUPro(tm) Toolkit, including the Java* Edition and Cygnus Insight(tm) Debugger, and Source-Navigator(tm) source code comprehension and analysis tool. Cygnus Founder Michael Tiemann will discuss Cygnus Solutions' roots in open-source technologies and the future of open-source software during hourly theater presentations at Cygnus' booth.

Cygnus Solutions 

Cygnus(R) Solutions is the market leader in embedded software development tools. Cygnus offers end-to-end solutions based on the open-source model, including the eCos(tm) run-time environment and the GNUPro(tm) Toolkit, for embedded applications in the consumer electronics, Internet, telecommunications, office automation, networking, aerospace, and automotive markets. Cygnus also provides its customers with premier custom-engineered solutions and mission-critical support.

Founded in 1989, Cygnus is a global company with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., and sales and engineering offices throughout North America, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom.

For more information on Cygnus' products, call +1-800-CYGNUS1 (outside the U.S. call [phone]), visit the web site at http://www.cygnus.com, or send email to [e-mail].

Cygnus is a registered trademark, and eCos, GNUPro Toolkit, Cygnus Insight, Introspect and Source-Navigator are trademarks of Cygnus. Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States and other countries. Cygnus is independent of Sun Microsystems Inc. Open Source is a Certification Mark of the Open Source Initiative.