Industry standard creates world's largest open tools environment; Integrated Systems pRISM+ gains embedded tools partners through CORBA.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 24, 1996--Integrated Systems, Inc. (ISI ISI International Sensitivity Index, see there ) (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 :INTS INTS Interdisciplinary Studies INTS International Neurotrauma Symposium INTS Integrated NIMA Telecomm System INTS Improved Night Targeting System ), the leading supplier of 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. solutions, announced the formation of a worldwide tools partnership program that gives embedded developers access to a wide variety of products from nearly 700 hardware and software vendors. Because ISI's new pRISM+ embedded development tools (see related announcement) are built on an object bus which conforms to the open industry-standard, CORBA (Common Object Request Broker Architecture) A software-based interface from the Object Management Group (OMG) that allows software modules (objects) to communicate with each other no matter where they are located on a private network or the global (Common Object Request Broker Architecture (standard, programming) Common Object Request Broker Architecture - (CORBA) An Object Management Group specification which provides a standard messaging interface between distributed objects. The original CORBA specification (1. ), it is easy to interface tools to pRISM+, whether they are already CORBA compliant or not. The CORBA technology used in ISI's pRISM+ is provided through a partnership with IONA Technologies IONA Technologies, NASDAQ: IONA, began life as a campus company in Trinity College, Dublin and was founded by Chris Horn, Annrai O'Toole, Colin Newman and Seán Baker.[1][2] IONA maintains headquarter offices in Dublin, Boston and Tokyo. , Ltd., the leading provider of object-oriented middleware solutions. CORBA is a middleware specification created and controlled by industry via the Object Management Group (OMG (1) See Object Management Group. (2) "Oh my God!" See digispeak. OMG - Object Management Group ). "We are very enthusiastic with the large number of companies that have already joined our pRISM+ pARTNERS Program," said David St. Charles, ISI president and chief executive officer. "The result for developers is open access to best-of-class tool for 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. design." ISI's pRISM+ pARTNERS tools will be integrated with pRISM+. Through the integration of these tools into the pRISM+ environment, developers benefit from state-of-the-art tools within the context of pRISM+, the industry's most powerful development environment. "pRISM+ is an exciting new implementation of CORBA in a development environment," said Jeff Payne, manager of product marketing for Applied Microsystems Corporation. "The CORBA environment allows all the integrated tools to pass information freely. Applied Microsystems has a legacy of supporting users developing deeply embedded pSOS applications and we are enthusiastic about the great potential for pRISM+ and integration of our products." Single Point Support While all third party products from pRISM+ pARTNERS can operate with the pRISM+ Development Suite, selected products will be directly sold and supported by Integrated Systems. ISI's single point support for these "core toolchain" products will provide users with information, technical support, and product updates. According to Ian Engelberg, VP business development ObjecTime Limited, "Embedded developers have been asking for integrated development solutions for a long time to help increase productivity. The ObjecTime toolset along with pRISM+ offer embedded developers a new level of powerful tools for building complex applications." "SDS 1. (company) SDS - Scientific Data Systems. 2. (tool) SDS - Schema Definition Set. is pleased with our continuing relationship with ISI and expanded integration in the pRISM+ environment," said Jim Challenger, President of Software Development Systems. "We endorse developer choice in the best-in-class tool selection. Open development tools like pRISM+ and our SingleStep 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. Suite provide that freedom of choice."
Integrated Systems pRISM+ pARTNERs include:
Core Toolchain Development Cycle Tools CAD-UL Applied Microsystems Corp. Diab Data, Inc. DSET Corp. Greenhills Software EST IONA Technologies, Inc. Hewlett Packard Metaware Inc. ObjecTime Microtec Telelogic Software Development Systems Integrated Systems Inc. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Integrated Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:INTS) is the leading worldwide provider of embedded technology for telecommunication/datacom, multimedia/consumer electronics, office and retail automation, automotive and aerospace industries. pSOSystem is the operating software of choice for high-volume embedded applications that depend on reliability, high-performance, and low manufacturing costs. At more than twice the size of its nearest competitor, ISI reported $84.4 million total revenues for the fiscal year ending Feb. 29, 1996, an increase of 45 percent over the previous year. Integrated Systems was founded in 1981, and the company's worldwide presence includes sales and service offices throughout Asia/Pacific, Europe, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. . -0- pRISM+ is a trademark and pSOSystem is a registered trademark of Integrated Systems, Inc. All other products are the trademarks, service marks, or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Nick Epperson Integrated Systems, Inc. (408) 542-1785 nepperson@isi.com http://www.isi.com/ or Martin Hayward Rainier Corporation (for Integrated Systems) (508) 464-5302 marty@rainierco.com |
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