MetaWare Announces High C/C++ ARM Embedded Development Toolset; Key Features Help Professional Developers Speed Applications to Market.SANTA CRUZ Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 10, 1997--MetaWare Incorporated today announced the release of its High C/C C/C Center to CenterC/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++(TM) ARM Embedded Toolset for developing embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. applications for the family of high-performance per watt, 32-bit RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. microprocessors from Advanced RISC Machines (ARM). High C/C++, which is hosted on PC and 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). platforms, provides developers of embedded applications for the ARM microprocessors with a full-range of innovative features to produce compact, fast programs for "real world" deployment in the embedded, mobile, and consumer device markets -- including the first C++ compiler for ARM. The toolset includes a C/C++ compiler, assembler, linker-locator, and run-time libraries with source, and is compatible with the Trace 32 debugger from Lauterbach Incorporated. Single-user license fees for the toolset start at $2,495. The High C/C++ ARM Embedded Development Toolset supports the best modern development practices, leveraging developers' unique application knowledge and MetaWare's decades of development tool expertise. By allowing developers to exert maximum control over the toolset's language enforcement, code generation, and optimizations, the High C/C++ toolset helps speed 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. to market. The "industrial strength" features and optimizations of the toolset include: -0- -- A robust C++ implementation that has been proven in the field for over five years -- On-line HTML-oriented documentation -- Optimizations specifically targeted at the StrongARM variant -- Big and little endian support -- Comprehensive optimizations for code size minimization and execution speed -- Source compatibility with a wide variety of other High C/C++ toolsets -- An unsurpassed standard for ARM development technical support -0- "The High C/C++ ARM Embedded Development Toolset will provide programmers with the professional level of tools demanded by the fast-growing, competitive markets in which the ARM microprocessor is being deployed. These programmers need not only the code quality and robustness for which MetaWare products are well-known, but also a high level of control over the compilation, linkage, and loading of their code," observes John Ryal, Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of MetaWare. "The increasing popularity of ARM's high-performance, low-cost RISC technology in the embedded market segment is driving the need for wider ARM development support," said Joe Barrett, Business Unit Manager, ARM Development Systems. "ARM partners with industry leading tool chain vendors, such as MetaWare, to ensure designers have access to their preferred development tools." ARM is the leader in microprocessor Intellectual Property. ARM designs and licenses fast, low cost, power efficient RISC processors, peripherals and "system-chip" solutions for embedded control, consumer/educational multimedia, DSP (1) (Digital Signal Processor) A special-purpose CPU used for digital signal processing applications (see definition #2 below). It provides ultra-fast instruction sequences, such as shift and add, and multiply and add, which are commonly used in math-intensive and portable applications. ARM supports its processor offerings with Development Hardware and Software and contract Design Services. ARM licenses its technology to leading semiconductor, software, and OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and partners worldwide who focus on applications, design and manufacturing. Each partner offers unique ARM-related technologies and services which together satisfy a broad range of end-user needs. Through this partnering, ARM is rapidly becoming the global volume RISC standard. ARM has offices in Cambridge, U.K.; Los Gatos, Calif.; Munich, Germany; and Tokyo, Japan. To learn more about ARM, visit their web site at http://www.arm.com . Backed by over 18 years of proven technology, MetaWare Incorporated is a leading developer of "industrial strength" C, C++, and Java compilers and other development tools for creating high-performance embedded system applications for ARM, ARC, picoJava, PowerPC, and x86 target microprocessors. MetaWare's flagship product, the High C/C++ compiler, combines a robust C/C++ compiler front end with platform-specific code-generator back ends. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Santa Cruz, Calif., MetaWare was instrumental in helping to define many of the standards of Pascal and C/C++ compilers and was the first company to engineer a 32-bit compiler for the 80386 family. MetaWare is a major supplier of compiler technology to OEMs including AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , SunSoft, and NCR (NCR Corporation, Dayton, OH, www.ncr.com) A technology company specializing in financial terminal transactions, retail systems and data warehousing. Until the late 1990s, NCR was heavily invested in the hardware side of the industry, known worldwide as a major manufacturer of computers . Additional information on the High C/C++ ARM Embedded Development Toolset and MetaWare's other products and services can be obtained at: -0- MetaWare Incorporated 2161 Delaware Avenue Santa Cruz, Calif., 95060-5706 Voice: 408/429.6382 (META) Fax: 408/429.9273 (WARE) Email: info@metaware.com URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. :http://www.metaware.com -0- Note to Editors: MetaWare, the MetaWare logo, and High C are registered trademarks, and High C/C++, High C++ and DOS Helper are trademarks of MetaWare Incorporated. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: MetaWare Inc. Lisa Panero, 408/429-6382 lisa@metaware.com |
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