Metrowerks CodeWarrior To Support Tornado From Wind River Systems; Metrowerks Joins Wind River Systems' WindLink for Tornado Partner Program.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (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 :MTWKF)(TSE/ME:MWK MWK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Malawi Kwacha. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) Tuesday announced that Metrowerks will provide CodeWarrior software development tool support for building applications for Wind River Systems' (NASDAQ:WIND) Tornado(TM) development environment. The initial release, expected to ship in the first quarter of calendar 1998, will support Tornado's VxWorks(R) 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. component, running on PowerPC(TM) and MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. (R) microprocessors. "CodeWarrior support for VxWorks is a big win for the 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. development community," said Jean Belanger, chairman 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 Metrowerks. "By bringing our CodeWarrior integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) into the Tornado framework, we're providing a modern, full-featured toolset for rapid turn-around product development. We're very happy to be working with Wind River to include Tornado in our growing family of embedded systems products." "The award winning Tornado development environment and VxWorks operating system provides a visual and intuitive environment that is easily extended and customized, enabling seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. of third party development tools from our partners," said Tracy Butler, director of core product marketing at Wind River. "We are very pleased to be working with Metrowerks to bring the CodeWarrior tools to the Tornado development environment." CodeWarrior is an intuitive suite of GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. software development tools that are integrated into a single development environment, the CodeWarrior IDE, complete with project manager, text editors, class browser, compilers, linkers, and debugger, plus online documentation and tutorials. CodeWarrior Compiler Support for VxWorks CodeWarrior will include support for C/C C/C Center to Center C/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 ++ and Java for VxWorks and will be hosted on Windows 95 and Windows NT. The IDE will include CodeWarrior compilers to build PowerPC and MIPS assembly code. By utilizing CodeWarrior compilers that plug into the open architecture design, Metrowerks is able to quickly expand the capabilities of CodeWarrior support for VxWorks to include other embedded microprocessor targets for CodeWarrior and Tornado, including 680x0, CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. 32, and ARM. CodeWarrior Debugger Support for VxWorks As with all CodeWarrior products for embedded systems, CodeWarrior will provide seamless source-level cross debugging for VxWorks, which allows the developer to view the source code and 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. on the host while it executes on the target device. WindLink(TM) for Tornado The WindLink for Tornado Partner Program is a focused marketing program designed to help hardware and software developers and systems integrators create and sell Tornado-compatible or Tornado-integrated products in the embedded systems market. Wind River also works with members to develop and penetrate new industries, build solutions for vertical markets, and increase overall business for Wind River and their partners. Three partner levels are available -- Member, Associate, and Premier -- depending on a member's commitment level and how actively a member wants to participate in various marketing programs. For more information, please visit the Wind River web site at http://www.wrs.com . About Metrowerks Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports CodeWarrior software development solutions for a number of operating systems targeting the most popular microprocessors. Intended for use for embedded systems or desktop computers, the cross-platform compilers support C, C++, Java, and Object Pascal, and allow programmers to build applications from one unique Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Metrowerks' CodeWarrior products are used by more than 100,000 registered users in 75 countries. For more information, please visit the Metrowerks web site at http://www.metrowerks.com . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks, and MetroTRK is a trademark of Metrowerks Inc. All other company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies/holders, and are hereby recognized. Statements in this press release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including successful and timely development of the product and customer acceptance of the product. CONTACT: Metrowerks Inc., Austin Gordy Davies, 512/873-4797 gdavies@metrowerks.com. http://www.metrowerks.com |
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