Metrowerks Signs Embedded Tools Agreement with NEC Electronics for VR Series Microprocessor & V800 Series Microcontrollers.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 15, 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. ), a leading provider of software development tools, today announced an agreement with NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Electronics Inc. to develop compilers and debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. support tools for NEC's VR4100(TM), VR4300(TM) and VR5000(TM) Series of 64-bit 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. RISC processors, as well as their V810(TM) and V830(TM) Series of 32-bit controllers. These new CodeWarrior tools will run within the CodeWarrior integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment ("IDE") hosted on Windows(R) 95/NT(TM)- and Mac(TM) OS-based desktop computers. Software developers and hardware manufacturers using NEC's VR Series(TM) and V800 Series(TM) embedded micro products will now be able to develop software for these embedded devices, taking advantage of the easy-to-use CodeWarrior IDE and Metrowerks' world-class front-end/back-end compiler and debugger Software that helps a programmer debug a program by stopping at certain breakpoints and displaying various programming elements. The programmer can step through source code statements one at a time while the corresponding machine instructions are being executed. technology. NEC's VR Series is a family of 64-bit microprocessors based on the MIPS 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. instruction set, and the V800 Series is a family of 32-bit RISC microcontrollers based on an NEC proprietary instruction set. Both are used in a wide variety of consumer electronic devices, including interactive/internet televisions, information appliances and other consumer electronic devices. In 1995, NEC ranked as the second largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world with over US $12 billion in total semiconductor sales, and ranked as the third largest embedded microprocessor 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. manufacturer in the world, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry analysts, Integrated Circuit integrated circuit (IC), electronic circuit built on a semiconductor substrate, usually one of single-crystal silicon. The circuit, often called a chip, is packaged in a hermetically sealed case or a nonhermetic plastic capsule, with leads extending from it for Engineering Corporation ("ICE"). "We are very pleased to extend our embedded support in our CodeWarrior product line to include support for NEC's VR Series and V800 Series embedded microprocessors," said Greg Galanos, president and chief technology officer of Metrowerks. "The addition of the V810/830 compiler support, the availability of Java acceleration technology from Metrowerks and the additional support for the VR4000 and VR5000 cores from NEC will benefit NEC's embedded microprocessor customers by providing them high-quality, affordable tools." "NEC has a strong commitment to supporting customers with leading-edge technology and continued customer support," said George Wang, assistant general manager of micro products at NEC Electronics Inc. "We are happy to have Metrowerks as part of our team and plan to exceed our customer expectations with support tools like the CodeWarrior compilers and debugging tools." Pricing and Availability Support for the NEC's VR and V800 Series of embedded devices will be provided through a new Metrowerks product, "CodeWarrior for NEC". "CodeWarrior for NEC" will be hosted on both Windows95/NT and Mac OS desktop computers, and is expected to be available in the summer of 1997 for a suggested price of US $699. CodeWarrior for NEC will be available direct from Metrowerks and Metrowerks' authorized distributors. About Metrowerks Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line of computer language products for building Mac(TM) OS, Windows(R) 95, Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (TM), Magic Cap(TM), BeOS(TM), Palm OS(TM), PlayStation(TM) OS and PowerTV(TM) applications. Metrowerks supports development for 68K, PowerPC(TM), MIPS(TM) and x86 microprocessors. Metrowerks' CodeWarrior products have become the industry standard for professional Mac-hosted software development with more than 50,000 registered users in 70 countries. Additional information on Metrowerks and its products can be obtained in the U.S. by sending e-mail to info@metrowerks.com, by calling 800/377-5416, or via the Internet at http://www.metrowerks.com . -0- Note to Editors: Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks of Metrowerks, Inc. Be, Inc., Be, the Be logo, BeBox and BeOS are trademarks of Be, Inc. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Mac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in 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. and/or other countries. NEC is a registered trademark and VR4100, VR4300, VR5000, V810, V830, VR Series and V800 Series are trademarks of NEC. All other companies and products may be trademarks of their respective holders and are hereby recognized. Statements in this press release regarding future versions of CodeWarrior for NEC are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including successful and timely development of CodeWarrior for NEC and customer acceptance of the product. More information on potential factors that could affect the success of the products described in this press release is included in the SEC filings of Metrowerks. CONTACT: Metrowerks, Inc. Cynthia Fray, 512/873-4758 (media relations) cynthia@metrowerks.com or Jim Welch, 512/873-4777 (chief financial officer) welch@metrowerks.com |
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