Metrowerks and Microware release new Windows 95/NT-hosted embedded development tools.AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1997--Embedded Systems Conference East Booth #208-- New CodeWarrior for OS-9 offers software development support for Microware's OS-9 family of real-time operating system (operating system) Real-Time Operating System - (RTOS) Any operating system where interrupts are guaranteed to be handled within a certain specified maximum time, thereby making it suitable for control of hardware in embedded systems and other time-critical applications. software Metrowerks Inc. and Microware(R) Systems Corp. today announced CodeWarrior(R) for OS-9(R), an integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) supporting Microware's OS-9 multi-tasking real-time operating system. Microware and Metrowerks will be showing CodeWarrior for OS-9 at 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. Conference East in Boston, MA from March 10-12, in the Microware Booth, #208. Hosted on Windows(R) 95/NT, CodeWarrior for OS-9 offers a suite of 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 ++ programming tools which include Metrowerks' integrated text editor, project manager, source-level debugger (programming, tool) source-level debugger - A debugger that shows the programmer the line or expression in the source code that resulted in a particular machine code instruction of a running program loaded in memory. and online references. Microware's advanced compilers and linkers for OS-9 are provided as plug-ins to the environment. CodeWarrior for OS-9 enables software developers to build applications for a number of embedded systems running OS-9, including digital TV, Internet appliances and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. devices. "CodeWarrior for OS-9 provides a low-cost, powerful and easy-to-use solution for accelerated time-to-market," said Ken Kaplan, president and chief executive officer of Microware Systems Corp. "This innovative approach marks a dramatic change in the embedded systems market. Never before have developers had access to a complete and powerful tools solution for such a low cost." "We are pleased to introduce CodeWarrior for OS-9," said Jean BeLanger, chairman and chief executive officer of Metrowerks. "Now developers for Microware's OS-9 real-time operating system can access the same affordable, powerful and east-to-use tools the desktop developer community has enjoyed and praised for year." PRICING AND AVAILABILITY CodeWarrior for OS-9 Developer Release 1 (DR1) will begin shipping in April from Microware, Metrowerks and Metrowerks authorized distributors for a suggested retail price of US$699. This product will follow Metrowerks' traditional three-times-a-year product release schedule. Purchase includes two free product updates and technical support from Metrowerks. Customers purchasing Developer Release 1 will receive an extended set of updates. ABOUT MICROWARE Microware develops, markets, and supports sophisticated real-time operating system software and development tools for advanced consumer, communications, and industrial products, including devices for the emerging Internet, wireless communications, and digital television markets. Microware is the first real-time embedded operating system An operating system used in special-purpose applications (embedded systems). Embedded operating systems are typically very compact and often designed for real time operations. See embedded Linux, QNX, OS-9, Windows XP Embedded, Windows CE, VxWorks and Symbian OS. software provider to receive ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 certification for its software development quality assurance methodologies. Microware, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, , was founded in 1977 and has technology and sales offices throughout 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. as well as in England, France, Germany, and Japan. For more information on Microware, please visit their World Wide Web site at www.microware.com ABOUT METROWERKS Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line of programming tools for building applications for a number of operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. intended for use on desktop computers or embedded systems, including Mac(R) OS, Windows 95, Windows NT(TM), PlayStation(TM) OS, BEOS(TM) and Palm OS(TM), running on a number of microprocessors including 68K, PowerPC(TM), 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. and X86 microprocessors. Metrowerks' CodeWarrior products are used by over 65,000 registered users in 70 countries. Additional information on Metrowerks and its products is available via e-mail at "info@metrowerks.com", from our web site at "http://www.metrowerks.com", or by calling (800) 377-5416 or (512) 873-4700. -0- Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks of Metrowerks Inc. Microware and OS-9 are registered trademarks of Microware Systems Corp. Apple, Macintosh and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and other countries. All other company and products names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies/holders, and are hereby recognized. Statements in this press release regarding CodeWarrior for OS-9 DR1 are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including successful and timely development of CodeWarrior OS-9 DR1 and customer acceptance of the product. CONTACT: Metrowerks Inc. Cynthia Fray, 512/ 873-4758 cynthia@metrowerks.com or Microware Systems Corporation Sara Payne/Deb Fry, 515/ 223-8000 sarap@microware.com/debf@microware.com |
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