Metrowerks to Ship CodeWarrior Development Tools for the Sony PlayStation Game Console.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 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. ) announced this week at 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 West in San Jose that the company will ship CodeWarrior for PlayStation Release 3 in October 1997. Hosted on Windows(R)95/NT and Mac(R)OS, this is the latest version of CodeWarrior programming tools for developing games for the Sony PlayStation Sony Playstation - Playstation game console See video game console. . CodeWarrior for PlayStation Release 3 features the latest version of Metrowerks' award winning CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE). The CodeWarrior IDE is the most complete and easiest-to-use set of programming tools available in the industry for game console software development. The CodeWarrior IDE for PlayStation also features an improved debugger which supports source, assembly and mixed source/assembly debugging. CodeWarrior for PlayStation features the Metrowerks 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 ++ compiler for 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. which supports function-level and in-line assembly. Several new enhancements include: declaration specifiers that allow a programmer to specify in which data section of the object code to store variables and objects; overlay support; and the ASMPSX-compatible assembler that provides easy migration of assembly files from the PSY PSY Psychology PSY Psychiatry PSY Psychic PSY Professional Staff Years Q development systems. "Our latest release, CodeWarrior for PlayStation, provides unmatched value, choice, and flexibility to allow developers to rapidly move their game designs to market," said Jean Belanger, chairman of the board 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. , Metrowerks. Metrowerks will also be shipping CodeWarrior for Net Yaroze in October 1997. CodeWarrior for Net Yaroze allows hobbyist developers to write game programs to run on the Net Yaroze PlayStation. The Net Yaroze development kit includes a modified version of the PlayStation game console and a CD containing software and Net Yaroze-specific libraries that allow users to write programs on their computers, compile and download those programs via a serial cable to their Net Yaroze PlayStations. Pricing and Availability CodeWarrior for PlayStation Release 3 ships in October 1997, priced at US$899, and is available from Metrowerks and its distributors, including Full Moon Software Distributors Limited in Europe, and B.U.G. Inc. in Japan. All purchases include one free product update and technical support for a year from Metrowerks. CodeWarrior for Net Yaroze also ships in October, and is available for US$299. About Metrowerks Embedded Systems Products CodeWarrior solutions for the embedded systems market start with the CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment, or "IDE," a unified environment available for both desktop and embedded application development. The CodeWarrior IDE contains a complete set of tools including class browsers, debuggers, editors, and a state-of-the-art project manager which obsoletes "make" files. CodeWarrior embedded tools all feature the CodeWarrior two-machine source-level debugger which plugs seamlessly into the CodeWarrior IDE and communicates with the new MetroTRK (Target Resident Kernel). MetroTRK, developed by Metrowerks and available in source to Metrowerks' licensees, is a software 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. monitor for use with CodeWarrior source-level debuggers. MetroTRK is suitable for use as a board-level software debugger, or, in its extended form, as an application-level debugger. CodeWarrior highly optimizing compilers, linkers and assemblers are available for the 68K, PowerPC, x86 and MIPS families of microprocessors for C, C++, and Java. Metrowerks has already announced that in 1998, it will add support for the 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. VR/V8xx, ARM, and Hitachi SuperH families of microprocessors. CodeWarrior all-in-one programming tools are the foundation for Metrowerks' entry into the three major embedded markets: the proprietary OS market; the RTOS/Windows CE market; and the embedded Java technology market. With over 100 software engineers, Metrowerks invests 35% of the company's revenues in CodeWarrior research and development. Metrowerks has the resources to create state-of-the-art embedded tools. With the CodeWarrior IDE already used by over 100,000 registered desktop users in 75 countries, Metrowerks' CodeWarrior IDE development costs can be amortized over a very large number of users. This competitive advantage enables Metrowerks to sell CodeWarrior embedded tools at the ground-breaking price of under $1,000 per seat. -0- Note to Editors: Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks, and MetroTRK is a trademark of Metrowerks Inc. Sony is a registered trademark of Sony Corporation and PlayStation is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment 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. Gordy Davies, 512/873-4797 gdavies@metrowerks.com www.metrowerks.com |
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