Metrowerks to Support Precise Software Technologies' Precise/MQX Real-Time Executive on PowerPC.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 CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems, due to ship in October 1997 will include support for applications built to run on Precise/MQX real-time executive for PowerPC microprocessors. CodeWarrior support for Precise/MQX is a direct result of Metrowerks' strategy to offer CodeWarrior embedded development tools for the RTOS/Windows CE market, proprietary OS market, and the embedded Java technology market. Precise/MQX is a portable high performance microkernel (1) The part of an operating system that is specialized for the hardware it is running in. The other components of the OS interact with the microkernel in a message-based relationship and do not have to be rewritten when the OS is ported to a new platform. design from Precise Software Technologies that guarantees predictable behavior and provides functions for multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. , intertask communication and synchronization, dynamic interrupt management, and memory management. "We're very happy to be working with Precise Software Technologies to bring our compiler technology to the Precise/MQX developer," 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. , Metrowerks. "With CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems, developers will be able to take advantage of the fast, highly optimized Metrowerks compiler to build new PowerPC applications for Precise/MQX real-time executive." Pricing and Availability CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems Release 2 will be shipping in October, 1997. The Mac OS and Windows 95/NT hosted tools are packaged as separate products, each priced at US$899, available from Metrowerks, Programmer's Paradise, and other authorized resellers and international distributors. Purchasers also receive a BDM BDM Black Divorced Male BDM Business Development Manager BDM Background Debug(ger) Mode BDM Bund Deutscher Mädel (League of German Girls during the Third Reich, akin to Hitler Youth) cable with power cable and a serial cable for source-level debugging. Academic pricing is US$119 and does not include cables. All purchases include one free product update and technical support for the CodeWarrior IDE for a year from Metrowerks. About Precise Software Technologies, Inc. Precise Software Technologies Inc. (PSTI PSTI PS Technologies, Inc. PSTI Personal Safety Training Inc (Spokane, WA) ) is a real-time embedded software product and services company. The product lines of PSTI are real-time executives, embedded software components, embedded software development tools, integration and training. PSTI's products are used by system integrators and product developers to support the development of real-time software that is embedded in the following types of applications: medical instrumentation, consumer products, robotics, aerospace, command and control, networking, telecommunications and process control. About Metrowerks Embedded Systems Products CodeWarrior solutions for the embedded systems market start with the CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive 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 (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. 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. 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 |
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