Wind River and Cygnus Support announce partnership to provide C++ and PowerPC to embedded market.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 11, 1995--Wind River Systems today announced the selection of the Cygnus Developer's Kit (CDK Cdk cyclin-dependent protein kinase. ) as the C++ compiler for its VxWorks product. The CDK C++ compiler and graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to debugger is now available for VxWorks for the Motorola 68K See 68000. Family, Intel i960 Family, SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill and AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. 29K Family. Cygnus maintains and supports GNU gnu (n  ) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. software development tools, the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, for embedded C++ development. Wind River also announced a partnership to provide the Cygnus Developer's Kit C and C++ options for its VxWorks PowerPC offering. The availability of GNU C++ from Cygnus for the VxWorks product family provides a single toolchain for all the VxWorks supported targets. "We chose Cygnus to provide the C++ solution as well as a PowerPC option, due to their commitment to lead the evolution of GNU software development tools as the industry standard for both C++ and the PowerPC," said David Wilner, chief technology officer and co-founder of Wind River Systems. "We chose Cygnus Support because they provide us with the best total package custom support and standard releases. Cygnus is the GNU expert." Wind River Systems will continue to provide basic end-user support for the installation of GNU tools from Cygnus, distributed by Wind River Systems. Developers wanting C++ compiler support, custom patches, optimizations or customizations to the toolkit should contact Cygnus Support directly. Cygnus offers their VxWorks/GNU customers custom ports to new hosts as well as the latest features in C++ development such as auto-template instantiation (programming) instantiation - Producing a more defined version of some object by replacing variables with values (or other variables). 1. In object-oriented programming, producing a particular object from its class template. and exception handling. "Cygnus is proud of the vote of approval from Wind River -- the industry leader in providing real-time embedded software," said Michael Tiemann, co-founder of Cygnus Support and author of the GNU C++ compiler. "Cygnus has made significant progress in getting a single sourced, high quality C++ compiler into the embedded marketplace and we are committed to continue to drive the mark of excellency in both the C++ and PowerPC markets." Cygnus Support is a leading supplier of high-end software solutions. Cygnus combines non-proprietary technology with expertise in inter-networking and software development to deliver custom solutions to businesses with time-critical and advanced technology needs. Founded in 1989, Cygnus is headquartered in Mountain View, with offices in Boston, Tokyo, and Cambridge, U.K. Wind River Systems Inc. develops, markets and supports software for developing real-time embedded applications. Its extensive WindPower product line enables customers to standardize their designs across products and enjoy rapid time-to-market. Over the past 11 years, Wind River has been a major supplier to the medical instrumentation, automotive, telecommunications, networking, industrial automation, electronics, and aerospace industries. Wind River is headquartered in Alameda, Calif., with offices throughout the United States, and overseas operations in France, Germany, the U.K., Scandinavia, Japan, and the Asia-Pacific region. CONTACT: Cygnus Support Terri Thatcher Thatch·er , Margaret Hilda. Baroness. Born 1925. British Conservative politician who served as prime minister (1979-1990). Her administration was marked by anti-inflationary measures, a brief war in the Falkland Islands (1982), and the passage of a , 415/903-1400 |
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