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Metrowerks and Texas Instruments Offer Customized Development Kit For Symbian(tm) Platform
CodeWarrior(tm) Tools Kit Facilitates Development of 2.5G and 3G Wireless
Applications and Mobile Devices for TI Hardware
SYMBIAN EXPOSIUM, LONDON-April 29, 2003 -Metrowerks has introduced two
additions to its family of CodeWarrior(tm) Wireless Development Kits for
Symbian(tm) OS.
These latest kits have been developed in collaboration with Texas
Instruments (TI) (NYSE:TXN), leverage the company's OMAP(tm) platform, and
are designed to improve the time to market for new devices and applications.
The kits are expected to be available in August with the (original equipment
manufacturer) OEM or Professional editions of CodeWarrior Development Studio
for Symbian OS.
The new CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kits from Metrowerks include
comprehensive development hardware and software tools engineered for
developers and device manufacturers targeting the Symbian OS with the TI
Innovator(tm) Development Kit for the OMAP platform. The TI Innovator
Development Kit is designed to allow wireless software developers to easily
port high-performance applications to TI's family of OMAP processors and
reduce time-to-market for applications developers and device manufacturers.
"OMAP processors for wireless devices deliver the performance and battery
life consumers want so they can enjoy a wide range of products and services,
such as multimedia messaging, streaming media, secure mobile commerce and
interactive gaming," said Paul Werp, worldwide director of marketing for
TI's OMAP platform. "This new collaboration with Metrowerks helps wireless
application developers, manufacturers and operators quickly develop wireless
communications-centric applications and services that provide new dimensions
to users' mobile experiences."
The OEM version of the CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit, OMAP Edition,
is optimized for wireless device manufacturers creating mobile phones using
Symbian OS. It includes the newest support for the Texas Instruments XDS560
Joint Test Action Group (JTAG) and Target Server (included in the kit),
which allows developers to debug the Symbian OS kernel using TI's high speed
in-circuit emulator. Also included in the kit is a new OMAP1510 processor
Virtual Platform from Virtio Corporation.
The Professional version of the kit for application developers includes the
TI Innovator Kit and all the necessary peripherals to support on-device
debugging of Symbian applications via the Innovator Kit's serial connection.
"Metrowerks has leveraged its strong relationships with leading handset and
silicon manufacturers to provide comprehensive development tools and
services for our customers. Our latest TI OMAP support in the OEM and
Professional Edition tools is helping developers bring new devices and
applications to market faster," said D'Arcy Salzmann, wireless industry
manager, Metrowerks. "CodeWarrior products are the tools used to build the
Symbian OS, so it makes sense that we are also first to market with a
product optimized for the OMAP platform, which provides both JTAG and serial
on-device debugging. CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kits help accelerate
the creation of new phones and content."
The OEM version of the CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for Symbian OS,
OMAP Edition, is expected to include:
- CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS, OEM Edition, Version 2.5
with Virtio OMAP 1510 Softboard with TI Target Server and XDS 560 JTAG
connectivity
- TI Innovator Kit for OMAP 1510 processor
- Symbian OS 7.x OS image and CD, with target server and Metrowerks MetroTRK
(target resident kernel) support included
- UIQ SDK
- TI XDS 560 JTAG for Symbian OS stop-mode kernel debugging
- TI Code Composer Studio for DSP Development
The Professional version of the CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit for
Symbian OS, Texas Instruments Edition, is expected to include:
- CodeWarrior Development Studio for Symbian OS, Professional Edition,
Version 2.0
- TI Innovator kit for OMAP 1510 processor
- Symbian OS 7.x OS image with Metrowerks MetroTRK (target resident kernel)
support
- UIQ software development kit
- Serial cable for on-device application debugging
Availability
Metrowerks expects to begin shipping CodeWarrior Wireless Development Kit
for Symbian OS, Texas Instruments Edition, to both OEM customers and
wireless applications developers in August. For additional information,
please contact sales@metrowerks.com.
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks creates CodeWarrior software and hardware products and services
for developers, with a particular focus on the following industries:
consumer electronics; transportation; wireless; and networking and
communications. The CodeWarrior product line includes hardware and software
development tools and middleware that enable customers to decrease their
time to market. The company also offers services, including
training and custom software development. Founded in 1985, Metrowerks is
today an independently operating subsidiary of Motorola, Inc. Metrowerks
corporate headquarters are in Austin, Texas; Metrowerks Europe is
headquartered in Basel, Switzerland; and Metrowerks Japan is headquartered
in Tokyo. More information is available from www.metrowerks.com.
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