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Metrowerks Customers Accelerate Embedded Development With Software Analysis Tools
URL(s): www.metrowerks.com/MW/Develop/AMC/CodeTEST/default
CodeTEST(tm) Software Analysis Tools Simplify Software Development And
Increase Accuracy During System Validation And Verification
AUSTIN, Texas - April 3, 2003 - Metrowerks is now shipping the pre-eminent
solution for embedded software developers who require code visibility and
precise analysis of embedded systems in operation. CodeTEST(tm) Software
Analysis Tools have been used by avionics, networking/communications, and
automotive developers to provide software measurement and verification.
This newest release of CodeTEST Software Analysis Tools, version 4.0,
further extends these capabilities.
CodeTEST Software Analysis Tools are designed to allow developers and
quality assurance managers to demonstrate standards compliance, improve
overall software quality, and reduce development costs. The tools are
engineered to allow embedded developers to view the actual execution history
of their systems at the source or real time operating system (RTOS) level,
which eliminates the need to stop the system before the analysis is
performed or to provide analysis only on statistical sampling. The
instrumentation technology, which is protected by one or more granted or
pending patents, inserts instrumentation tags in the source code during
compilation allowing these tags to be captured as the software is executed.
CodeTEST Software Analysis Tools are engineered to provide three levels of
coverage analysis required under the safety critical Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) guidelines for software certification. The DO-178B
certification requires different levels of documentation for each safety
category, which include statement coverage (Level C - major category),
decision coverage (Level B - hazardous/severe-major category) and modified
condition/decision coverage (Level A - catastrophic category).
"Metrowerks software analysis tools provide the aerospace and military
industries access to one of the few tool sets qualified under FAA guidelines
with one of the most comprehensive code coverage recognized in the industry
today," said Greg Rose director of product management at LynuxWorks.
"Metrowerks CodeTEST Software Analysis Tools along with Lynx(r) OS-178, our
DO-178B Level A certifiable operating system (OS), is an embedded
development solution that is already compliant with federal standards and
designed to help speed the time-to-market of safety critical systems."
To support the complexities of the embedded software environment from
host-based design and development to validation and verification, CodeTEST
Software Analysis Tools are available in three variations: native, software
probe and hardware probe configurations. CodeTEST Software Analysis Tools,
version 4.0, are engineered to provide four different tools to assist in the
phases of system development including performance analysis, memory
analysis, code coverage, and software execution trace.
"CodeTEST is a core technology we offer as part of a comprehensive solution
for embedded software development," said Jim Welch, president and CEO of
Metrowerks. "Metrowerks tools, solutions and services support development
of successful platforms and guides developers through each stage of the
development lifecycle."
CodeTEST Software Analysis Tools, version 4.0, are designed to support
Windows(r), Solaris(tm), and Linux(r) host-operating systems and provides
off-the-shelf support for numerous commercial RTOSes including Vx Works(r),
OSE(r), QNX(r), LynxOS(r), and Linux. CodeTEST Software Analysis Tools
support 16- and 32-bit processors, and Metrowerks can provide support for
additional RTOSes.
In November 2002, Metrowerks acquired select technology assets from Applied
Microsystems Corporation (AMC/Applied, NASDAQ: APMC) including the CodeTEST
product line.
Availability and Pricing
Download CodeTEST 4.0 datasheet and white papers at
http://www.metrowerks.com/MW/Develop/AMC/CodeTEST/default. Information is
also available from Metrowerks by telephone at 800-377-5416 or
+1-512-997-4700, and by email at sales@metrowerks.com. Pricing and
availability outside the U.S. and Canada is available by contacting
Metrowerks International Sales Offices listed at www.metrowerks.com/buy or
by email request to intlsls@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.
About Motorola
Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) is a global leader in providing integrated
communications and embedded electronic solutions. Sales in 2002 were $26.7
billion. Motorola is a global corporate citizen dedicated to ethical
business practices and pioneering important technologies that make things
smarter and life better for people, honored traditions that began when the
company was founded 75 years ago this year. For more information, please
visit: www.motorola.com
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