Monday September 25, 2000
Company Press Release
Des Moines, IA - September 25, 2000 - Microware Systems Corporation
(Nasdaq: MWAR), a leading provider of embedded software solutions,
announced a cooperative agreement to provide a version of its OS-9®
real-time operating system (RTOS) product suite optimized for the
Integrated Device Technology Inc. (IDT) (Nasdaq: IDTI) RC323xx RISController™
family of embedded processors.
The package Microware and IDT are developing for the communication
market is based on the RC32334™ integrated processor, IDT's first
integrated processor to be based on the RC32300™ CPU core, and Microware's
communication software, SoftStax.™ SoftStax uses a unique, driver-based
networking framework to allow designers to hot-swap networking technologies
and protocols.
"The RC32300 architecture-based processors provide complete integration
and the maximum degree of design flexibility. Microware's agreement
with IDT lays the groundwork for a family of integrated processors
designed to power networking and communications applications," said
Sue Duhring, product team director at Microware. "For example, the
first processor to ship, RC32334, is an ideal solution for customers
who demand efficient processing, minimal board space and the integration
of standard system modules to speed time to market."
The addition of support for the RC32334 processor extends Microware's
support for low-cost, high-performance embedded solutions for developers
of network equipment such as small office-home office (SOHO) routers,
LAN switches and xDSL communications applications.
"Microware OS-9® solutions for this processor family provide the
best scalable RTOS kernel in the industry tuned for IDT's integrated
32-bit processors," said Ian Ferguson, technical marketing manager
for IDT's Internetworking Products Division. "The system security
is an unbeatable point for OEMs who need healthy run-time performance
for their equipment."
The development tools that come with Microware's OS-9® OEM package
are tuned for the IDT processor. The tools include the Ultra C/C++
compiler, Hawk IDE and HawkEye visual analyzer. Microware customers
will get the complete tool set with the OS-9® OEM package at no extra
cost. Microware's product-based pricing model allows OEMs to develop
more RC323xx-based projects without repurchasing OS-9®. "Microware's
OS-9® is a component-based, process-type RTOS with threads support,"
said Duhring. "The modularity isolates protocols and components making
them available for target independent software development and increased
software reusability."
Availability
Microware will have a beta version available at the end of September
2000. The final product will be available in October.
For more information
For more information, visit www.microware.com,
send e-mail to info@microware.com,
or call 1-800-475-9000 (U.S. and Canada) or 515-223-8000 (International).
About Microware Systems Corporation
Microware Systems Corporation (NASDAQ:MWAR) provides embedded software
solutions for successful products. The solutions include software
components such as the OS-9® real-time operating system, development
tools such as integrated development environments, and consulting
services. Microware software is used in Internet appliances, consumer
electronics, wireless communication devices, industrial automation,
office automation, automotive control, digital television, telecommunications,
and multimedia devices, representing many of the fastest-growing areas
in worldwide technology. Founded in 1977, Microware is headquartered
in Des Moines, Iowa, with offices throughout the United States, Europe,
and Japan.
About IDT
IDT enhances the global network with semiconductor solutions for communications
companies that lead innovation and drive convergence in voice, data
and wireless networks. Communications-industry leaders choose IDT
for its high-performance products that accelerate time to market and
boost bandwidth in the network infrastructure. IDT's communications
memories offer the broadest selection of FIFOs and multi-ports; its
communications ASSPs include ATM switches, TSI/TDM switches, high-speed
PHYs and embedded processors; and the product mix also incorporates
high-speed SRAMs, high-performance logic and clock management products.
Headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., the Company employs approximately
4,800 people worldwide and has manufacturing facilities in California,
Oregon, the Philippines and Malaysia. IDT stock is traded on the Nasdaq
stock market under the symbol "IDTI." Additional information about
IDT is easily accessible at www.idt.com
or CD-ROM by calling (800) 345-7015. The investor hotline is (408)
654-6420.
Microware cautionary note: This press release may contain certain
statements of a forward-looking nature relating to future events or
future business performance. Any such statements that refer to Microware's
estimated or anticipated future results, product performance or other
non-historical facts are forward looking and reflect Microware's current
perspective of existing trends and information. These statements involve
risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified, and
consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed
or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the historical
volatility in the Company's quarterly performance; growth of markets
at which the Company's products are targeted; the Company's dependence
on its strategic customers' successful deployment, marketing, and
sales of new products targeted at those markets; and other factors
detailed in the Company's history of past losses and filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements speak as
of the date of this release, and the Company undertakes no obligation
to update these statements in light of future events or otherwise.
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