From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bart Veer To: ecos-announce@cygnus.com Subject: eCos press release Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 16:27:00 -0000 Message-id: <199902161722.RAA21891@sheesh.cygnus.co.uk> X-SW-Source: 1999/msg00000.html Cygnus Solutions and Fujitsu Microelectronics Partner to Deliver eCos for Fujitsu's SPARClite Family of Microprocessors eCos - Powerful Open-Source RTOS Continues to Gain Popularity as the Premier Choice for Emerging Embedded Products Cygnus(R) Solutions today announced that it has partnered with Fujitsu Microelectronics to deliver its open-source, royalty-free, application-specific eCos(TM) (Embedded Cygnus Operating System) on Fujitsu's SPARC(1)lite family of microprocessors. This new combination of Cygnus software and Fujitsu microprocessors is ideal for developing a diverse range of network communications and PC/computing applications such as multi-function peripherals and digital cameras. "eCos, coupled with the Fujitsu line of embedded microprocessors, provides our developers with a powerful and complete hardware, development, and run-time system out of the box," said M. Somasundarum, Vice President for Strategic Software and Systems at Fujitsu. "The application-specific and configuration capabilities of eCos, combined with Cygnus GNUPro software development technologies, provides an ideal match for the high volume, deeply embedded and diverse range of products that feature Fujitsu microprocessors." "We are pleased with Fujitsu's decision to work with us to make eCos available on Fujitsu's SPARClite microprocessors," said Alex Daly, president and CEO of Cygnus. "Our partnership with Fujitsu marks further evidence of the power of the open-source software model and further endorsement of eCos from microprocessor vendors." eCos enables embedded systems companies to deliver their products to market faster, while at the same time freeing up their valuable software engineering resources to develop a wider variety of value-added features. Based on the open-source software model, eCos eliminates run-time royalties and provides maximum control for embedded product companies. Embedded SPARC Microprocessors With the SPARClite series of embedded RISC processors, Fujitsu empowers exciting network communications and PC/computing applications over the full range of performance and costs. This makes SPARClite solutions ideal for uses in everything from hubs, routers, bridges, and ATM switches to laser printers, scanners, and multi-function peripherals. Fujitsu's SPARClite 32-bit product family offers a wide variety of SPARC processors -- from 66 MHz to 200 MHz -- providing customers around the world with exceptional design performance and flexibility. Today, Fujitsu commands over 40 percent of the digital camera market, with SPARClite designed into more than 20 digital cameras from industry leaders. eCos Solution eCos (Embedded Cygnus Operating System) is an open-source, royalty-free, highly configurable, application-specific operating system ideal for embedded systems software development. eCos is a complete embedded run-time solution entirely based on open-source that is targeted at high-volume usage in consumer electronics, telecommunications, automotive, and other deeply embedded products. eCos ensures embedded developers have a common software infrastructure for delivering a diverse range of embedded products, and enables embedded software developers to focus on delivering better products instead of developing, maintaining, or configuring a real-time operating system for each project. Availability eCos for Fujitsu's SPARClite series will be available from Cygnus in the first quarter of 1999. Currently, eCos is immediately and freely available as open-source code for the Matsushita MN 10300, Toshiba TX-39, and Motorola PowerPC(1) (beta level) at http://sourceware.cygnus.com/ecos , and includes kernel components, uITRON configuration, ISO C and math libraries, eCos simulation environment, and device drivers. Pre-built and tested eCos software and tools, as well as support and engineering services, are available through the eCos Partner Program. For more information, contact a Cygnus sales representative or Cygnus corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., at 1-800-CYGNUS1, 1-408-542-9600, info@cygnus.com, or visit the Web site at http://www.cygnus.com/ecos . Cygnus Solutions The market leader in open-source software development technologies for computing applications, Cygnus(R) Solutions offers build-time and run-time solutions based on an open-source model. From GNUPro(R) Toolkit to eCos(TM), the Embedded Cygnus Operating System, Cygnus' open-source and royalty-free software benefits system developers in a wide variety of market segments, including consumer electronics, Internet, telecommunications, office automation, networking, aerospace and automotive. Cygnus' products, custom-engineering services, and world-class support services enable developers to bring products to market faster at reduced system development costs. Founded in 1989, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, Cygnus Solutions has sales and engineering offices throughout North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. (1) Cygnus and GNUPro are registered trademarks, and Sourceware and eCos are trademarks of Cygnus Solutions. Open Source is a Certification Mark of the Open Source Initiative. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Cygnus Solutions Becky Wood DiSorbo, 408/542-9667 bwood@cygnus.com Sara Killingsworth, 602/961-1515 saralk@home.com