Metrowerks Ships New CodeWarrior Tools for 3Com PalmPilot Organizer and IBM WorkPad PC Companion
AUSTIN, Texas — February 3, 1998 — Metrowerks Inc. announced today they have begun shipping Release 4 of CodeWarrior for Palm OS, the latest version of the company's popular set of development tools for building Palm Computing(R) platform applications for the 3Com PalmPilot Organizer, IBM WorkPad PC Companion, and Franklin Day Planner(R). The Palm Computing platform is an open architecture consisting of the reference hardware design, Palm OS, HotSync(R) conduit data synchronization technology, platform component tools, and software interface capabilities to support hardware add-ons.
Hosted on Windows(R) 95, Windows NT(R), and Mac(R) OS, Release 4 of CodeWarrior for Palm OS boasts many new features, including: C++ support; increased support for stand-alone code resources and multi-segment applications; debugger console, which allows the user to communicate with the target device; support for debugging directly from IDE; and, most importantly, a greatly improved version of Windows-hosted Constructor for Palm OS. CodeWarrior Constructor allows programmers to visually design graphical user interfaces simply by dragging objects from a palette and dropping them where they should appear in the final Palm Computing platform application. CodeWarrior for Palm OS is a tightly integrated development environment complete with editor, project manager, C/C++ compiler, source- and assembly-level debugger, direct-to-device debugger, stand-alone assembler, GUI layout tools, and linker. It allows developers to take advantage of the enhanced TCP/IP support in the Palm OS 2.0 and design new appons to quickly and easily synchronize Palm OS data over corporate intranets and in-house networks.
"We've greatly expanded the capabilities of our Palm Computing platform development tools with the introduction of Release 4 of CodeWarrior for Palm OS," said Jean Belanger, chairman and chief executive officer of Metrowerks. "Our Palm OS tools now include additional support for C++ and newly expanded functionality for our
CodeWarrior Constructor interface tools which make developing Palm Computing platform- based apps easier than ever before."
"With the tremendous success of the PalmPilot organizer and other devices based on the market-leading Palm Computing platform, were seeing an increased demand for a variety of s driven by the needs of vertical markets and the enterprise in general," said Mark Bercow, vice president strategic alliances and platform development for Palm Computing, Inc., a 3Com Company. "CodeWarrior is a useful and powerful development tool with which to create these applications." Pricing and Availability
Release 4 of CodeWarrior for Palm OS is now shipping, priced at US$ 369, and is available from Metrowerks, 3Com, and Metrowerks authorized resellers. Academic pricing is US$ 119. All purchases include one free product update and technical support for a year from Metrowerks. Site license pricing is also available by contacting Metrowerks at 800-377-5416, or by sending a request to: sales@metrowerks.com. For pricing and availability outside the USA, contact a local international distributor or call 512-873-4700. About Metrowerks
Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports CodeWarrior software development solutions for a number of operating systems targeting the most popular microprocessors. Intended for use for embedded systems or desktop computers, the cross-platform compilers support C, C++, Java, and Object Pascal, and allow programmers to build applications from one unique Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Metrowerks' CodeWarrior products are used by more than 100,000 registered users in 75 countries. For more information, please visit the Metrowerks web site at www.metrowerks.com.
Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks of Metrowerks Inc. 3Com, the 3Com logo, Palm Computing, HotSync, and Graffiti are registered trademarks, and PalmPilot, Palm OS, the Palm Computing logo, and PalmPilot logo are trademarks of Palm Computing, Inc., 3Com Corp. or its subsidiaries. All other company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies/holders, and are hereby recognized.
Statements in this press release are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including successful and timely development of the product and customer acceptance of the product.
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Metrowerks Inc.
Gordy Davies, 512/873-4797
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