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IAR Embedded Workbench for ARM selected by Rescue Alert for their Medical Alarm SystemsIAR Systems has been selected by Rescue Alert, a manufacturer of personal medical alert systems aimed at helping people with medical conditions. Rescue Alert's new product is called the 'MXD Personal Response System'. It comes in the form of a base unit combined with a small transmitter button worn on a wrist band or on a necklace. The MXD device features two way voice communications between the user and the monitoring service, has a transmitter range of up to 600 feet, is waterproof and can operate on the base unit's backup battery for up to 90 hours. A coin lithium battery in the transmitter button may last up to five years. This personal medical alert system allows at-risk adults to call for help simply by pushing their transmitter button and talking to the monitoring service attendant over the two-way speaker. 
National Instruments Introduces LabVIEW Robotics 2009 for Designing Sophisticated Robotics Control SystemsNational Instruments today announced LabVIEW Robotics 2009, a new version of its graphical system design software that provides a standard development platform for designing robotic and autonomous control systems. NI LabVIEW Robotics 2009 delivers an extensive robotics library with connectivity to standard robotic sensors and actuators, foundational algorithms for intelligent operations and perception and motion functions for robots and autonomous vehicles. With this new software, engineers and scientists now can implement ideas faster with seamless deployment to real-time embedded and field-programmable gate array (FPGA) hardware, and can maximize the software flexibility through integration with a variety of processing platforms, third-party software tools and prebuilt robot platforms. UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory chooses Artisan StudioArtisan Software Tools has announced that the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in the United Kingdom has chosen Artisan Studio for a new project requiring compliance with the Ministry of Defence Architectural Framework and recently standardized UPDM Profile. Wind River VxWorks 6.8 Broadens Multicore Capabilities and Processor SupportWind River today announced the immediate availability of VxWorks version 6.8, the embedded industry's leading real-time operating system (RTOS). Wind River's continued investment in VxWorks has delivered improvements in multicore support and fundamental operating system features, decreasing time-to-market while lowering costs and improving quality for device manufacturers. 
CADSTAR from Zuken Gets a Makeover in Version 12.0The latest version of CADSTAR from Zuken features a dramatic makeover for ease of use, along with new technology for design reuse and managing obsolescence. Safety-Critical Software Platform Combines DDC-I’s DO-178B RTOS with LDRA’s Analysis and Test ToolsDDC-I and LDRA today announced the integration of DDC-I's DO-178B-certifiable DeosTM real-time operating system and LDRA's tool suite. The integrated solution will help developers get to market faster with optimised, robust and certifiable software that meets the most demanding safety-critical requirements, including DO-178B Level A, the FAA's highest level of safety criticality. 
Datalight releases FlashFX Tera Intelligent Flash Media Manager with Support for SLC and MLC NANDThe latest release of the Datalight FlashFX 'Tera' flash device management software brings support for the latest Multi Level Cell (MLC) based NAND flash devices. The combination of flash device management and the latest Datalight high reliability Reliance 'Nitro' flash file systems bring industrial grade protection of your embedded device's data. 
Celcite launches centralized wireless network management and optimization center with its flagship COPS platformCelcite Management Solutions announced the launch of Centralized Optimization and Network Management Center, a remote management center based on COPS - Celcite's flagship multi-suite, vendor agnostic, automatic optimization solution. 
Gates-on-the-Fly Netlist Editor and Schematic ViewerSynaptiCAD announces the release of Gates-on-the-Fly (GOF), a Verilog netlist editor and incremental schematic viewer. GOF can edit very large netlists from a synthesis or layout tool that need changes to either meet timing closure specifications, fix functional logic bugs, or to repartition a design. 
SynaptiCAD tools import Xilinx timing informationSynaptiCAD is proud to announce version 14 of their timing diagram editors: WaveFormer Pro, Timing Diagrammer Pro, and Data Sheet Pro. Dozens of new features have been added including support for Xilinx post-route timing files, sampled analog signals, and memory optimizations to handle waveform files with over 1 million signals. SynaptiCAD has also made improvements to its free waveform viewer. GL Simplifies End-to-End Voice Quality TestingGL Communications Inc., announced today the release of its latest VQuad Software with Dual UTA Hardware product. Disclosing the news to press persons, Mr. Robert Bichefsky, senior manager said, "VQuad™ software combined with new Dual UTA hardware makes connection and analysis to any network (VoIP, 2Wire, T1 E1, and Mobile) easier, less cluttered, and more versatile than ever before. The one platform now: 
Crossware Enhances ARM Suite with Support for Cortex-M3 based Atmel AT91SAM3U ChipsCrossware has enhanced its ARM Development Suite by adding support for the Atmel AT91SAM3U family of ARM Cortex-M3 Flash microcontrollers. 
PSoC Creator Software Delivers Revolutionary Design Environment For New Cypress PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 ArchitecturesCypress Semiconductor Corp. introduces the PSoC Creator Integrated Development Environment for the new PSoC 3 and PSoC 5 programmable system-on-chip families. The unique new design software enables engineers to design the way they think, using schematic-based design capture along with certified, pre-packaged peripherals to keep system creation independent of the target PSoC device. GL Releases Multi-Link Frame Relay EmulatorGL Communications Inc., announce the release of Multi-Link Frame Relay Emulator - a client-server based software application for T1 E1 hardware platforms. 
EDK 300 - New developer's kit for energy-autonomous applicationsEnOcean GmbH is presenting its EDK 300 developer's kit for the new bidirectional Dolphin platform. The new kit enables developers to implement energy-autonomous products even easier and faster, assuring them a competitive lead to market. The developer's kit supports the bidirectional TCM 300, TCM 320 and STM 300 modules, and is available immediately. LSI Delivers Service-Aware Software for IPv6 Broadband NetworksLSI Corporation has announced immediate availability of LSITM Broadband Access Software Release 8.1 for the family of LSI APP communications processors. The new software supports the IPv6 protocol, including enhanced security and quality of service (QoS) management capabilities that are crucial to the effective delivery of services over IPv6, in addition to supporting IPv4 video, voice and data services. 
Methodics to Launch Open, Flexible Platform and DM-Driven Modules for Global Design Environment at DACMethodics LLC will introduce the industry's first tool suite to enable true global IC design collaboration at the Design Automation Conference (DAC) 2009 in San Francisco, Calif., the week of July 27, 2009. Custom Design Automation Leader Pulsic Launches Unity 2009.1 With Unique Automated Bus Routing CapabilitiesPulsic Limited today announces the immediate availability of the latest release of their groundbreaking physical chip design software suite, Unity 2009.1. Express Logic Enables Developers to Avoid Stack Overflow in Embedded SystemsExpress Logic today introduced a new development tool that helps developers avoid stack overflow problems that traditionally have plagued embedded systems. The new tool, StackX, performs a comprehensive analysis of a complete application at the executable code level, computing the worst-case stack usage the application can experience. As a result, Express Logic can tell its customers how large a stack they need for each application thread, and will automatically alert them if they fail to allocate sufficient memory. Artisan announces Artisan WorkbenchArtisan Software Tools has announced Artisan Workbench, which provides a fully integrated, collaborative engineering framework for the trouble-free deployment and maintenance of best-in-class tools for mission and safety-critical embedded systems and software development. Altium supports CADstar users with new import wizardAltium has added a new file importer, for CADstar design files, to the latest release of its next generation electronics design solution, Altium Designer. It's the latest addition to Altium Designer's design translation wizard, which already supports legacy design files from Allegro, OrCAD, DX Designer, and PADS, as well as Altium's earlier P-CAD and Protel design tools. SynaptiCAD offers HDL Works ToolsSynaptiCAD is now the US and Canadian distributor for HDL Works EDA tools: Ease, HDL Companion, and IO Checker. These tools provide alternative graphical approaches for VHDL and Verilog code design which also complement SynaptiCAD's timing diagram editors and graphical simulation tools. EASE provides a state machine bubble editor, truth table designer, and block diagram design environment for generating VHDL and Verilog code. HDL Companion scans design directories and creates a complete hierarchal view of any VHDL or Verilog design and supporting files that helps engineers explore unfamiliar designs. It also includes linting and HTML document generation. IO Checker verifies hundreds of pins between an FPGA and the PCB design using a rules-based approach via regular expressions. Green Hills Software Enhances Platform for Secure Wireless DevicesGreen Hills Software, Inc. has announced a major upgrade of its Platform for Secure Wireless Devices. Built on the secure foundation of the INTEGRITY® RTOS, this Platform now includes the latest 802.11A/B/G wireless drivers from Atheros Communications in addition to the commercial-grade Devicescape® security supplicants. All products are integrated and validated on off-the-shelf hardware reference platforms, accelerating customers' development and deployment of Wi-Fi enabled products. 
Power Supply Engineers Can View Performance, Save Time with Enhanced WEBENCH Design Tool and New SIMPLE SWITCHER Regulators from National SemiconductorNational Semiconductor Corp. today announced the addition of a sophisticated but easy-to-use graphical tool to its WEBENCH® online design environment as well as 11 new SIMPLE SWITCHER® step-down voltage regulators. The voltage regulators are well-suited for a wide variety of applications including automotive, industrial and communication. 
ProVision Communications announces WiMAX and LTE network planning tool upgradeProVision Communications has announced the release of ProPhecy™ 2.3, an important upgrade to its advanced network planning and optimising tools for both WiMAX and LTE. 
NI LabVIEW 8.6 Meets Parallel Programming Challenge to Drive PerformanceNational Instruments today announced LabVIEW 8.6, the latest version of the graphical system design software platform for control, test and embedded system development. Building on the inherent parallel nature of graphical programming, LabVIEW 8.6 delivers new tools to help engineers and scientists take advantage of the benefits of multicore processors, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) and wireless communication. AVIX-RT releases Viewer for its advanced RTOS, AVIXAVIX-RT, a manufacturer of embedded software solutions, anounces the availability of an MPLAB RTOS Viewer Plugin, enabling direct insight in the internals of an application based on the AVIX RTOS. Compatible with all versions of AVIX, the AVIX Viewer Plugin shows the state of the AVIX kernel objects used by your application. Kernel objects supported by AVIX and thus presented by the AVIX Viewer Plugin are threads, mutexes, semaphores, event groups, pipes and memory pools. The AVIX Viewer Plugin can be used both when simulating your application in the MPLAB development environment or when running on real hardware ineracting with MPLAB through an ICD2 or RealICE. 
Keithley Launches SignalMeister™ Version 2.0 as Only Waveform Creation Software with Object-Oriented User Interface Optimized for MIMOKeithley Instruments, Inc. today introduced Version 2.0 of its SignalMeister™ Waveform Creation Software, a powerful RF development tool with next-generation performance and usability. SignalMeister 2.0 features a new, "object-oriented" graphical user interface (GUI) and is the only waveform creation software on the market that uses a click-and-drag objects-based approach, allowing RF engineers to intuitively create basic and complex waveforms using graphical objects. This object-orientated GUI is optimized for MIMO signals and allows users to visually create a dramatically expanded range of test waveforms. SignalMeister 2.0 enables the creation of the entire range of signals in accordance with WiMAX and WLAN wireless connectivity standards and 3GPP and 3GPP2 cellular standards. 
IAR Systems announces efficient RTOS and file system for ultra-low power MSP430 microcontrollersIAR Systems has announced the launch of IAR PowerPac for MSP430, a fully-featured real-time operating system (RTOS) combined with a high performance file system that is highly optimized for minimum memory consumption in both RAM and ROM. IAR PowerPac is tightly integrated with IAR Embedded Workbench, and includes sample projects and board support packages for ultra-low power MSP430 microcontrollers. Both IAR Embedded Workbench and IAR PowerPac for MSP430 now also support the newly announced MSP430F5xx generation of devices from Texas Instruments. Infiniscale announces TechYielder™, the world first model-based parametrical yield optimizer.Infiniscale SA has announced TechYielder, a yield optimizer targeting advanced complex Analog Designs. It is said to fill the need for yield optimization of complex analog, Advanced Mixed-Signal, and RF blocks, designed with sub 90 nm design kits. The extremely fast design turnaround gives the designer total freedom to try different options and trade-offs. Rather than design and then check yield, designers optimize directly performance distribution versus specifications. 
Xyalis to Unveil Fully Integrated Mask Data Preparation Suite at DACXyalis, the layout finishing solution's company, today announced GTmask, a fully integrated environment dedicated to complex wafer masks building. Based on Xyalis' existing tools, GTmask offers new capabilities fully meeting mask teams' demands, covering wafer assembly and floorplanning for chip arrays, multi-project wafers and multi-layer reticles; CMP metal filling; automatic frame generation; and optimized GDSII and jobdeck files generation. The GTmask tool suite is part of Xyalis product strategy aiming at establishing direct links between process data management tools and SQL-based administration databases. Infiniscale adds to presence in EuropeInfiniscale SA has announced the extension of its sales representation to cover Germany, Austria, Spain and Portugal. The move is part of the company's worldwide expansion strategy, and strengthens Infiniscale's sales presence in Europe, a key region for analog and mixed-signals markets. 
New plug and play options for Altium’s Innovation StationAltium continues to develop and expand the Altium Innovation Station – which combines the award-winning Altium Designer unified design software with the Desktop NanoBoard reconfigurable hardware platform – to bring device intelligence design solutions to electronics engineers. Telelogic Announces Enhancements to Rhapsody Model Driven Development Solution including New Eclipse Plug-inTelelogic today announced enhancements to its market leading Model Driven Development™ (MDD™) solution, Telelogic Rhapsody®. The new features decrease time-to-market through the support of MDD best practices that do not disrupt current project workflow, and provide system engineers a way to leverage advanced visualization and prototyping capabilities to easily validate design correctness and effectively communicate intended design behavior. 
Infolytica releases new MotorSolve BLDC, MotorSolve IM, MotorSolve SRM and MagNet softwareInfolytica Corporation announces the release of two software packages, MotorSolve for IM and SRM, and important updates to MotorSolve BLDC and MagNet. MotorSolve IM and SRM are the company's new electric motor design software for induction machines and switched reluctance machines. MagNet, the industry's first electromagnetic field simulation software based on FEA, is most commonly used for designing a wide range of devices such as motors, transformers, induction heating and other electromechanical applications in numerous industries. Latest RTOS version targets 16 bit microcontrollersAVIX-RT, a manufacturer of embedded software solutions, has announced the availability of version 2.2 of its RTOS AVIX-16. AVIX-16 is an RTOS targeting 16 bit microcontrollers belonging to the Microchip PIC24F, PIC24H, dsPIC30F and dsPIC33F families. Floorplanning EDA tool from Teklatech looks set to revolutionize SOC power managementTeklatech, the start-up EDA company that specializes in floorplanning and clock distribution networks for system-on-chip design, today announced the immediate availability of its new FloorDirector product - an advanced floorplanning software tool. FloorDirector offers SoC power-shaping, clock-cycle stretching and robustness to on-chip-variation, accelerating the broad adoption of advanced nanometer geometries. 
Geensys launches Reqtify 3.1Geensys has launched Reqtify 3.1, a new and improved version of its flagship tool for the automated management of embedded hardware and software requirements capture, traceability and impact analysis throughout the development lifecycle. The new release includes significant new, user-requested features and usability enhancements, third-party interface additions and improvements, and a new RIF import/export gateway. Complete Product Suite for Cavium Networks' OCTEONT Multi-core MIPS64 Processor FamilyGreen Hills Software, Inc. has announced that the Green Hills product suite supports Cavium Networks' (NASDAQ:CAVM) OCTEON™ Multi-core MIPS64® processor family. This support includes the MULTI integrated development environment, TimeMachine tool suite, Green Hills compilers, DoubleCheck static analysis tools, µ-velOSity royalty-free real-time operating system and Green Hills Probe which are now available for the OCTEON family of multi-core MIPS64 processors. The Green Hills products enable network equipment providers to reduce their cost of software development and significantly shorten the time-to-market for their networking, security, control plane, wireless, storage and broadband gateway applications, based on the market leading OCTEON processors. 
Green Hills Software Expands Software Development Solution to i.MX27Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS), has announced that its product suite, including the MULTI integrated development environment, µ-velOSity royalty-free real-time operating system, TimeMachine tool suite, Green Hills compilers, and Green Hills Probe are now available for the Freescale i.MX27 multimedia applications processor. This new support enables customers to reduce their cost of software development and shorten the time-to-market for their cordless and mobile phones, healthcare equipment, intelligent remote controls, point-of-sale terminals and other products based on the i.MX27 processor. Telelogic Announces Scalable Enterprise Change Management Solution that Improves Productivity and TraceabilityTelelogic has announced Telelogic Change 4.7, a web-based and highly scalable software solution that provides problem tracking, change request and workflow management across the enterprise. Part of the company's overall application lifecycle management (ALM) solution set, Telelogic Change 4.7 allows stakeholders ranging from developers to quality professionals achieve better and more consistent results. 
ACTEL’S INNOVATIVE SMARTDESIGN FUNCTIONALITY EASES SYSTEM-LEVEL DESIGNUnderscoring its commitment to deliver and support power-efficient solutions, Actel has enhanced its Libero™ Integrated Design Environment (IDE) to further ease the system-level design process when using its field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). With SmartDesign, a new design entry capability that enables users to design at a higher level of abstraction, Actel's Libero IDE v8.0 significantly reduces FPGA design and development time, thus speeding customers' time to market. The enhanced tool suite supports all the company's FPGAs, including the flash-based, low-power ProASIC3 and 5µW Actel IGLOO™ FPGAs, as well as the company's single-chip Actel Fusion™ Programmable System Chip (PSC), a mixed-signal power management FPGA. Cable and Harness design software integrated with Inventor 2008TurboTools Corporation has announced the availability of an integration link with Autodesk Inventor 2008, the 3D mechanical design software. The company also announces that CablEquity 2007 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 2008 under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Certification is granted only after a product has been thoroughly tested internally by Autodesk staff. Certified applications meet certain implementation guidelines and demonstrate the highest levels of robustness, quality, and interoperability with Autodesk Inventor software. CablEquity is a patented universal Productivity Solution, automating design and documentation cable and harness assemblies, schematics and BOMs of Hardware Electrical Systems. Software tool for electric motor designInfolytica Corporation has announced the release of MotorSolve v1.0, the company's newest software tool for electric motor design. The first module available is exclusively for brushless DC motor types, such as interior permanent magnet, spoke and bread-loaf. ARTiSAN Software Tools launches ARTiSAN Studio 6.2ARTiSAN Software Tools, a global leader in the provision of UML 2 and SysML-based real-time systems and software modelling tools, has launched ARTiSAN Studio 6.2, which rounds out ARTiSAN's comprehensive support for the OMG Systems Modeling Language (SysML), provides improved model and configuration management integration and infrastructure improvements for multiple, large-site and distributed team deployment. 
Green Hills Software Announces INTEGRITY 10th Anniversary EditionGreen Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS), has announced the 10th anniversary edition of its INTEGRITY real-time operating system (RTOS). More than two years in development, INTEGRITY 10 includes a number of features that address the demanding performance and reliability requirements of next-generation complex devices. Telelogic Releases Rhapsody OSEK Integration, the First UML 2.0/SysML-Based Modeling Environment to Produce OSEK Targeted CodeTelelogic has expanded its partner ecosystem by forming a strategic alliance with Willert Software Tools GmbH. Through this partnership Telelogic Rhapsody® will provide the first Model-Driven Development™ (MDD™) environment for automotive software development that complies with Open Systems and Corresponding Interfaces for Automotive Electronic (OSEK) and is based on the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®) 2.0 and SysML. Telelogic Announces Automated Model-Based Testing Solution Utilizing the UML 2.0 Testing ProfileTelelogic today announced an automated model-based testing solution for the embedded/real-time market that fully supports the Unified Modeling Language™ (UML®) 2.0 testing profile. 
Altium releases TASKING VX-toolset for leading C166/ST10 microcontrollers from Infineon and STMicroelectronicsAltium Limited today announced the release of a new TASKING VX-toolset for the C166/ST10 microcontroller family which offers substantial performance gains over traditional C166 development tools. Initial benchmarking of the TASKING VX-toolset for the C166/ST10 microcontroller family indicates that it provides an average improvement of 45% in code compression and 24% in code speed optimization, enabling customers to deliver high-quality applications to market faster. Actel broadens support for CoreMP7-based designs with new SoftConsole ToolActel today announced SoftConsole, a free software program development environment for Actel's CoreMP7, the industry's only soft 32-bit ARM7 microprocessor core for field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). Based on the widely used, open-source Eclipse Integrated Design Environment (IDE) and ARM7 GNU compiler and debugger, SoftConsole provides a cost-effective, reliable way to write and debug software programs for CoreMP7. The free tool enables designers to quickly and easily develop embedded system applications based on Actel's single-chip, flash-based FPGAs. Aldec Extends Code Coverage Analysis OfferingAldec, Inc. has announced the addition of Expression Coverage for Verilog in the release of Riviera 2006.06. This addition significantly improves efficiency of the verification process and enables delivery of higher quality, more reliable designs. TurboTools™ Announces Add-In Integration and Certification for Autodesk Inventor 11 SoftwareTurboTools Corporation, provider of HES and Systems Design Productivity Solutions announced today the availability of a plug-in that links CablEquity 2006 with Autodesk Inventor, the world's best-selling 3D mechanical design software. The company also announces that CablEquity 2006 has been certified for Autodesk Inventor 11 under the Autodesk Inventor Certified Applications Program. Software for Design of Electric MotorsInfolytica Corporation has announced that MotorSolve, the newest addition to its industry leading software family, will be released in the third quarter of 2006. The package will offer an accurate FEA-based design environment which focuses exclusively on electric motors. TI's New DaVinci(tm) Technology Development Kit Simplifies Design Effort forUnprecedented Tools Radically Improve Software Integration and System Visibility New software edition gives designers a better viewAltium, known for its Windows-based electronics design software, has announced the latest release of the Altium Designer Viewer Edition, which enables users to quickly and easily view, print, cross probe and explore design projects and documents that have been created in Altium's unified electronic product development system, Altium Designer. 
ARTiSAN and TNI-Software partner to ease Requirements Management for UML/SysML engineersReqtify requirements engineering tool integrated with ARTiSAN Studio |
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