Montreal, Canada — /PRNewswire/ — Applied Microsystems Corp., a leading innovator in software development solutions, and MontaVista Software Inc., developer of the Hard Hat Linux operating system are announced an agreement to integrate Applied's CodeTEST development tool into MontaVista's Hard Hat Linux operating system distribution.

CodeTEST is a member of Applied's CodeOPTIX family of high-level software visibility tools. CodeTEST offers software development teams much needed gains in quality and productivity with software test and analysis methods that migrate through each stage of software development. With common file formats for native, software and hardware test and analysis, CodeTEST becomes the basis for a coherent, integrated test methodology. CodeTEST for Hard Hat Linux will be available in Q2, 2000.

About Hard Hat Linux

Hard Hat Linux and the Hard Hat Linux Cross-Development Kit (CDK) are optimized to target embedded and pervasive computing applications. The royalty-free, open source Hard Hat Linux distribution employs a 100% pure Linux kernel and components for embedded applications including Internet appliances, communications equipment, and mobile computing.

About MontaVista (www.mvista.com)

MontaVista Software Inc., founded in 1999 by real-time operating system pioneer James Ready, delivers open-source software solutions for the worldwide embedded software market. MontaVista's principal offering is the Linux(R) operating system tailored for embedded software applications. MontaVista products include Hard Hat Linux, a standard off-the-shelf binary distribution of Linux for PowerPC and x86 architectures. Hard Hat Linux is supported by a comprehensive tool suite including optimizing compilers for C, C++ and other languages; high-level language debuggers; and performance monitoring tools. The company's Subscription Plans also provide Linux support, porting and customization services to customers worldwide.

About Applied Microsystems (www.amc.com)

Applied Microsystems is a leader and innovator in software development tools and technologies. Applied's products help OEM customers bring products to market faster by providing innovative tools to develop, debug and test products faster, more reliably and at a lower cost.

 
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