Santa Barbara, CA — (press release excerpt) — Green Hills Software today announced that it will make its MULTI 2000 Integrated Development Environment (IDE) available for embedded Linux systems. The MULTI 2000 IDE, hosted on Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, and Linux systems, will greatly simplify the development of sophisticated applications for embedded target systems running the embedded Linux operating… system. Green Hills will demo its new embedded Linux IDE at the Embedded Systems Conference, with general availability slated for later this Summer.

“We are seeing increased interest from the embedded community in using Linux as an embedded operating system, particularly in applications where low-cost and high-reliability are top concerns,” said John Carbone, vice president of marketing for Green Hills Software. “Until now, embedded Linux developers had to make do with relatively crude development tools such as the GNU debugger (GDB). MULTI 2000 brings high-level debug and program building capabilities to the embedded Linux community that will greatly simplify the development of complex embedded Linux applications.”

The MULTI 2000 IDE, together with Green Hills' optimizing C/C++/EC++ compiler, automates all aspects of software development for embedded Linux systems. Featuring a window-oriented editor, graphical source-level debugger, and program builder, MULTI 2000 also includes a version control system, on-line context-sensitive help, and an instruction set simulator that allows programmers to develop and test their code on a PC or workstation without the need for the target hardware.

The MULTI 2000 IDE can be hosted on Windows, Solaris, HP-UX, and Linux systems, all of which can be used to develop embedded software for Linux target systems. MULTI 2000 will be available this summer for Linux target systems based on the PowerPC processor, with x86 support planned for the near future. MULTI 2000 for Windows costs $5,900 (US). MULTI 2000 for HP-UX costs $8,900 (US). MULTI 2000 for Solaris costs $8,900. MULTI 2000 for Linux $5,900. All versions will be available Summer 2001.

 
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