1998-11-03 ,
Press Releases From Customers/Partners

Austin, Texas - November 3, 1998-Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK) announced today it will this month begin shipping CodeWarrior for Philips TriMedia™ software development tools targeting TriMedia digital signal processors.

The Philips Trimedia TM-1000 'media processor' uses a parallel very long instruction word (VLIW) architecture combined with a software environment that supports application development in high-level languages. The result is a single-chip processor designed specifically for multimedia. Use of VLIW technology allows low-cost silicon that achieves up to four billion operations per second (BOPS) in the first generation TriMedia processor. TriMedia performance is ideal for multimedia tasks such as MPEG-2 video, Digital Video Disc (DVD), AC-3 audio, H.32x video telephony, real-time 3D graphics, communications and more.

CodeWarrior for Philips TriMedia is a comprehensive set of software development tools for the multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) market. Hosted on Windows® 95/98, Windows NT® and Macintosh® System 7.5 or later and supporting the C programming language, the CodeWarrior for Philips TriMedia integrated development environment (IDE) includes a project manager, editor, class browser, highly optimizing compiler, source- and assembly-level debugger, stand-alone assembler, linker, debug monitor, TriMedia simulator, and kernel-awareness for pSOS+™.

"CodeWarrior for Philips Trimedia brings a whole new level of effectiveness to creating multimedia DSP applications on TriMedia processors," said Greg Galanos, president and chief technology officer, Metrowerks. "Easy-to-use, industrial strength development solutions are key components for enabling multimedia DSP developers to increase productivity and reduce time to market. We are pleased to make CodeWarrior technology available to TriMedia developers."

"Good development tools are critical to the success of any platform," said Cees Hartgring, vice president and general manager, TriMedia Business Line. "We're very pleased to be working with Metrowerks to bring the power and ease-of-use of CodeWarrior to TriMedia developers."

About Philips Semiconductors
Philips Semiconductors, a division of Koninklijke Philips Electronics NV, headquartered in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, is the ninth largest semiconductor supplier in the world and the third largest supplier of discrete components in the world. Philips Semiconductors' innovations in digital audio, video and mobile technology position the company as a leader in the consumer, multimedia and wireless communications markets. Sales offices are located in all major markets around the world and are supported by systems labs.

About Metrowerks' Embedded Systems Products
The CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is the most powerful multi-host, multi-target, multi-language software development solution available in the market. CodeWarrior's state-of-the-art design gives embedded software developers a flexible, high-performance toolset to help them clear many of the productivity and time-to-market hurdles they face today. CodeWarrior accelerates the development process by combining advanced compilers with an editor, debugger, linker and code browser, all controlled by a single, intuitive graphical user interface (GUI).

CodeWarrior provides engineers with the ability to pick the host platform, programming language, and target processor that best suits the needs of the project, without having to learn a whole new set of development tools. CodeWarrior is hosted on Windows 95/98, Windows NT and Solaris, and offers a choice of several high-level programming languages (C, C++, EC++, Pascal, and Java), as well as full support for in-line assembly. CodeWarrior compilers are available to target PowerPC, MIPS, 68K, x86, and other families of microprocessors.

CodeWarrior embedded solutions start at $2,500 for a single seat, and are available from Metrowerks and Metrowerks authorized resellers. All purchases include one product update and technical support for the CodeWarrior IDE for one year. Multi-user and academic licenses are available at a discounted price. For more information on pricing and availability, contact Metrowerks at 512-873-4700.

With over 100 software engineers, Metrowerks invests 35% of the company's revenues in CodeWarrior research and development. Metrowerks has the resources to create state-of-the-art embedded tools. With the CodeWarrior IDE already used by over 100,000 registered desktop users in 75 countries, Metrowerks' CodeWarrior IDE development costs can be amortized over a very large number of users.