Metrowerks Releases New Development Tools for Motorola's PowerPC Embedded Microprocessors

Business Wire, March 10, 1997

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 10, 1997--Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ:MTWKF)(TSE/ME:MWK) one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced CodeWarrior(R) for PowerPC(TM) Embedded Systems, an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) supporting Motorola's(R) MPC 8xx PowerPC family of embedded processors.

Motorola and Metrowerks will be showing the new tools at the Embedded Systems Conference East in Boston, MA from March 10-12, in the Motorola booth, No. 304.

Hosted on Windows NT 4.0, Windows(R) 95 and Mac(R) OS, CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems allows programmers to build applications for a variety of portable electronic devices using the Motorola MPC 8xx series of microprocessors. The CodeWarrior IDE offers a powerful suite of programming tools including an integrated project manager, text editor, optimizing C compiler, linker, source/assembly-level debugger and online references.

CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems works with Motorola's 821/860 ADS development board, providing users with interactive testing support. Debugging can be implemented using either a Background Debug Mode (BDM) cable, or Metrowerks' target resident kernel technology. The target resident kernel is a software debugger monitor for use with MW Debug, a source-level host debugger with a graphical user interface.

"CodeWarrior provides PowerPC customers with a powerful set of development tools for the 8xx family," said Ken Edwards, marketing manager, Portable Systems Operation at Motorola. "Together we offer the embedded marketplace a complete solution for developing next-generation applications."

"We are proud to introduce CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems," said Jean Belanger, chairman and chief executive officer of Metrowerks. "Broadening our product offering to include tools for Motorola's MPC 8xx series of embedded processors not only provides embedded PowerPC developers with a new low-cost, high-performance development solution, but underscores our commitment to becoming a key tools provider in the embedded systems space."

Pricing and Availability

CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems Developer Release 1 (DR1) will begin shipping in April from Metrowerks and Metrowerks authorized distributors for a suggested retail price of US$699. This product will follow Metrowerks' traditional three-times-a-year product release schedule. Purchase includes two free product updates and technical support from Metrowerks. Customers purchasing Developer Release 1 will receive an extended set of updates.

About Metrowerks

Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line of programming tools for building applications for a number of operating systems intended for use on desktop computers or embedded systems, including Mac OS, Windows 95, Windows NT, PlayStation(TM) OS, BeOS(TM) and Palm OS(TM), running on a number of microprocessors including 68K, PowerPC, MIPS(R) and x86 microprocessors. Metrowerks' CodeWarrior products are used by over 65,000 registered users in 70 countries. Additional information on Metrowerks and its products is available via e-mail at "info@metrowerks.com", from our web site at "http://www.metrowerks.com", or by calling 800/377-5416 or 512/873-4700. -0-

Note to Editors: Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks of Metrowerks Inc. Motorola is a registered trademark of Motorola, Inc. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp. and is used by Motorola, Inc. under license from International Business Machines Corp. Apple, Macintosh and Mac are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Windows and WindowsNT are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and other countries. 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 regarding CodeWarrior for PowerPC Embedded Systems DR1 are forward looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including successful and timely development of CodeWarrior PowerPC Embedded Systems DR1 and customer acceptance of the product.

CONTACT: Metrowerks Inc.

Cynthia Fray, 512/873-4758

cynthia@metrowerks.com