Novas Receives Multi-year Commitment From Sun Microsystems; Debussy Deployed Worldwide for SPARC Processor and ASIC Developments

Business Wire, Nov 12, 2001

Business Editors/Technology Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2001

Novas Software, Inc., the leader in debug systems for complex chip designs, today announced that Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW) recently signed a multi-year, volume purchase agreement with Novas. The renowned provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services will deploy Novas' Debussy(R) debug system worldwide, so designers throughout the company can leverage it when creating components for Sun workstations and servers particularly SPARC processors and ASICs.

Sunil Joshi, Vice President, Design Automation and Computer Resources at Sun said, "The Debussy product has been designed to increase IC designer productivity by streamlining the debugging process. We believe that Debussy will simplify debugging through its features that are intended to help designers quickly locate, isolate and understand the cause of bugs. This should help assure us that bugs are not recreated in future designs and aid in easily removing them from existing designs."

Scott Sandler, president and CEO of Novas said, "This purchase agreement from Sun clearly indicates that customers believe Novas' debug system enhances designer productivity and helps engineers to produce ever-higher quality silicon in short market windows. Sun's wide deployment also underscores a trend. Companies recognize that they need to reduce the most expensive portion of the verification process, the debug cycle, and they are turning to Novas for the fix."

About Novas

Novas Software, Inc. focuses on improving the human understanding process involved in debugging IC and SoC designs. The company's technology and products provide designers with the ability to shorten verification and debug cycles--the most labor-intensive and expensive portions of the design process. With its Debussy(R), Verilog and VHDL debug system, designers can easily locate, isolate, and understand the causes of unexpected design behavior in half the time of traditional solutions, thereby maximizing the efficiency of engineering resources, significantly reducing costs and accelerating the process of getting silicon to market. Novas has over 7,000 systems in use at hundreds of customer sites worldwide. For more information visit www.novas.com or send email to info@novas.com.

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