I-Logix Shifts Into High Gear With AUTOSAR Membership; Leading Systems, Software and Test Tool Chain Vendor Brings Domain Knowledge and Technology Platform to Automotive Open Systems Architecture Initiative

Business Wire, Sept 13, 2005

ANDOVER, Mass. -- I-Logix, the embedded industry's leading tool provider for software, systems and test, announced today that the company has become an Associate Member of the Automotive Open Systems Architecture (AUTOSAR) development initiative. The partnership initiative is focused on developing an OEM-wide "standard core" solution to the design and implementation challenges of automotive electric / electronic (EE) systems requirements. With core partners BMW, Bosch, Continental, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, PSA, Siemens VDO, Toyota and Volkswagen driving the collaborative effort, partners and associates are gearing up to create a basis for industry collaboration on basic functions and interfaces while providing a standardized platform that enables efficient, innovative functions.

"I-Logix is delighted to join AUTOSAR, and will be able to help implement an open architecture framework that will ease E/E challenges facing OEMs, suppliers, tool providers and new market entrants alike," Neeraj Chandra, I-Logix Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development, said. "I-Logix brings time tested domain expertise in embedded systems and software development for automotive applications. Having worked closely in partnership with OEMs and the Tier1 and Tier2 suppliers, we are eager to assist with this watershed effort to create a shared standard for E/E applications. Our years of automotive experience and award-winning Rhapsody tool suite places us in an ideal position to create a new generation of cost-effective solutions to the challenges faced by the automotive sector".

The automotive / transportation industry is a key market for I-Logix, whose customers include Alpine, Audi, Bosch & Blaupunkte, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Delphi, Denso, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Lear, Mazda, Mitsubishi Electric, Nissan, Peugeot, PSA, TRW, Volkswagen and Volvo to name but a few using Rhapsody and Statemate tools to design better automotive systems and software.

About AUTOSAR (Automotive Open Systems Architecture)

The international development partnership AUTOSAR is a network of major automobile manufacturers, suppliers, software houses, tool manufacturers and semiconductor companies with a goal of establishing a common software infrastructure standard for vehicle electronics. Standard functional interfaces are intended to guarantee interoperability, reuse and exchangeability are supported. Suppliers--including software houses--can offer their products to a broader market and in turn an integrator can use software of multiple suppliers. This implies a more competitive environment and thus cost reductions. In addition, through unbundling software from hardware a more efficient usage of hardware resources is possible.

About I-Logix

Founded in 1987, I-Logix is the worldwide leading provider of collaborative Model-Driven Development (MDD) solutions for systems design through software development focused on real-time embedded applications. These solutions allow engineers, operating in either small or very large teams, to graphically model the requirements, behavior, and functionality of embedded systems. The design is iteratively analyzed, validated, and tested throughout the development process while automatically generated production quality code can be output in a variety of languages. I-Logix facilitates team collaboration through unique project and task management capabilities integrated into its UML based MDD solutions, enabling design review and inter-team participation from concept-to-code, regardless of where team members are located. I-Logix is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts and has sales and support centers throughout North America, Europe and the Far East.

For more information contact: http://www.ilogix.com/