Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 for Developing Palm OS Applications
AUSTIN, TEXAS — August 4, 1997 — METROWERKS (TSE;ME MWK, NASDAQ MTWKF ) Metrowerks Inc., one of the world's leading providers of software development tools, today announced they are shipping this week CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3, an integrated suite of tools for both the Mac OS and Windows 95/NT. With new features and important updates, programmers will find it easier than ever to develop applications for the PalmPilot products from 3Com Corporation.
CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 comes with the highly anticipated final update to the PalmPilot SDK (Software Development Kit), Version 2. This update supports all the new enhancements to Palm OS 2.0, including TCP/IP networking and new user interface controls. There are complete and separate PalmPilot SDKs for Mac OS and Windows, each including a comprehensive tutorial, numerous examples, and all the interface and library files needed to create Palm OS applications.
"We've had a tremendous number of requests for Windows tools from the rapidly growing development community," said Byron Connell, director of product marketing for Palm Computing, the division of 3Com that designs and markets PalmPilot. "As the PalmPilot platform continues to expand further into the enterprise, products like CodeWarrior will facilitate the development of innovative and important corporate solutions."
For the Windows developer, CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 includes final releases of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE), debugger, and compilers and linkers. It also features an updated Constructor for PalmPilot. The Constructor now supports the creation of string lists, a resource that's useful for things such as names of menu commands or default values for text fields in a form. The Constructor allows programmers to design graphical user interfaces simply by selecting objects from a palette and placing them where they should appear in the final Palm OS application.
"We think our customers are going to be very pleased with the upgrades we've made with CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3," said Jean Belanger, chairman and chief executive officer of Metrowerks, "particularly the improvements to the Windows version of Constructor for PalmPilot."
The debugger features remote source-level debugging for Palm OS applications and source-level debugging for PalmPilot simulated applications on the Mac.
"3Com has a very hot product with the PalmPilot," Belanger said. "We're very pleased that CodeWarrior for PalmPilot will expand its functionality and help create new markets for this remarkable connected organizer."
Pricing and Availability
CodeWarrior for PalmPilot Release 3 is now shipping, priced at US$ 369, and is available from Metrowerks and Metrowerks authorized resellers. Academic pricing is US$ 119. All purchases include one free product update.
About CodeWarrior
CodeWarrior is an intuitive suite of software development tools that includes an award-winning IDE complete with project manager, resource and text editors, debugger, class browser, on-line documentation and tutorials. CodeWarrior's cross-platform compilers support C, C++, Java, and Pascal and allow programmers to build applications for Windows 95, Windows NT(R) and Mac(R) OS, all from one unique development environment.
About Metrowerks (www.metrowerks.com)
Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line of programming tools used for software development for a number of operating systems and microprocessors. Intended for use on desktop computers or embedded systems, these operating systems include Mac OS, Windows(R) 95, Windows NT(R), PlayStation(TM) OS, BeOS(TM) and Palm(TM) OS, running on 68K, PowerPC(TM), MIPS(R) and x86 microprocessors. Metrowerks' CodeWarrior products are used by over 90,000 registered users in 70 countries. More information is available by visiting www.metrowerks.com on the web.
Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks of Metrowerks Inc. 3Com is a registered trademark and PalmPilot and Palm OS are trademarks of 3Com Corporation or its subsidiaries. All other company and product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies/holders, and are hereby recognized.
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