Metrowerks Licenses Microsoft Foundation Classes for CodeWarrior 7
AUSTIN, TX — September 14, 1995 — METROWERKS INC. (ME, VSE:MWK) Metrowerks Inc.announced today a licensing agreement with Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq-MSFT) for the distribution of the Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) with Metrowerks CodeWarrior 7 Gold development tools. The announcement coincides with the release of the Mac-hosted CodeWarrior 7 Gold development tools for Windows95 and WindowsNT (x86).
The Mac-hosted CodeWarrior Integrated Development Environment (IDE) now compiles code for x86 processor-based computers running Windows 95 and Windows NT. Under the agreement with Microsoft, Metrowerks is licensing the MFC for distribution on the CodeWarrior Gold 7 CD-ROM for use with the CodeWarrior IDE.
MFC is Microsoft's framework for object-oriented Windows programming. The CodeWarrior IDE is a versatile software development environment allowing programmers to write software in C, C++, and Object Pascal with options to target the MacOS, Windows 95, Windows NT (x86) and Magic Cap computing platforms without switching applications.
"Metrowerks is committed to supporting the development community," said Greg Galanos, president & CEO of Metrowerks."We are always searching for ways to incorporate the latest technologies and industry-standard tools into our development packages. Providing additional targets allows our customers to create tomorrow's applications for an ever-expanding marketplace."
"We're happy to see Metrowerks responding to customer demand for software development tools that run on a Mac, but produce Windows applications," said Doug Henrich, Director of Developer Relations at Microsoft, "and Metrowerks' support for MFC keeps them on the cutting edge of Mac-hosted development tools." Pricing and Availability
CodeWarrior 7 Gold will be released on September 15. The CodeWarrior Gold subscription package is priced at $ 399 and includes 2 additional CD-ROM releases in January, 1996 and May, 1996. International editions are available localized in the following languages: traditional and simplified Chinese, French, German, Kanji, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, and Spanish. CodeWarrior 7 Gold is available from Metrowerks and all authorized resellers.
Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line of Macintosh"-hosted computer language products for building Mac OS, Magic Cap OS, Windows 95 and Windows NT applications. Metrowerks CodeWarrior software products have quickly become the industry standard for Mac-hosted development tools with over 25,000 registered users in 60 countries. Metrowerks has offices in the United States and Canada. Additional information on Metrowerks is available on the Internet at http://www.metrowerks.com, by sending email to [email protected], or by calling (512) 305-0400.
Founded in 1975, Microsoft is the worldwide leader in software for personal computers. The company offers a wide range of products and services for business and personal use, each designed with the mission of making it easier and more enjoyable for people to take advantage of the full power of personal computing every day.
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