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Tokyo, Japan, March 13, 2008
Press Release
Yokogawa Digital Computer Corporation
EXARTECH International Corp.
Yokogawa Digital Computer and EXARTECH International
Sign Distribution Agreement
Starting from March, EXARTECH International starts to
distribute Yokogawa Digital Computer's
next generation ICE (In-Circuit Emulator),
"advicePRO"
in Taiwan
Yokogawa Digital Computer Corporation (Yokogawa Digital)
and EXARTECH International Corp. (Exartech) announced
that they have reached an agreement on the distribution
of Yokogawa Digital's
ICE product. Exartech starts to distribute
"advicePRO",
which is a flagship ICE product produced by Yokogawa
Digital. In addition, with Yokogawa Digital's
cooperation, Exartech will also work on marketing
activities and provide the product support for its local
users.
At first, Exartech will sell and support "advicePRO
ZX640/OVS" for ARM7, 9, and 11, and "advicePRO ZT800/OVS"
for TX49/H2, TX49/H3, TX49/H4, and TX49/L3. Both
products are already released and garner a good
reputation in Japan and overseas. The other models that
support a variety of cores are scheduled to be
introduced to Taiwan market subsequently.
<Main functional features of advicePRO>
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Speed up various commands by optimization of JTAG
communication
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Speedy download to flash memory
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Support multi-core devices
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Support RTOS (Real Time OS) such as Nucleus and Linux
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Ethernet-100Base-TX or USB2.0 connection with PC
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Debugger software,
"microVIEW-PLUS",
which works best with
"advicePRO",
is bundled
"The
development environments we provide have been in high
demand from overseas markets for the last few years, and
particularly, we vigorously participate in markets in
Asia,"
said Makoto Ishiwata, president at Yokogawa Digital
Computer Corporation.
"In
response to the market growth in overseas, we beef up
overseas sales forces and support engineers, and put
more effort into translating its products and manuals
into English."
"We
have found Exartech as a good partner with which we can
create a cooperative relationship in Taiwan market to
provide better service, and will be able to support our
customers'
development environments."
"Exartech was established in 1985, and has been one of
the most renowned companies in the area of
telecommunication. In the earlier era, we were one of
the authorized agents of AT&T in Taiwan," said James
Liang, general manager at EXARTECH International Corp.
"Along with our telecom background, we have long dealt
with RTOS, compilers, and IDE (Integrated Development
Environment) used in the embedded development arena,
thus know the market very well." "With our ample
experience in this era, we are able to provide good
support to our users. We believe that the cooperation
between the two will generate a synergy and deliver best
products to Taiwanese users."
About advicePRO
Since Yokogawa Digital introduced its first ICE product,
"advice" in 1988, it has continued to provide its debug
environments and solutions to the embedded market.
"advicePRO" is the fourth generation of advice series.
"advicePRO" takes advantage of high performance and
scalability of "advicePLUS" and cost effectiveness of "advicePOCKET".
This product allows developers to conduct the debug
functions including execution control and memory
download without difficulty and stress.
About Yokogawa Digital Computer Corporation
Yokogawa Digital Compute Corporation (Yokogawa Digital)
has long engaged in the embedded development business
including the design and development of micro computers
and peripheral systems. It particularly has a strong
competitive advantage in the area of ICE (In-Circuit
Emulator), and its ICE products are widely accepted and
used in the state-of-the-art development projects such
as mobile phones, digital consumer products, automotive,
and industrial instruments. The products are highly
valued not only in Japan but also overseas markets, and
it has sales channels worldwide including the United
States, China, Taiwan, Korea, and Europe. Furthermore,
Yokogawa Digital also focuses on providing various
platforms such as T-Engine board, development starter
kit for Windows Embedded CE, and the tool and
consultation service for process improvement of embedded
development project. Taking advantage of its in-depth
knowledge and wealth of experience, Yokogawa Digital can
offer ideal development environments.
English website
http://www.yokogawa-digital.com/en/
Japanese website http://www.yokogawa-digital.com/
About EXARTECH International Corp.
Exartech International Corp. is a leading supplier of
advanced telecommunication products for both broadband
and wireless services. The releasing products in the
global market include Pair Gain, FOM and NGDLC.
Exartech's further business strength is embedded system
software and development tools. It offers a complete
embedded solution to meet the customer's needs, and
provides local support to ensure customer's time to
market requirement. Exartech's telecommunication
background benefits its embedded system business. With
its long experience in the embedded system market,
Exartech will continue look for the best embedded
solutions for the industry, and will always target on
customer's success to meet their substantial projected
growth in all kinds of embedded applications.
English website http://www.exartech.com.tw/english/index.htm
Chinese website http://www.exartech.com.tw/chinese/c.htm
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