Applied Microsystems and Accelerated Technology Announce CodeTEST for the Nucleus RTOS

Providing the First Embedded Software Test and Analysis Toolset to Support Nucleus Users

REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2002-- Applied Microsystems Corp. (Nasdaq:APMC - news), developer of CodeTEST, the leading embedded software test and analysis toolset, announced today it will support the royalty-free real-time operating system, Nucleus, developed by Accelerated Technology, Inc.(TM) (ATI).

This announcement marks the first time Nucleus users who span telecommunications, consumer electronics, networking/datacom, Internet and multimedia, medical instrumentation, avionics, industrial and retail automation, have a comprehensive toolset to conduct business and safety-critical test and analysis of their embedded software systems.

Applied's Vice President of Sales & Marketing Mark Budzinski notes, "We've tracked the progress of Nucleus and watched a critical mass of users grow across many of the embedded systems industries Applied serves. The decision to develop CodeTEST for Nucleus was a logical next step to ensure these developers and QA teams would have at their disposal a commercially available toolset built to test and analyze performance, coverage, memory, and trace executions of the most complex embedded systems being built today."

President of ATI Neil Henderson noted, "CodeTEST gives our Nucleus customers another competitive boost in the marketplace. No longer is it necessary for them to waste additional time and resources developing tools in house. CodeTEST's established use and reputation industry-wide, plus the fact that it meets the highest of industry testing standards, including that of the FAA's DO-178B guidelines, means our customers and their customers in turn can feel confident Nucleus-based embedded systems have been tested and analyzed using the best tools available."

Support for ATI's Nucleus RTOS is provided in CodeTEST version 3.5. Additionally, CodeTEST 3.5 has several exciting new advancements, including Point to Point Timers(TM), data profiling for parent/child functions, ISR performance impact measurements, and scripting capabilities to automate repetitive tests.

Pricing & Availability

Available immediately, CodeTEST 3.5 tools for Nucleus begin at US $19,000. CodeTEST 3.5 comes with a special introductory offer for Nucleus users who will receive the CodeTEST Memory Tool free when three or more CodeTEST 3.5 tools are purchased at the same time. For more information, please contact your local AMC representative or email: info@amc.com.

About Accelerated Technology, Inc.

Accelerated Technology, Inc., the leader of embedded software solutions, is headquartered in Mobile, Alabama with sales offices and distributors worldwide. With two distinct product lines designed and maintained in house, ATI's software shortens time-to-market and provides a complete solution for engineers.

A comprehensive list of source code, non-royalty based Nucleus products includes prototyping products, kernels, networking suite, file management, Web-enabling software and a graphics package.

Accelerated Technology provides products and services worldwide to a wide variety of end-users, OEMs and IC vendors. Organizations that have taken advantage of ATI's software include Compaq, Honeywell, Motorola, NASA, Sony and Texas Instruments. ATI's products are used in a broad selection of applications ranging from telecommunications, networking and portable devices to industrial control and medical instrumentation.

About Applied Microsystems

Applied Microsystems expedites the development, test and deployment of business- and safety-critical embedded systems. Applied is a leading provider of innovative technologies, such as application and low-level embedded software test, debug, and verification tools.

Using Applied's tools, engineers test, debug, and verify embedded software found in optical or wireless voice and data communications networks; airborne, medical, and automotive systems; industrial automation, console games, and consumer electronics. Applied's solutions deliver the visibility, reliability, and credibility required in today's complex business-critical embedded systems. Applied's most popular tools include NetROM®, PowerTAP®, CodeTAP®, SuperTAP®, and CodeTEST®.

The company can be reached at P.O. Box 97002, Redmond, WA 98073-9702; by phone at 800/426-3925; or by e-mail at info@amc.com. Visit Applied on the Web at www.amc.com.

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