Altium Significantly Reduces Entry Point for 8051 Embedded Developers
Altium's TASKING 8051 toolset (currently US$1,790) will be repriced at US$795 from March 1st
SYDNEY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2002--
Altium Limited (ASX: ALU), a leading developer of Windows-based
electronic design and development software, is pleased to announce a
significant price reduction for their TASKING 8051 Software
Development Toolsets. From March 1, 2002, the regular retail price for
a TASKING 8051 toolset will be reduced from US$1,790 to just US$795 -
a saving of nearly US$1,000. This new pricing emphasizes Altium's
commitment to providing every electronic designer and developer with
access to the best possible tools at an affordable price.
"By repricing our 8051 toolsets so significantly, we are lowering
the entry point for 8051 embedded developers by providing them with a
fully functional, professional embedded software development toolset
for under US$800," says Bruce Edwards, Executive Director, Altium.
"The 8051 is a versatile and widely-used architecture and the TASKING
8051 toolset gives developers everything they need to produce tight,
fast, and reliable code for today's demanding embedded applications."
The TASKING 8051 toolset supports more 8051 variants than any
other toolset in the market, and includes:
- The award winning TASKING fully integrated Embedded Development
Environment (EDE)
- ANSI C compiler, with additional MISRA C code checking
- Assembler with Macro Preprocessor and linker/locator
- Full ANSI C library set
- CrossView Pro debugger supporting two execution environments:
1. Instruction set simulator
2. Retargetable ROM monitor (incl. RISM51 support) for evaluation
board and custom hardware
--Support for all leading emulator and RTOS manufacturers
--3 months free TASKING support
With the new pricing for the TASKING 8051 toolset, Altium
continues to break down the barriers to innovation and technological
advancement by giving embedded designers access to the best value and
the best technology in the industry.
Availability
The TASKING 8051 toolset v6.0 (TK008-024) is available for Windows
95/98/NT/2000/XP, as well as PC/Linux and Workstations (Unix). The new
US$795 pricing becomes effective on March 1, 2002.
A demo version of the TASKING 8051 toolset is available for
download from the TASKING website at http://www.tasking.com/8051/.
For more product information, visit www.tasking.com or contact
your local Altium Sales and Support Center.
About Altium Limited
Altium Limited (ASX: ALU), trading as Protel International Limited
(ASX: PRI) prior to August 6, 2001, is a leading global developer and
supplier of desktop Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and embedded
software design tools for the Microsoft Windows environment.
Since the Company's foundation in 1985 and its release of the
world's first Microsoft Windows-based EDA tool in 1991, Altium has
continued to apply the most advanced software design methods to
provide powerful, easy-to-use and affordable design software to
engineers and electronics designers worldwide.
Altium's current product brands include Protel, P-CAD, TASKING,
Accolade, CircuitMaker and CAMtastic!. These products offer tailored
solutions covering a range of hardware and software design processes.
Altium is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and operates a
number of sales and support offices in Australia, the United States,
Japan and Europe - as well as maintaining a large reseller network in
all other major markets. More information about the Company and its
products and services may be obtained from our website at
http://www.altium.com.
Altium, Altium Total Support, Protel, P-CAD, TASKING, Accolade,
CircuitMaker, CAMtastic!, Situs and Topological Autorouting and their
respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Altium
Limited. All other registered or unregistered trademarks referenced
herein are the property of their respective owners, and no trademark
rights to the same is claimed.
Contact:
Altium USA Media Contact
Hughes Communications, Inc.
Janice Hughes
+1 860 434 3782
janice@hughescom.net
or
Corporate Media Contact
Altium Limited
Jessica Maxwell
+61 2 9975 7710
jessica.maxwell@altium.com.au
http://www.altium.com
