Esterel Technologies and France Telecom R&D Partner to Develop Fast-C Code for Embedded System Designs
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. & GUYANCOURT, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Sept. 9, 2002--
Joint Solution Automatically Provides Code That is Compact, Portable,
Efficient, and Easy to Maintain
Esterel Technologies, a global provider of design solutions for
verification-critical systems, today announced their partnership with
France Telecom R&D.
Esterel Technologies has integrated the France Telecom R&D Fast-C
(SAXO-RT) compiler into their Esterel Studio product.
The integrated Esterel Studio/SAXO-RT solution provides developers
of embedded telecom applications with seamless development flow from
specification to embedded C code. The compact and portable Fast-C code
generated by this joint solution is easy to integrate into complex and
constrained telecom device applications, substantially reducing
software debug time.
"Embedded software developers need to be able to put their effort
into pure design issues instead of spending time modifying the code.
They need to rely on efficient automatically generated code that
economizes resources and supports maintenance activities efficiently.
The Esterel language and Esterel Studio have proven their ability to
produce real-time control software embedded in small communication
devices such as PDAs and smart phones. France Telecom R&D has
developed its own Esterel compiler, SAXO-RT, for embedded targets,"
said Jacques Pulou, a technical manager at France Telecom R&D,
Grenoble.
"Tests show that Fast-C code is at least 30 percent faster than
other optimized generated code," said Eric Bantegnie, president and
CEO of Esterel Technologies. "Our methodologies are deployed in a
number of industries such as chip design for the wireless industry and
avionics that require real-time control systems. We are pleased to be
partnering with France Telecom for development of embedded systems in
telecommunications."
About Esterel Technologies
Esterel Technologies provides electronic system and embedded
software designers with methodologies and tools that improve their
productivity and remove the barriers between system specification,
implementation and validation. The company's products automate costly
and time-consuming coding and validation work through executable
specification, intelligent test suite generation and automatic code
generation. Esterel Technologies is an international company with
offices in France, Germany, U.K. and the United States. For more
information: www.esterel-technologies.com
About France Telecom R&D
France Telecom R&D teams are at the origin of about 70 percent of
the group's products and services. With close to 3,700 researchers and
engineers at 11 research centers on three continents, France Telecom
R&D brings France Telecom powerful competitive advantages. Its mission
is to anticipate technological advances and changes in usage, drive
innovation to maximize the technological benefits for customers and
explore new sources of growth to consolidate the Group's foundations
for sustainable development. Few global carriers enjoy such extensive
research facilities, designed and organized specifically to support
France Telecom's growth strategy. For more information:
http://www.rd.francetelecom.fr/en/medias/medias.php
Contact:
Esterel Technologies
Linda Prowse Fosler, 831/649-6932
linda.prowse-fosler@esterel-technologies.com
or
Cayenne Communication
Michelle Clancy, 252/940-0981
michelle.clancy@cayennecom.com
or
France Telecom North America
Rachel Reinhardt, 212/332-2135
Rachelreinhardt@francetelecom.com
Source:
Esterel Technologies
