Accelerated Technology Extends Help to Smartphone Developers by Offering XRAY Debugger Support for Symbian OS
MOBILE, Ala.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Oct. 13, 2003—
Accelerated Technology(R), the Embedded Systems
Division of Mentor Graphics Corporation, today addressed the complex
needs of the cellular market by announcing a new version of the
XRAY(R) debugger for Symbian OS(TM), an embedded operating system
(OS). Embedded developers of mobile phone applications will have the
most complete target-debugging environment available today for Symbian
OS.
Symbian develops and licenses Symbian OS(TM), the global
industry-standard operating system for advanced mobile phones, to the
world's leading handset manufacturers, which account for more than 80
percent of worldwide annual mobile phone sales.
As the mobile communications market steadily grows, developers
need a reliable tool that can debug the complexities of their cellular
phone applications. For Symbian OS developers, the XRAY debugger
support means that they will have visibility into the operation of
Symbian OS throughout the entire software design cycle.
"This new version of our XRAY product, supporting Symbian OS,
shows our further commitment to supporting the needs of mobile phone
manufacturers. The complex nature of advanced mobile phones, or
'smartphones,' requires a debugging solution like the XRAY debugger
that can offer clear visibility into these designs," said Robert Day,
director of marketing, Mentor Graphics Embedded Systems Division.
Advanced XRAY features for Symbian OS include calling up
thread-specific stack and register information easily, kernel object
inspection and modification capabilities, support for concept of
processes and threads within processes, and accurate debugging of
specific processes by accessing the memory management unit (MMU).
"With the XRAY debugger for Symbian OS, developers can inspect the
detailed inner-workings of their code and of the operating system,
thereby presenting an ideal development environment for tracking
software defects and optimizing software performance," said Jerry
Panagrossi, vice president of US Operations, Symbian. "The XRAY
debugger is one of those must-have tools in an embedded software
developer's tool suite."
Pricing and Availability
Available now, licenses for the XRAY debugger start at U.S.
$2,495. For more information, please contact Accelerated Technology at
800-468-6853 or info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation (Nasdaq:MENT) is a world leader in
electronic hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronics and semiconductor companies. Established in
1981, the company reported revenues over the last 12 months of about
$650 million and employs approximately 3,500 people worldwide.
Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W. Boeckman Road,
Wilsonville, Oregon 97070-7777; Silicon Valley headquarters are
located at 1001 Ridder Park Drive, San Jose, California 95131-2314.
World Wide Web site: www.mentor.com.
Accelerated Technology, Embedded Systems Division of Mentor
Graphics Corporation, is located in Mobile, Alabama with sales offices
and distributors worldwide. By providing embedded systems developers
with a focus on service, well-documented source code and
industry-leading non-royalty-based Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
software, AT's RTOS software shortens time-to-market and provides a
complete solution for engineers. For more information, please visit
www.acceleratedtechnology.com or email us at
info@acceleratedtechnology.com.
About Symbian
Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses
Symbian OS, the global open industry standard operating system for
advanced, data-enabled mobile phones. Symbian has licensed Symbian OS
to the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers including Motorola,
Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sony Ericsson. Publicly announced products
based on Symbian OS include the BenQ P30, Motorola A920 for 3, Samsung
SGH-D700, Siemens SX-1, NTT DoCoMo FOMA F2102V and F2051 built by
Fujitsu, Sony Ericsson P800 Smartphone, Nokia 9200 Communicator range
as well as the 7650, 6600, 3650 and N-Gage.
Symbian has its global headquarters in London, United Kingdom with
development sites in Europe and Asia. For further information about
Symbian, please see www.symbian.com or contact Valerie Breslow,
Symbian Ltd., 519-585-1700, valbreslow@earthlink.net.
Mentor Graphics, Accelerated Technology and Xray are registered
trademarks of Mentor Graphics Corporation. All other company or
product names are the registered trademarks or trademarks of their
respective owners.
Contact:
Mentor Graphics/Accelerated Technology
Jennifer Tanveer, 251-661-5770 ext 5032
jennifer_tanveer@mentor.com
or
Mentor Graphics
Suzanne Graham, 503-685-7789
suzanne_graham@mentor.com
