Green Hills Software Announces u-velOSity for ARC 600 Core Family and the ARC Sound Subsystem

SANTA BARBARA, CA, Sep 02 (MARKET WIRE) --
Green Hills Software, Inc., the technology leader in device software
optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS), today
announced that u-velOSity(TM) is now available for ARC(R) International's
ARC 600 Core Family of configurable cores and ARC Sound Subsystem. With a
ROM footprint as small as 2K bytes, RAM footprint as small as 1K bytes,
and service call times as low as 30 cycles, u-velOSity is ideal for the
cost-sensitive, high-performance applications for which ARC cores and
subsystems are ideally suited.

"u-velOSity provides an important element in the software development
infrastructure enabling the rapid development of software applications for
the ARC 600 Core Family and ARC Sound Subsystem," said Paul Holt, vice
president of product development and services at ARC International. "The
u-velOSity microkernel's fast execution, tiny footprint, and world-class
development tools integration enable ARC-based embedded systems developers
to achieve faster time-to-market with lower development and production
cost."

Easy to Use

u-velOSity is extremely easy to use. With complete kernel source code and
the MULTI(R) integrated development environment's kernel-aware debugging
and project creation wizard, embedded software for the ARC 600 Core Family
and ARC Sound Subsystem is easy to develop, analyze, debug, test, and
optimize for any aspect of the system.

Fast Execution

u-velOSity provides extremely fast operating system services and
real-time, deterministic execution. Context switching, service calls, and
interrupt handling for the ARC 600 and ARC Sound Subsystem are finely
tuned for maximum throughput and minimum latency, even under heavy loads
-- making it ideal for devices with demanding performance requirements.

Small Footprint

The u-velOSity microkernel's industry-leading small footprint makes it
ideal for embedded systems that have the tightest memory constraints.
u-velOSity is delivered as a library and is automatically configured by
the Green Hills tool chain to include only those services that are
actually used by the applications, delivering the smallest, most
efficient footprint possible.

Simple Business Models

u-velOSity does not have a per-unit royalty charge, avoiding the headache
of royalty reporting and making it ideal for high-volume, cost-sensitive
ARC-based embedded products. Green Hills Software's attractive licensing
models enable u-velOSity to be included in a value-added solution for end
product developers at a fraction of the cost of other offerings.

"The ARC 600 Core Family and ARC Sound Subsystem present an ideal
architecture for Green Hills Software's u-velOSity real-time operating
system which specializes in top performance, ease of use, and small memory
and power footprint," commented David Kleidermacher, chief technology
officer of Green Hills Software. "On top of all of this, Green Hills
offers royalty-free, simple business models which are critical to those
employing ARC in high-volume electronic products."

About ARC

ARC International is a world leading provider of consumer IP to OEM and
semiconductor companies globally. ARC's award-winning, vertically
integrated audio and video solutions enable high-quality multimedia
content to be captured, shared, and played on a wide range of electronics
devices. ARC's 140+ customers collectively ship hundreds of millions of
ARC-Based(TM) chips annually in products such as Mobile TVs, Portable
Media Players, WiFi-/WiMAX-enabled computers, flash storage, digital
cameras, network appliances, and medical and government systems.

Availability

u-velOSity for ARC microprocessors is available today. u-velOSity is also
available for other microprocessor families, including ARM, PowerPC,
ColdFire, MIPS, V850, and Blackfin.

About Green Hills Software

Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc. is the technology leader in
device software optimization (DSO) and real-time operating systems (RTOS)
for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. Our royalty-free INTEGRITY(R) and
velOSity(TM) real-time operating systems, u-velOSity(TM) microkernel,
IPv6-ready TCP/IP networking stacks, GateD(R) Layer 3 routing, compilers,
MULTI(R) and AdaMULTI(TM) integrated development environments,
DoubleCheck(TM) integrated static analyzer and TimeMachine(TM) tool suite
offer a complete development solution that addresses both deeply embedded
and high-reliability applications. Green Hills Software is headquartered
in Santa Barbara, CA, with European headquarters in the United Kingdom.
Visit Green Hills Software on the web at www.ghs.com.

Green Hills, the Green Hills logo, MULTI, INTEGRITY, velOSity, u-velOSity,
AdaMULTI, DoubleCheck and TimeMachine, are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Green Hills Software, Inc. in the U.S. and/or
internationally. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.

Contact:
Green Hills Software, Inc.
Barbel French
805-965-6044
bfrench@ghs.com

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