Siemens Adopts CoWare Electronic System Virtualization Solutions for the Development of Industrial Ethernet Components

CoWare Technology and Deployment Services Expertise Used for
Optimized System Architecture and Accelerated Software Development

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
CoWare, Inc., the leading supplier of Electronic System Virtualization software
and services, announced today that Siemens is using its Electronic System
Virtualization technology to accelerate the development of Siemens` Industrial
Ethernet (PROFINET) Components. Using CoWare Platform Architect and CoWare
Virtual Platform, Siemens developed a virtualized model of a PROFINET device.
The analysis visibility and debugging control of the virtualized model delivers
a more efficient and productive environment over traditional methods for
architecture design and software development.

"The use of Ethernet on the factory floor is growing rapidly and results in the
need for optimized Ethernet components such as our new PROFINET device," said
Andreas v. Schwerin, Director, Electronic System Simulation, at Siemens in
Nuremberg. "Developing the system architecture and the software for these new
complex systems requires innovation and new development infrastructure for our
development process. CoWare Electronic System Virtualization technologies and
services provide us with the right standards-based, full system simulation
approach we need."

Through this development, Siemens integrated CoWare technologies and leveraged
CoWare deployment expertise in their development process. CoWare provided:

* An efficient standards-based creation environment for the virtualized
Industrial Ethernet Device;
* A comprehensive set of analysis and debug tools for optimizing the
architecture design and accelerating the software development;
* Services to support the effective deployment of electronic system
virtualization technologies in the development process.

"The increased processing and software content of industrial electronic systems
requires industrial companies to innovate in their development process. Siemens
demonstrates, with the Industrial Ethernet Device design, that Electronic System
Virtualization can effectively be deployed to optimize and accelerate the
development," said Marc Serughetti, Vice President of Marketing and Business
Development, CoWare. "We are pleased to support the innovation Siemens brings to
the industrial automation market with our leading technology and deployment
expertise."

About CoWare

CoWare is the leading global supplier of electronic system virtualization
software and services. IP, semiconductor, and electronics companies use CoWare
virtualization solutions to design better processor- and software-intensive
products faster. CoWare solutions solve the new design challenges associated
with platform architecture design, platform verification, application sub-system
design, processor design, DSP algorithm design, and software development, and
are based on open industry standards including SystemC. These solutions also
enable IP and semiconductor companies to implement more effective go-to-market
strategies. CoWare`s corporate investors include ARM [(LSE: ARM); (Nasdaq:
ARMH)], Cadence Design Systems (NASDAQ: CDNS), STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM),
and Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE). CoWare is headquartered in San Jose, Calif.,
and has offices around the world. For more information about CoWare and its
products and services visit http://www.coware.com.

CoWare is a registered trademark of CoWare, Inc. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.

CoWare, Inc.
Mindy Palmer, Director, Marketing Communications, 408-392-8513
mindy@CoWare.com

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