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CUPERTINO, CA (November 24, 2003) - Zeidman Technologies
(www.zeidman.biz), a developer
of software tools for embedded system design, today announced a
tool for software synthesis. The program, SynthOSTM,
automatically generates a small, fast real-time operating system
(RTOS), customized and optimized for a user's embedded applications.
According to Bob Zeidman, president of Zeidman
Technologies, "SynthOS addresses the unfilled needs of embedded
software developers who can't fit a full-fledged RTOS into a memory-constrained
system but would benefit greatly from multitasking. These developers
represent over one-third of all embedded developers."
Michael Barr, president of Netrino Consultants
Network and the author of two widely read books on embedded systems
programming, concurs. "Software synthesis revolutionizes the
way operating systems are created. No longer does the application
have to work around the OS. With SynthOS, the application's precise
needs dictate the function of the OS and there are no new APIs for
the programmer to learn."
SynthOS borrows the concept of hardware synthesis
and applies it to software. The user just writes their tasks and
adds a few simple SynthOS statements. SynthOS automatically generates
the C source code for a complete RTOS. There is no longer a need
to fool with semaphores and mutexes. SynthOS works with all processors
that have a C compiler and with existing tools - compilers, debuggers,
interpreters, and emulators - for executing and debugging the resulting
synthesized code. SynthOS produces small, fast code and performs
checking to ensure that race conditions cannot occur and that tasks
have the correct priorities.
Pricing for SynthOS is $20,000 per license and
$4,000 for annual maintenance. SynthOS is currently available for
beta testing and discounts for beta customers apply.
About Zeidman Technologies
Zeidman Technologies is a developer of software
tools for the efficient design of embedded systems. The company
is creating a powerful new tool set using software synthesis to
automatically generate source code, based on the concept of hardware
synthesis. These tools can significantly cut development time, optimize
the system software, and squeeze performance out of simple, low
power microprocessors. The company was founded by industry leading
experts in hardware and software design and is headquartered in
Cupertino, California. More information about the company, its products
and services is available at www.zeidman.biz.
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SynthOS is a trademark of Zeidman Technologies.
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