From: Nancy Chou <nchou@cygnus.com>
Subject: COMMERCIAL: Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit for Linux
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 09:46:19 GMT

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CYGNUS SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES LOW COST VERSION OF 
GNUPRO TOOLKIT AVAILABLE FOR LINUX

Cygnus Launches Program to Make Open Industry Standard Tools Widely
Available to Software Developers of Commercial Applications 

ESC EUROPE, LONDON (September 7, 1998) -- Cygnus(R) Solutions, the
leader in embedded software development tools, today announced the
immediate availability of GNUPro(TM) Toolkit, a new product line of
fully tested, low-cost development tools releases for native and
embedded software developers. Addressing the needs of the growing Linux
community, the first release of Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit is targeted at
software engineers developing commercial applications on the Linux
operating system (OS).   Today's announcement marks the first in a
series of GNUPro Toolkit releases planned for a range of platforms.
"Cygnus has extended its commitment to the Linux community and users of
Red Hat Linux by providing a fully-certified official release of GNU
development tools," said Bob Young, president and CEO of Red Hat
Software. "Given the increasing popularity of both Red Hat Linux and
Cygnus GNUPro, Red Hat is pleased to continue its partnership with
Cygnus to provide software developers the highest quality Linux
operating system and development tools."
                
The Power of an Open Standard
        Cygnus' GNUPro Toolkit is backed by nine years of Cygnus' expertise in
porting and maintaining the GNU technology to more than 125 host/target
combinations.  In fact, Cygnus drives more than 80 percent of the
changes and enhancements to the GNU compiler toolchain and runs
thousands of tests to ensure that software developers have tools that
work out-of-the-box with high reliability.  The result is the Cygnus
GNUPro Toolkit, the open standard that provides a robust and stable
toolchain backed by rigorous testing; innovation certified by Cygnus'
prestigious engineering organization and driven by Sourceware( -- Open
Source( technologies that Cygnus endorses, delivers, and supports; and
ease of use with pre-built binaries on CD, complete documentation, and
30-day installation support.
        Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit for Red Hat Linux includes ANSI-conforming C and
C/C++ compilers, a macro-assembler, the Cygnus GNUPro visual debugger,
and binary utilities all on CD with online and printed documentation,
including Getting Started and Quick Reference guides. Cygnus GNUPro is
optimized to provide best-of-class development tools for commercial
software developers using Linux.

Key Features and Benefits 
* Cygnus GNUPro C Compiler - The latest advances in compiler
optimization extend the programmer's ability to optimize code for speed
and size, resulting in faster execution.

* Cygnus GNUPro C++ Compiler - The industry-leading C++ compiler
provides enhanced exception handling and more extensive template
functionality.  Cygnus offers the most comprehensive support for C++ and
continues to track the standard, leading to greater C++ coding
flexibility.

* Cygnus GNUPro Visual Debugger - A source- and assembly-level debugger,
it includes Cygnus' high-performance graphical user interface that
enables users to quickly visualize, locate, and debug code.

* Highly Tested Tool - Includes 47,000 unit tests (30,000 for the
standard compiler test suite, 10,000 for the native debugger test suite,
and 7,000 for C++ features); regression testing (both reported bugs and
those uncovered by Cygnus); conformance testing (tests from Perennial
and Plum Hall); and tests for building popular applications.


"Cygnus' first release of a low-cost version of GNUPro tools for Red Hat
Linux enables the development of more applications that will run on the
increasingly popular Linux platform," said Paul Salazar, director of
marketing, Cygnus Solutions.  
 "Cygnus plans to extend the GNUPro tools and make them even more
accessible to software developers by providing additional releases for
other platforms." 

Pricing and Availability
Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit for Linux is priced at $149 and is immediately
available for Red Hat Linux 4.2 and 5.1 on x86 platforms by ordering
online at http://www.cygnus.com/gnupro/.  Upgrades for mission critical
support are available in five-user and 25-user configurations with
pricing beginning at $7,495.  For more information on the power of
Cygnus' mission critical support and the more than 125 host-target
cross-development environments supported by the Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit,
call +1-800-CYGNUS1 (outside the U.S. call +1-408-542-9600) or visit the
web site.

About Cygnus Solutions 
Cygnus Solutions is the leader in cross-platform native and embedded
software for the widest range of 32- and 64-bit microprocessors.  Cygnus
delivers integrated, commercially- supported solutions on Windows NT,
Windows 95, and most UNIX platforms for developing leading-edge software
applications.  The company works in conjunction with microprocessor
manufacturers and OEMs on high-value, high-volume applications using
robust development tools such as Cygnus Source-Navigator code analyzer
and Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit - the most widely used C/C++ compiler
toolchain.  In addition, Cygnus provides its customers with
custom-engineered solutions and mission critical technical support. 
Cygnus Solutions, founded in 1989, is a global company with headquarters
in Sunnyvale, Calif., and sales and engineering offices throughout North
America, Japan, Germany and the United Kingdom.  For more information
visit the company web site at http://www.cygnus.com.  

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Cygnus is a registered trademark, and Cygnus GNUPro Toolkit, Cygnus
Source-Navigator, and Sourceware are trademarks of Cygnus Solutions.
Open Source is a trademark of the Open Source Initiative. All other
company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Contacts:
Becky Wood DiSorbo              Sara Killingsworth
(408) 542-9667                  (602) 961-1515
bwood@cygnus.com                saralk@home.com



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