Metrowerks Ships CodeWarrior Development Tools
for Classic Mac OS and Mac OS X
AUSTIN, Texas-September 10, 2001- Today, Metrowerks began shipping
CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Version 7.0, development tools. With these tools,
developers can build a single application that runs on both Classic Mac OS
and Mac OS X architectures. The latest version of CodeWarrior tools
provides the power to develop for multiple hosts and multiple targets:
Classic Mac OS, Carbon, Native Mac OS X, and Java. Version 7.0 also
includes the Metrowerks PowerPlant framework, the industry's most popular
object-oriented C++ framework, which allows developers to create
applications faster and easier.
CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Version 7.0, is an easy-to-use tool suite that
saves development time by allowing developers to create new applications
using existing code. Additionally, Version 7.0 includes a sophisticated
Mach-O project converter that automatically converts Carbon PEF projects to
Mach-O, enabling projects to run natively on the Mac OS X platform. Among
other features are a new carbonized version of the integrated development
environment (IDE), Mac OS X-hosted command-line tools, the latest Altivec
support (Velocity Engine), and cross-development tools to target Windows.
Metrowerks customer Alias|Wavefront licensed a beta version of CodeWarrior
for Mac OS, Version 7.0, tools to create its Maya software, a tool used to
create 3-D animation and effects. Andrew Pearce, director of Maya
Technologies for Alias|Wavefront, described how his team used CodeWarrior
to develop one of the largest and most feature-rich applications to target
the Mac OS X platform. "Throughout the development process we relied on
the CodeWarrior for Mac high-speed compiler and native debugger tools to
make the project a success," noted Mr. Pearce. "CodeWarrior's combination
of reliability and performance along with Metrowerks' ongoing development
support ensured a robust, responsive, and reliable end-result."
Alias|Wavefront develops 3D animation and visual effects software used in
the film, video, broadcast, game development, interactive, and
location-based entertainment markets.
"Metrowerks is committed to providing the Macintosh development community
with the most stable and comprehensive integrated development environment
to build leading-edge Macintosh applications," said Andy Mastronardi,
director of standard platform and academic marketing, Metrowerks.
Metrowerks is also shipping CodeWarrior for Windows, Version 7.0,
development tools and a combined package of CodeWarrior for Mac OS and
Windows, Version 7.0, tools. All of the Version 7.0 products allow
developers to write C/C++ and Java applications that target Classic Mac OS,
Mac OS X or Windows operating systems using a single integrated development
environment.
Pricing and Availability
New Customers: CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Version 7.0, is priced US$599 per
license. CodeWarrior for Windows, Version 7.0, is priced US$499 per
license. The combined package, CodeWarrior for Mac OS and Windows, Version
7.0, is priced US$799 per license.
Renewing Customers: CodeWarrior for Mac OS, Version 6, users may renew
their license at US$299. CodeWarrior for Windows, Version 6, users may
renew their license at US$249. Users of Version 6 of the combined
CodeWarrior for Mac OS and Windows product may renew their license at
US$399. All prices for new and renewing customers are in U.S. dollars and
are manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP).
For more information, contact Metrowerks by telephone at 800-377-5416 or
+1-512-997-4700, or by email at sales@metrowerks.com. For pricing and
availability outside the U.S. and Canada, please see the list of Metrowerks
International Sales Offices at www.metrowerks.com/buy or send an email to
intlsls@metrowerks.com.
About Metrowerks
Metrowerks, founded in 1985, first provided development tools for the
Macintosh operating system in 1986. Now, more than 80 percent of all
commercial applications written for Mac OS platforms have been developed
with CodeWarrior tools.
Metrowerks develops, markets and supports CodeWarrior hardware and software
development tools and middleware for a number of operating systems and the
most popular processors. The company's worldwide headquarters are in
Austin, Texas; regional headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan and Basel,
Switzerland. Metrowerks is an independently operating subsidiary of
Motorola Inc. (NYSE:MOT). For more information, please visit the
Metrowerks web site at http://www.metrowerks.com.
