METROWERKS SHIPS NEW VERSION OF CODEWARRIOR, DISCOVER PROGRAMMING EDITION
AUSTIN, Texas -June 24, 1997- Metrowerks Inc. (NASDAQ: MTWKF, TSE/ME:MWK),
one of the world’s leading providers of software development tools, today
announced they are now shipping CodeWarrior, Discover Programming Edition,
a powerful set of learning tools designed for both the novice and the
experienced programmer. Metrowerks has two versions of the Discover
Programming Edition, one for Macintosh and one for Windows 95/NT.
“The new Discover Programming Edition represents incredible value for $79,”
said Dave Mark, Vice President, Discover/Academic Products. “Both the
Windows and Mac versions now ship with four of the most popular programming
languages: Java, C, C++, and Pascal. You also get a series of electronic
books, all the documentation, a bunch of useful programming tools, and a
lot more. I wish I had CodeWarrior Discover Programming when I first
started learning to program.”
About CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition
Both the Mac and Windows editions contain a complete working copy of
)Metrowerks’ CodeWarrior product, including the new IDE (Integrated
Development Environment) 2.0 recently introduced with CodeWarrior
Professional. The IDE includes a project manager, code editor, code
browser, compilers and linkers, debugger, and other tools. In addition to
the electronic books and tutorials, Discover Programming Edition supplies a
quantity of sample code to help make learning fun and easy.
Price and Availability
CodeWarrior Discover Programming Edition is now shipping, priced at US$79,
and is available from Metrowerks and Metrowerks authorized resellers such
as DevDepot.
CodeWarrior, Discover Programming Edition, is strictly a learning
environment and is not licensed for commercial development. However,
anyone who purchases a copy of Discover Programming Edition is eligible
for the CodeWarrior Professional competitive upgrade of US$449.
About CodeWarrior
CodeWarrior is an intuitive suite of software development tools that
includes an award-winning IDE complete with project manager, resource and
text editors, debugger, class browser, on-line documentation and tutorials.
CodeWarrior’s cross-platform compilers support C, C++, Object Pascal and
Java, and allow programmers to build applications for Windows 95, Windows
NT and Mac OS, all from one unique development environment.
About Metrowerks
Founded in 1985, Metrowerks develops, markets and supports a complete line
of programming tools used for software development for a number of
operating systems and microprocessors. Intended for use on desktop
computers or embedded systems, these operating systems include Mac OS,
Windows 95, Windows NT, PlayStation OS, BeOS and Palm OS, running on
68K, PowerPC, MIPS and x86 microprocessors. Metrowerks’ CodeWarrior
products are used by over 70,000 registered users in 70 countries. More
information is available by visiting www.metrowerks.com on the web.
###
Metrowerks, the Metrowerks logo and CodeWarrior are registered trademarks
of Metrowerks Inc. Apple, Macintosh and Mac are registered trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries. All other company and product names may be
registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies/holders,
and are hereby recognized.
-30-
Gordy Davies – Media Relations
Metrowerks Inc.
2201 Donley Drive, Suite 310
Austin, TX 78758
V: 512/873-4797 F: 512/873-4900
gdavies@metrowerks.com
http://www.metrowerks.com