Comprehensive, Professional-Grade Application Development Solution Simplifies Cross Platform Integration, Offers Windows OS-Hosted Development Environment LinuxWorld Conference and Expo - San Francisco - August 5, 2003 - Developers of applications targeted for the Sharp Zaurus(tm) personal digital assistant (PDA) device can now benefit from the first integrated development suite created specifically for the platform with the launch of CodeWarrior(tm) Development Studio for Sharp Zaurus Application Development, Version 1.
The integrated development environment (IDE) allows developers to author code on a Windows operating system desktop and then deploy applications directly to the Sharp Zaurus device, which is based on Intel(r) XScale(tm) technology. The Sharp Zaurus runs on the Linux operating system and is based on the Metrowerks OpenPDA platform -- a comprehensive software solution for personal connectivity devices that offers professional-grade tools, commercial software, integration services and training designed to speed and simplify the creation of network-connected portable computing devices.
Metrowerks, creator of market-leading software development tools for Palm OS(r) applications, has teamed with Sharp Electronics Corp., supplier of the successful Sharp Zaurus personal digital assistant (PDA) device, to offer the advanced development tools. The offering combines a Windows OS hosted environment, the most commonly used development platform in the world, and Linux, one of the fastest growing operating systems for portable devices, to create a comprehensive, affordable development solution.
Developers can choose to write applications in Qt, a multi-platform C++ application framework, Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition (J2ME(tm)), and other standard programming languages. This allows applications to easily integrate into existing enterprise systems. Now application developers building customized solutions for the latest Zaurus PDA family, including the SL-5600, can create, compile, link, debug and deploy applications directly on the Sharp Zaurus device without exiting the CodeWarrior environment.
The development suite includes a GNU compiler, linker and assembler utilities within the Trolltech Qt(r) Designer, the CodeWarrior Debugger for ARM(r) architectures, and the Cygwin(tm) environment, which is compatible with the Linux OS and is hosted on the Windows OS.
The Metrowerks CodeWarrior Development Studio for Sharp Zaurus Application Development, Version 1, contains the following components and benefits: ( Professional tool suite for Linux OS application development for the Sharp Zaurus ( Ability to use GNU compiler, linker and assembler utilities within the Cygwin(tm) environment, which is based on the Linux OS and is hosted on Windows 98/NT/2000/XP. ( CodeWarrior Debugger for ARM technology enables users to debug Linux OS applications on Windows operating system hosts ( Accelerated GUI development with integrated user interface designer ( One-click navigation to browse code quickly ( Import and export existing makefiles and .elf files with ease ( Enables user to target multiple platforms ( Command line adapters for GCC compiler targeted at the Linux OS to speed development time ( Professional support and services available
Availability and Pricing The Metrowerks CodeWarrior Development Studio for Sharp Zaurus Application Development, Version 1 is available for $799(USD) from both Metrowerks and Sharp. For additional information, contact Metrowerks by telephone at 800-377-5416 or by e-mail at snipped-for-privacy@metrowerks.com. For more information about the Sharp Zaurus SL-5600, visit