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Mindready will be present at the Software Technology Conference in Salt Lake City, to meet with major military and defense players such as the Department of Defense (DoD) and introduce this advanced integrated real-time communications solution to their software developers.

Mindready's IEEE-1394 SedNet*Pro Stack and High-Level IP-over-1394 protocol deliver versatile, cost-effective IEEE-1394 connectivity. SedNet*Pro is a software module that provides embedded systems with direct access to the IEEE-1394 bus. The IP-over-1394 protocol enables developers to create high-speed transfer links without changing a line of the original software code.

Green Hills Software's MULTI 2000 IDE, Optimizing C/C++ compilers and INTEGRITY real-time operating system, along with the Green Hills Probe™, make it easy to build and deploy mission-critical, royalty-free applications for high-performance microprocessors. MULTI features a window-oriented text editor, RTOS-aware source-level debugger, graphical program builder, run-time error checker, version control system, and performance profiler, as well as an instruction set simulator that allows programmers to develop and test their code on a PC or workstation without the need for the target hardware. INTEGRITY is a secure, fast, deterministic, real-time operating system optimized for embedded applications that place a premium on reliability, real-time performance, and testability. It is tightly integrated with MULTI and EventAnalyzer™, which gives the programmer a system-level view of application and RTOS events.

Designed for use in embedded systems, Mindready's SedNet*Pro Stack and IP-over-1394 protocol are integrated with Green Hills Software's INTEGRITY real-time operating system (RTOS) to enable seamless operation of the INTEGRITY Network Stack on the 1394 bus, enabling complete interoperability with electronic devices such as hard drives, DVD players, scanners and industrial digital cameras.

"This new partnership agreement consolidates Mindready's diversification strategy to further penetrate the aerospace, defense and military markets," said Vincent Guyaux, Vice President and General Manager, RTS Solutions, at Mindready. "We are really happy to partner with such a major player as Green Hills, whose solutions for our commonly targeted markets have proved to be very successful. I am confident that this partnership will be of great benefit to our mutual customers."

"Customers want integrated end-to-end software tools and real-time operating systems when creating their products for the aerospace and defense markets," said Robert Redfield, director of Partner Programs at Green Hills. "Mindready's 1394-based solutions for MULTI and INTEGRITY combine to give customers a professional rapid development environment which accelerates their products into the market. Green Hills is pleased with Mindready's support plans and welcomes them as a Program partner."

About Mindready Solutions Inc.

Mindready Solutions Inc. (TSE:MNY) is a leading supplier of test engineering, manufacturing automation and real-time communications solutions for the telecommunications, automotive and aerospace industries. Mindready offers a comprehensive range of industrial test solutions from x-ray, in-circuit, functional and environmental testing to design, development and integration of complete test stations. Recognized as a leader in IEEE-1394-based products and professional services, Mindready offers complete innovative solutions based on this technology. Mindready's clients include Nortel Networks, Sanmina-SCI, C-MAC, Visteon, Alcatel, Hewlett-Packard, WindRiver, Boeing, Fujitsu. More information about Mindready and its products and services can be found at www.mindready.com.

About Green Hills Software, Inc.

Founded in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc. is the technology leader for real time operating systems and software development tools for 32 and 64-bit embedded systems. Green Hills Software's royalty-free INTEGRITY® real-time operating system and the ThreadX real-time operating system, fully integrated with its market leading compilers and MULTI® Integrated Development Environment, provide a total development and run-time solution that addresses both deeply embedded and maximum reliability applications. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, Calif., with European headquarters in the United Kingdom. For more information, call 805-965-6044, email sales@ghs.com.

Green Hills Software, the Green Hills Software logo, and MULTI are registered trademarks, and INTEGRITY, EventAnalyzer and the Green Hills Probe are trademarks of Green Hills Software Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.