Santa Barbara, CA. December 18, 2000 - Green Hills Software today announced that its PowerPC C cross compiler and instruction set simulator have been selected by Ford Motor Company to produce software that controls spark timing, fuel injection, and emission control systems for all Jaguar S-Type Sedans. Application software developed using the C cross compiler will run on a PowerPC MPC509 32-bit microcontroller under a proprietary real-time operating system.

"We are extremely pleased to have been selected by Ford to provide the C compiler and simulator for their new line of Jaguars," said John Carbone, vice president of marketing at Green Hills Software. "Green Hills' optimizing compilers are ideal for developing fast, compact code that takes full advantage of the PowerPC MPC509. We're excited to see our compilers play a role in making the Jaguar S-Type one of the finest luxury sedans on the road."

Green Hills offers the industry's most advanced MPC509 C/C++ optimizing compiler and instruction set simulator. The scaleable C/C++ compiler lets programmers use switch options to select any subset of C++ they want, from bare bones C, to full-blown ANSI/ISO C++. The compiler also supports Embedded C++ (EC++), a dialect of C++ optimized for resource-constrained embedded applications that achieves the efficiency of C while preserving many of the best object-oriented features of C++. Green Hills' instruction set simulator simplifies the development process by enabling programmers to develop and test their MPC509 code on a PC or workstation without the need for the target hardware.

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Incorporated in 1982, Green Hills Software, Inc., is a leading supplier of royalty-free real-time operating systems and software development tools for 32- and 64-bit embedded systems. Green Hills' royalty-free INTEGRITY® and the ThreadX® real-time operating systems, 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. Green Hills Software is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA, with international headquarters in the United Kingdom. For more information on Green Hills Software products, please call 1-805-965-6044 or email inquiries to sales@ghs.com. http://www.ghs.com.