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Press Release: October 28, 2003

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Quadros Systems Announces RTXC Quadros RTOS Support for New CodeWarrior Development Suite for ARM Architectures

Quadros RTOS integrated with new IDE from Metrowerks, supports Motorola MX1, Intel XScale, and other ARM-based platforms.

HOUSTON, TX – October 28, 2003 – Quadros Systems, Inc. today announced that the RTXC Quadros real-time operating system now supports the newly released CodeWarrior development suite for ARM-based processors. The combination of the RTXC Quadros RTOS and the new CodeWarrior development suite offers customers tighter integration, shorter development times and enhanced visibility into their applications.

The Metrowerks development suite includes a fast editor, award-winning debugger, a new Metrowerks compiler for ARM architectures, and an assembler and linker. The RTXC Quadros RTOS features a Kernel Awareness plug-in module for the Metrowerks development suite that gives developers unique visibility to the kernel. The recently released Execution Profiler is included in the Kernel Awareness module.

“Tight integration between the development environment and the real-time operating system is critical for rapid prototyping and smooth application development,” commented Tom Barrett, president of Quadros Systems. “The new Metrowerks development environment coupled with the RTXC Quadros RTOS will give our customers a distinct advantage in developing applications for ARM-based architectures.”

“We are pleased that our customers working with ARM architectures can take advantage of the powerful and flexible RTXC Quadros real-time operating system,” said David Clifton, vice president of Marketing for Metrowerks. “Developers who use the new CodeWarrior tools and the Quadros operating system can enjoy real productivity gains and reduced time to market.”

The RTXC Quadros real-time operating system is a second-generation RTOS composed of two major architectural modules: a Single Stack kernel and a Multi-Stack kernel. In RTXC Quadros, these classic real-time system design elements ensure a flexible RTOS configuration scaled to match the needs of a wide range of applications. Alone, both modules easily meet the demanding requirements of real-time, control processing or digital signal processing (DSP) applications. In combination, they answer the converging requirements of products spanning both application domains. The result is a RTOS architecture that achieves the ultimate in scalability, flexibility and performance.

Availability and Pricing

The RTXC Quadros real-time operating system, with support for the new Metrowerks CodeWarrior development suite, is available immediately. Licenses start at $12,500.

About Quadros, Systems, Inc and RTXC Operating Systems

Quadros Systems, Inc. develops and markets RTXC technology, bringing together RTOS, hardware and software professionals into one development team to provide innovative technology that maximizes real-time responsiveness and eases the development process for customers. The RTXC family, first developed in 1978, includes RTXC 3.2 and RTXC Quadros real-time kernels, RTXC Quadnet TCP/IP (a suite of integrated communications protocols) and RTXCfatfile (an integrated file management system). RTXC products have been deployed worldwide in thousands of embedded systems, serving markets such as communications, medical, and industrial automation. For more information, contact Quadros Systems, Inc. at 832-351-2830 or visit www.quadros.com.