Embedded Access Inc enhances relationship with Freescale Semiconductor for major software initiative

Press Release

Jan 22, 2009

Embedded Access Inc enhances relationship with Freescale Semiconductor for major software initiative

Embedded Access Inc has been selected by Freescale Semiconductor to play a major supporting role in a revolutionary initiative it announced today. Freescale is providing a comprehensive suite of embedded software at no additional charge to users of its new MCF5225x microcontroller (MCU) family. The suite of software includes the Freescale MQX RTOS, RTCS TCP/IP Stack, a USB Host Stack with Class Drivers, the MFS File System, and a Web Server. Freescale plans to also provide the software suite on future embedded processors and MCUs. For currently available processors, Embedded Access plans to continue to distribute MQX and related products to help ensure that MQX is available across Freescale’s extensive portfolio of 32-bit processors and MCUs. More information about the software enablement and MCF5225x MCUs is available on Freescale’s press release at www.freescale.com/files/pr/coldfire.html.

Embedded Access will be supporting Freescale’s enablement solution by providing engineering services, support services, training, and licensing of pre-integrated products such as a graphics development package, flash file system, security products, and SNMPv3.

“We are pleased to enhance our longstanding relationship with Freescale by being part of this exciting endeavor,” said Craig Honegger, President of Embedded Access. “With the MCUs that Freescale is providing coupled with Embedded Access’s portfolio of add-on packages, developers can leverage an unprecedented suite of pre-integrated products to accelerate their product development.”

“Offering a complimentary, full-scale RTOS to customers using MCF5225x MCUs is a major milestone in Freescale’s strategy of providing comprehensive hardware/software solutions,” said Aiden Mitchell, director of industrial and multi-market microcontrollers at Freescale. “Embedded Access’s extensive software expertise complements Freescale’s enablement solution and is a major asset for developers creating 32-bit industrial connectivity applications based on the MCF5225x family.”

About Embedded Access Inc.

Embedded Access Inc is the world leader in MQX software development and support. Embedded Access has 30+ man years of hands-on experience with MQX and is in its fifth year of operation. EAI is a privately held company located in Ottawa, Canada. Further details about Embedded Access and its products and services are available at www.embedded-access.com.