Virtutech Introduces Simics 3.2

New Release of Virtualized Software Development Platform Enables Improved Ease of Use and Increased Integration with Existing Processes and Technologies
Embedded Systems Conference

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Virtutech, Inc., the leading provider of virtualized software development solutions for advanced electronic systems, today announced Simics 3.2, the next release of the company’s flagship software development platform. Designed to facilitate integration with existing development processes and third-party technologies, Simics 3.2 enables companies to more readily realize the benefits of Simics’ advanced virtualized development capabilities.

The new features included in Simics 3.2 allow organizations to incorporate virtualized software development into existing processes without requiring extensive changes to their overall development approach. In addition to integration with third-party debuggers such as Wind River Tornado and Wind River Workbench, the latest version of Simics offers support for symbol table formats dwarf2 and dwarf3, and improved documentation, particularly for uses of third-party environments. Developers also draw benefits from an enhanced version of Device Modeling Language (DML), a C-like programming language that enables greater productivity when creating and configuring non-standard devices such as ASICs and FPGAs.

By employing high-performance virtualization technology that can accurately model the most complex systems, including multicore and multiprocessor architectures, Simics frees developers from executing software on physical hardware, instead providing a more flexible, controllable environment for the test, development and debug process. While the virtualized software development approach offers compelling advantages over traditional methods that rely heavily on physical hardware, the adoption of the technology has at times required modifications to software development processes already in place. Simics 3.2 resolves that challenge through seamless third-party technology integration, greater ease of use, and a revised product and pricing structure that allows for more incremental adoption.

“Since we first introduced Simics into the marketplace as an alternative to a hardware-based development approach, Virtutech has witnessed the enormous time-to-market advantages and code quality improvements enjoyed by our customer base. At the same time, the complexity of integrating a virtualized software development approach with current development technologies has hindered more widespread adoption of the product, particularly among organizations needing to leverage existing software development processes,” said John Lambert, president and CEO of Virtutech. “With Simics 3.2, we have lowered those barriers to adoption, ultimately easing the path toward a virtualization-based approach.”

Simics 3.2 is currently available. For more information on the technology, visit www.virtutech.com or call 408-392-9150.

About Virtutech

Virtutech, Inc. is the leading provider of full-system simulation for advanced software development. Virtutech’s Simics is a revolutionary, award-winning simulator that provides a programmer-friendly environment for testing and debugging embedded software. Simics eliminates software developers’ dependence on test hardware and drives concurrent development, enabling its customers to lower capital expenditure, accelerate time to market and reduce project risk. Based on more than a decade of R&D and close collaboration with leading universities and systems vendors, Virtutech’s technology serves the needs of the world’s leading technology providers, including Cisco, Ericsson, Honeywell, IBM and Smiths Aerospace.

Virtutech is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. For more information, visit www.virtutech.com.