Press Release: Segger & Jungo Deliver USB Host Mass Storage For Media Devices

SEGGER's embOS™ supports all common 8/16/32-bit CPUs and has become one of the most popular kernels. It has constantly increased its market share in recent years and is used with a variety of network stacks. Its small memory footprint makes it suitable for single-chip applications. embOS™ is available as source or object code, royalty-free, and comes with six months of free technical support and updates. A ready to go project that features embOSView (profiling support) is included. emFile™, an embedded ANSI C file system is compatible with any CPU and any media. Its high-performance library has been optimized for speed, versatility and memory footprint. A variety of device drivers is available for storage devices such as: SmartMedia, Multimedia/Secure Digital, RAM disk, Compact Flash/IDE, NOR Flash and NAND Flash.

Trial versions of embOS™ and emFile™ are available at: www.segger.com/downloads.html

SEGGER Microcontroller Systeme GmbH develops and distributes software development tools and ANSI C software components (middleware) for embedded systems in industries such as telecom, medical technology, consumer electronics, automotive and industrial automation. SEGGER's products include emWin™, a universal graphic software for embedded applications, embOS™, a small and efficient real-time kernel, emFile™, a MS-DOS/MS-Windows compatible FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 compatible file system for embedded applications and J-Link™, the standard emulator for ARM cores.

SEGGER's aim is to reduce development time for embedded software applications by offering compact, flexible and easy-to-use middleware allowing developers to concentrate on their applications.

For more information: www.segger.com

USBware™ offers a complete, high quality, small footprint and industry compliant embedded USB Host/Device/On-The-Go (OTG) software protocol stacks, enabling device manufactures to incorporate standard USB connectivity in their designs. Designed to suit the diversity of embedded platforms, USBware’s modular architecture encompasses three software layers: low level controller driver (HAL), USB Core, and Class Drivers (Mass Storage, HID, Serial, CDC and others), all extendable to support additional custom devices. Jungo’s USBware is provided in ANSI C source code, extensive documentation and support services, with royalty-free distribution rights.

For more information, refer to the USBware Overview.

Jungo Software Technologies is a leading supplier of driver development tools, embedded USB software solutions, USB testing tools and residential gateway software. Jungo has partnered with leading operating system and silicon vendors to provide the best solutions for both software and hardware developers.

For further details visit http://www.jungo.com/, or contact sales@jungo.com for pricing and availability.

NDS Group Ltd. creates the technologies and applications that enable pay-TV operators to securely deliver digital content to TV STBs (set-top boxes), DVRs (digital video recorders), PCs, mobiles and other multimedia devices. Over 70 of the world's leading pay-TV platforms rely on NDS solutions to protect and enhance their businesses. VideoGuard® is the world's market-leading conditional access (CA) and digital rights management (DRM) technology, currently deployed on 104 million active devices, and safeguarding pay-TV service revenues exceeding $40 billion. NDS middleware, including MediaHighway® which enables a host of advanced services for subscribers, has been deployed on 115 million devices. NDS DVR technology, centred around XTV™, leads the global industry with 19 million units deployed. (Deployment figures as of 31st March 2009).

Headquartered in the UK, NDS remains committed to investing in R&D with over 75% of its employees dedicated to pioneering work at development centres in China, Denmark, France, India, Israel, Korea, UK and US. NDS has also implemented a host of initiatives aimed at reducing its carbon footprint and helping digital TV subscribers reduce energy consumption.

NDS Group Ltd. is a private company owned by the Permira Funds and News Corporation. See www.nds.com for more information.

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