PUNE: KPIT Infosystems Ltd. has released a cross-platform development
tool-chain for embedded system developers based on GNU open source standard
marking its entry in the Open source movement. This product is branded as
"GNU-SH" version 0101 for Windows Host and Hitachi Target.
This tool chain contains C/C++ cross-compiler, linker and binary utilities
and is available for Windows 98/NT/2000 users. This has been specially built and
tested for Hitachi SuperH series of micro controllers and processors.
With this release, KPIT has combined its Embedded Technology expertise with
Open Source Technology. KPIT is giving free support to the embedded system
developers of Hitachi series of micro controllers and processors who will be
using the GNU-SH tool chain.
KPIT also plans to release the GNU-SH on GNU/Linux operating system along
with current Windows support as host platforms. KPIT is also working on several
embedded systems projects based on Hitachi processors and GNU-SH tool chain.
KPIT Infosystems achieved the SEI - CMM Level 4 in August last year. It provides
software development and maintenance services to clients in the financial,
manufacturing and software product industries. Its competencies include data
warehousing, business intelligence, application integration and embedded and
real-time systems.
The company plans to focus on three verticals - banking and finance, software
products and manufacturing. It also proposed to build competency in areas such
as data warehousing and business intelligence, embedded and real-time systems
and application integration.