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VERDIX IS FIRST TO BEGIN SHIPMENT OF AN ADA DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR THE INTEL 80386 CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, November 25, 1987 -- VERDIX CORPORATION (NASDAQ Symbol: VRDX) announced today the initiation of first customer shipments of the VADS/386 Ada compiler for the Intel iAPX 80386 Microprocessor. The Verdix Ada Development System (VADS\(rg) integrated tool set supplies the first fully validated compiler to support the iAPX 80386 in full 32-bit 386 protected mode. The Intel iAPX 80386 represents a new generation of chip technology and is being designed into new systems where increased performance and flexibility are required. Verdix expects its position of leadership with this product to yield significant future business opportunities. VADS/386 is hosted on Digital Equipment Company's VAX/VMS family of computers. VADS/386 supports the development of Ada software for embedded systems that contain an Intel iAPX 80386 microprocessor. The VADS/386 includes a validated compiler, a screen-oriented symbolic cross-debugger, a cross-linker, and more than 15 other tools that aid software engineering. As part of the DOD's Ada Joint Program Office on-site validation process, over 600 Ada programs were compiled on VAX/VMS using VADS/386 and then downloaded and run on an Intel iSBC 386/20p board. The Verdix Ada compiler supports all the features that make Ada an excellent language for embedded systems, including machine code insertions, representation specifications, interrupt entries, address clauses, and pragma interface to other languages. VADS contains a Real-Time Executive and a Target Debug Monitor that run on the iAPX 80386. VERDIX CORPORATION, headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia with major Ada software development facilities in Aloha, Oregon, is a computer systems and software development company specializing in products to meet government and industry needs for Ada development and computer security systems. ------------------------- Ada is a registered trademark of the U.S. Department of Defense (AJPO). VADS is a registered trademark of Verdix Corporation. --end-- -- <end_message> ::= <disclaimer> | <joke> | <witty_saying> | <cute_graphic> {verdix,uunet,umd5}!vrdxhq!deller deller@vrdxhq.uu.net