fujiwara@olive.sps.mot.com (Makoto Fujiwara) (11/13/90)
Following press release has been announced
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For the immediate release
PRESS RELEASE
UDL/I Software development awarded
to Fintronic USA, Inc
November 12,1990
Japan Electronic Industry Development Association
UDL/I Software Development Committee
Tokyo, Japan, November 12, 1990 --- Japan Electronic Industry
Development Association (JEIDA) announces the schedule for the first
phase UDL/I software development and delivery. The main development
plan, which includes the design and program development of the
compiler, simulator, waveform user interface and others, has been
awarded to Fintronic USA, Inc., of San Mateo, CA. This selection has
been made by the IDL/I Software Development Committee (USDC) among
four companies that submitted proposals: three from the USA and one
from India. Recently the detailed agreements among JEIDA, Fintronic
USA and Advanced Software Technology and Mechatronics Research
Institute ( ASTEM ), Kyoto JAPAN, have been completed. The UDL/I
Intermediate Format will be released at the enf of March 1991, the
beta program will be released by the end of December 1991, and the
final programs will be distributed by the end of March 1992.
USDC plans to develop additional UDL/I related programs.
It intends to counter-propose the development of such programs to the
remaining offerors. Also, new offerors are welcome to participate,
having good chances for obtaining development contracts. Further
information will be available at the contact offices.
USDC opened its USA Branch office at Fintronic USA, Inc., Dr.
Alec Stanculescu, the president of Fintronic USA, Inc. is the Chair
for this branch. The branch is opened to facilitate the communication
between the UDL/I Software Development Committee and parties
interested in UDL/I ( including potential offerors of software
development) that located in the USA. The USA branch office will
provide UDL/I related information to interested parties, and will
collect ideas, questions, and comments related to the standardization
of UDL/I. Application forms to join the USA branch of the UDL/I
Software Development Committee, as well as more information regarding
the USA branch of the USDC will be available at the contact offices.
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Makoto Fujiwara
Semiconductor Product Division, Nippon Motorola Ltd,
Tokyo, Japan
E-mail : fujiwara@tdo.sps.mot.com