Product category: Design and Development Software
News Release from: Altium | Subject: Tasking 8051 toolset
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 06 March 2002
Lower cost for 8051 software development
Altium has cut the cost of 8051 software development by reducing the price of its Tasking 8051 toolset from US $1790 to just US $795 - a saving of nearly $1000.
Altium has cut the cost of 8051 software development by reducing the price of its Tasking 8051 toolset from US $1790 to just US $795 - a saving of nearly $1000 According to Altium, this new pricing emphasises its commitment to providing every electronic designer and developer with access to the best possible tools at an affordable price
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 14 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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"By repricing our 8051 toolsets so significantly, we are lowering the entry point for 8051 embedded developers by providing them with a fully functional, professional embedded software development toolset for under US $800", says Bruce Edwards, Executive Director, Altium.
"The 8051 is a versatile and widely used architecture and the Tasking 8051 toolset gives developers everything they need to produce tight, fast, and reliable code for today's demanding embedded applications".
The Tasking 8051 toolset supports more 8051 variants than any other toolset in the market, and includes: the Tasking fully integrated embedded development environment (EDE); an ANSI C compiler, with additional MISRA C code checking; an assembler with macro preprocessor and linker/locator; the full ANSI C library set; the CrossView Pro debugger; support for all leading emulator and RTOS manufacturers; and 3 months free Tasking support.
With the new pricing for the Tasking 8051 toolset, Altium continues to break down the barriers to innovation and technological advancement by giving embedded designers access to the best value and the best technology in the industry.
The Tasking 8051 toolset v6.0 (TK008-024) is available for Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP, as well as PC/Linux and Unix.
A demo version of the Tasking 8051 toolset is available for download from the Tasking website.
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