DENX Embedded Linux Development Kit for PowerPC Evaluation Kit

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Company Contact:						
Wolfgang Denk
DENX Software Engineering
Kirchenstraße 5
82194 Groebenzell
Tel.: +49 (0) 81 42 - 6 69 89 - 0
Fax.: +49 (0) 81 42 - 6 69 89 - 80
Email: info@denx.de
Web:   http://www.denx.de

DENX's Powerful Embedded Linux Development Kit (ELDK) Available in
AMCC's New PowerPC® 440EP Evaluation Kit

Groebenzell, Germany - June 29, 2005 - DENX Software Engineering, a
leading developer of software tools, today announced the inclusion of
its Embedded Linux Development Kit (ELDK) in Applied Micro Circuits
Corporation's (AMCC) [NASDAQ:AMCC] PowerPC® 440EP evaluation kit.
The DENX Embedded Linux Development Kit provides a complete and
powerful software development environment for embedded and real-time
systems.  All components of the ELDK are available for free with
complete source code under GPL or other free software licenses.

One of the most comprehensive development kits available in the
market today, AMCC's 440EP evaluation kit accelerates customers'
time-to-market with resources including, a custom-designed evaluation
board, sample applications, system-level benchmarks and hardware
design files.  To assist customers in selecting the optimum
development environment for their 440EP-based projects, evaluation
versions of best-in-class software tools including DENX's ELDK, are
included.

The Embedded Linux Development Kit includes:

* Cross Development Tools (Compiler, Assembler, Linker etc.) to
  develop software for the target system
* Native tools (Shell, commands and libraries) that will run on the
  target system.
* Firmware that can easily be ported to new boards and processors
* A Linux kernel including all device drivers, board-support
  functions etc.
* RTAI (Real Time Application Interface) Extension of the Linux
  kernel for systems requiring hard real-time responses
* SELF (Simple Embedded Linux Framework) to build run-time
  environments for embedded systems

"Having supported Linux on 400 series PowerPC processors for quite a
while now, we welcome the opportunity to continue to support
customers developing products with new AMCC processors" said Wolfgang
Denk, owner-manager of DENX Software Engineering.  "The ELDK, built
and used for our own daily work, offers a complete framework of free
software to quickly develop sophisticated applications.  Our customers
appreciate not only that they can use it at zero cost, but that the
source code is also available for free."

"The 440EP evaluation kit has the right mix of tools necessary to
evaluate the 440EP processor and to aid our customers in the rapid
development of their 440EP-based products," said Charlie Ashton,
director of PowerPC software at AMCC.  "We are pleased to offer DENX's
powerful Embedded Linux Development Kit for customers needing to
evaluate the optimum development environment for their products."

About DENX Software Engineering
DENX Software Engineering provides software engineering services for
Embedded and Real-Time Systems. Specializing on Free Software from
the beginning, the company has proven expertise with Linux, FreeBSD,
NetBSD and other environments.  DENX ports firmware and operating
systems to custom hardware and writes device drivers.  By developing,
tailoring and installing the base software for embedded systems, DENX
allows customers to put more resources into application development.
They also provide training for engineers on developing software for
Embedded Linux systems.  Additional information about DENX Software
Engineering is available at our web site at http://www.denx.de/


About AMCC

AMCC provides the essential building blocks for the processing,
moving and storing of information worldwide.  The company blends
systems and software expertise with high-performance, high-bandwidth
silicon integration to deliver silicon, hardware and software
solutions for global wide area networks (WAN), embedded applications
such as PowerPC and programmable SOC architectures, storage area
networks (SAN), and high-growth storage markets such as Serial ATA
(SATA) RAID.  AMCC's corporate headquarters are located in San Diego,
California.  Sales and engineering offices are located throughout the
world.  For further information regarding AMCC, please visit their web
site at http://www.amcc.com

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Thanks in advance!

Best regards,

Wolfgang Denk

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Software Engineering:  Embedded and Realtime Systems,  Embedded Linux
Phone: (+49)-8142-66989-10 Fax: (+49)-8142-66989-80 Email: wd@denx.de
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