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To: Bruce Byall who wrote (656)	12/3/2002 11:44:17 AM
From: Bruce Byall	Respond to of 912

Symbian First to Provide Native Support for ARMv6 Architecture Monday December 2, 1:07 pm ET LONDON, UK and CAMBRIDGE, UK, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symbian Ltd, developer of Symbian OS, a de facto industry standard operating system for advanced mobile phones, and ARM [(LSE:ARM - News; Nasdaq:ARMHY - News)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions, today announced Symbian's native support for the ARMv6 architecture in Symbian OS. ADVERTISEMENT Symbian and ARM have a long-term, strategic partnership that aims to drive development of innovative solutions for mobile devices. The companies collaborated for more than a year to enable concurrent development of the ARMv6 architecture and future versions of Symbian OS. This collaboration has resulted in Symbian's development of a highly optimized system OS solution. Utilizing the physically addressed caches in the ARM1136J-S(TM) core reduces Symbian OS context switch times, which provides better memory management performance and reduced power consumption through eliminating forced cache flushing by the operating system -- both of which are critical aspects for mobile devices. "Because Symbian OS has been licensed by the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, Symbian has unique insight into the industry's future requirements. Symbian and ARM work in strategic partnership to deliver solutions which meet those requirements," said David Wood, executive vice president of Partnering, Evangelism & Research, Symbian. "The ARMv6 architecture-based Symbian OS solution improves essential power and memory performance while also enabling the enhanced wireless multimedia capabilities that Symbian OS licensees want to build into their future products." ARM recently introduced its first ARMv6 architecture-based solutions, the ARM1136J-S core, which is included in the ARM11(TM) PrimeXsys(TM) Platform. (See separate press releases ... ARM Sets Performance Standard with Two New ARM11 Cores ... ARM Launches New ARM11 PrimeXsys Platform ... Oct. 14, 2002.) Texas Instruments has licensed both of the new ARM11 cores from ARM for its next-generation OMAP microprocessors and wireless chipsets. "The Symbian OS coupled with TI's ARM® core-based OMAP(TM) platform provides wireless manufacturers and application developers with the performance and power efficiency required to deliver advanced multimedia applications," said Alain Mutricy, TI vice president and OMAP Platform general manager. "We are committed to working closely with Symbian and ARM to ensure that future OMAP processors that leverage the new ARM11 cores are highly optimized for the Symbian OS." "The combination of an ARM11 PrimeXsys Platform using the ARMv6 architecture and the Symbian OS will provide a rich multimedia experience for mobile phone users," said Mary Inglis, director, Operating Systems Business Development, ARM. "Writing applications for Symbian OS which utilize the new multimedia SIMD instructions in the ARMv6 architecture will allow applications developers to create more compelling content for a given clock speed without compromising battery life." Symbian OS products powered by microprocessors based on the ARM1136J-S core and the ARM1136JF-S(TM) core are expected to come to market in 2004.

To: Bruce Byall who wrote (656)	12/3/2002 11:45:55 AM
From: Bruce Byall	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 912

ARM Expands Training Program With New Training Center in France Tuesday December 3, 5:00 am ET CAMBRIDGE, England, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARM [(LSE: ARM - News); (Nasdaq: ARMHY - News)], the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC processor solutions, today announced the expansion of the ARM® Approved Training Center (ATC) Program with the addition of a training center in France. ADVERTISEMENT Under this agreement, Multi Video Designs (MVD), which has training centers in Toulouse and Paris, as well as offices in Spain and Latin America, will bring their knowledge and experience of ARM technology to the developer community in Europe. "There is a strong market need for access to quality training, delivered in French, for ARM core-based system designers," said Chris Shore, ATC Program manager at ARM. "The appointment of MVD as an ARM Approved Training Center will enable our Partners in France to achieve the level of service they need to bring their products to market quickly." MVD has acknowledged expertise in the field of FPGA designs using ARM technology and this will bring another dimension to the ARM core-based training available to all designers of ARM Powered® systems. "We have welcomed this opportunity to join the growing community of ARM training Partners," said Edgard Garcia, founder and managing director at MVD. "As more of our customers seek to use ARM technology in their designs, the support we receive from ARM will enable us to meet their training needs." The ATC program now includes eight companies worldwide and has facilitated significant net growth in ARM training activity. Each member company brings different skills and expertise to the program, which increases the variety of ARM training available to all developers. About the ARM ATC Program The ATC program has been established to satisfy the growing demand for training in ARM technology for ARM semiconductor Partners, OEMs and design centers worldwide. Through the program, ARM recruits and works with a network of approved Partners who are trained, qualified and equipped with ARM material and software tools, enabling them to provide high-quality, certified training into their own markets and regions. ATC partners must go through a strict qualification process to become an ARM Approved Training Center. This includes an assessment of their success in the marketplace, intensive training for their teaching staff and a facilities audit. All ATC partners are continuously monitored to ensure that the quality of training remains high. Current ARM Approved Training Centers include Microconsult GmbH in Munich, Germany; Mikroelektronik Akademie in Hanover, Germany; Phoenix Technologies in Tel Aviv, Israel; Vitals Systems in South Korea; Finesse IT Partners in Taiwan; Yokogawa Digital Computer in Japan; ANDOR System Support in Japan.