Kvaser gets prestige orders for CAN development tools from Microchip Technology
Kvaser gets prestige orders for CAN development tools from Microchip Technology KVASER, a leading systems integrator of CAN software and hardware to the global market, today announced that it has received the prestigious task to develop the next generation of CAN development tools for Microchip's PIC18Fx58 Flash microcontrollers with CAN on board. KVASER has been to develop CAN development environment for Microchip's next generation CAN interface products. "We are proud and happy for the confidence Microchip has shown in our abilities and we hope that we can develop this relation even furthermore in the future," said Joachim Fritzson Director of Marketing & Sales at KVASER in a comment. "Microchip is committed to providing world class development tools for our customers," said Greg Robinson, product marketing manager for Microchip. " With KVASER's CAN expertise and cost-efficient tool development, Microchip is making it easier for engineers to design CAN connectivity in their embedded applications. The availability of KVASER's CAN tools coupled with Microchip's MPLAB Integrated Development Environment and MPLAB ICE 2000 In- Circuit Emulator provide a complete CAN development package for PIC18Fx58 Flash microcontrollers." The first results of the co-operation will reach the market about 3 months from now. KVASER, head quartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a company developing software and hardware products for advanced real time systems (RTOS-S), with its core know-how in the CAN- and Bluetooth protocols. For more information see www.kvaser.com or www.bit.se. For more information on Microchip's CAN solutions, please visit www.microchip.com . Note to Editors: For further information about this release or about KVASER, please contact: Joachim Fritzson (Dir. of Marketing&Sales): Tel: +46 31 88 63 44, Mobile: +46 70 264 67 76 Email: joachim.fritzson@kvaser.se (Note for editors: the contact names are for your own personal or in-house use only. Please do not print them in your publication. The Microchip name and logo, PIC, PICmicro, and MPLAB are registred trademarks of Microchip Tecnology Inc. in the USA and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.) ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/02/14/20010214BIT00620/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/02/14/20010214BIT00620/bit0002.pdf