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ADI Awarded BEACON System Integration Services Contract

29 May 1998

ADI Awarded BEACON System Integration Services Contract For Automotive Chassis Control Software

    ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 29 -- Applied Dynamics International
(ADI) today announced it has been awarded a contract to provide production-
ready software generated by its BEACON Next Generation Controller Development
Environment tool for a prominent automotive electronics manufacturer.
    Under the terms of the contract, ADI's System Integration Services (SIS)
team will use BEACON to graphically specify and automatically generate chassis
control (ABS, Traction Control and Vehicle Stability) software to safety-
critical standards.  The resulting code is targeted to run on the Motorola
MC68HC12 microcontroller.  Once developed, the software specifications can be
reused for future programs, allowing the customer to reduce cycle time and
overall development costs.
    "BEACON was evaluated by our customer and rated superior for its ability
to create very compact and readable C code for multiple embedded controller
targets," said John McIntosh, ADI's president and CEO.  "BEACON also tested
superior in the usage of RAM, ROM, and processor throughput, and in
testability.  Our SIS team proved BEACON's effectiveness in implementing a
structured approach to software testing while reducing the customer's exposure
to possible product liability risks."  Mr. McIntosh further explained that
"more and more of our automotive customers are finding that BEACON gives
software engineers greater design responsibility, resulting in a more
efficient and cost effective engineering process."
    BEACON is a productivity tool that allows an engineer to specify an
embedded software design using hierarchical block diagrams.  BEACON then
automatically converts these diagrams into source code, and generates the unit
test vectors.  Also, BEACON exports design diagrams to a document preparation
system to produce high-quality documentation.  BEACON provides faster
development cycles, fewer errors, reduced unit testing time, and improved
product documentation.
    Applied Dynamics International is a supplier of advanced embedded software
design and test tools for the automotive, off-highway, aerospace, electronics
and other related industries.  In addition to its Michigan headquarters, ADI
has an international office in the United Kingdom, installations in 23
countries and representatives throughout the world.