<p>News Release Date: 26 November 2013</p><p>Emprog, a leading integrator of embedded tools, appoints Phaedrus Systems as UK reseller.</p><p>Emprog ThunderBench available from Phaedrus Systems</p><p>26 November 2013, Silicon Valley, CA USA and Tamworth, England, UK – Emprog has appointed specialist distributor Phaedrus Systems as the company’s reseller in the United Kingdom.</p><p>In making the announcement Dan Augustine, Marketing Manager at Emprog said, “Phaedrus Systems has built a solid customer list and a reputation for technical competence. This makes them a good fit for Emprog ThunderBench, our comprehensive integration of a C/C++ compiler, debugger and IDE within the Eclipse platform for any ARM Cortex device.”</p><p>“By packaging into a single installation everything you need to complete an embedded C/C++ application such as compiler, assembler, linker, and debugger, Emprog ThunderBench makes it easier to get up and running on a project,” said Chris Hills, CTO of Phaedrus Systems. “In addition to the benefit of a high quality tool and exceptional compiler technology, you get community support that is difficult for a proprietary tools vendor to match.”</p><p>Emprog ThunderBench is backed by ThunderCloud, a large web-based repository of ready-to- use BSPs for a wider range and newer ARM Cortex devices in the market.</p><p>About Emprog ThunderBench for ARM/Cortex ThunderBench for ARM/Cortex is a comprehensive integrated tool that combines a C/C++ compiler, a debugger and an IDE within the Eclipse platform supporting any 32-bit ARM/Cortex device. The integration and the fine crafting of the Eclipse platform offered by Emprog ThunderBench not only removes the age-old gap between 'proprietary' and 'open technology' tools; it goes far beyond. With the introduction of project creation wizards and ThunderCloud for up-to-date BSPs, Emprog ThunderBench is second to none in offering complete ‘out of the box’ development solutions for embedded systems. About Emprog Emprog is a provider of enhanced integration of standard development tools for Embedded programming. The company’s flagship product ThunderBench has the best deployment of any Eclipse IDE platform. ThunderBench for ARM enables thousands of engineers to develop their products using high performance 32-bit Cortex/ARM devices in several industry areas such as medical, consumer electronics, automotive, wireless, LED, and telecom. A wide range of partners and middleware vendors are supporting ThunderBench via Eclipse plugin capabilities. For more information visit www.emprog.com.</p><p>About Phaedrus Systems Phaedrus Systems Limited is the UK’s leading specialist in the support of engineers at all stages f embedded safety-critical and high-integrity projects. tools available include requirements capture for IEC 61508, EN 50128 and nuclear applications; requirements tracking and competency tools; estimation software; SIL3 RTOS; hi-rel embedded database; compiler validation reports and reliability/failure software. Consultants have experience working on automotive, rail and aerospace applications, meeting standards such as IEC 61508 SIL4, and D0178B. Backing these is a wide range of other relevant embedded tools. Phaedrus Systems is based in Tamworth, Staffordshire. More information is available on the website www.phaedsys.com</p><p># # # Emprog Contact: Dan Augustine, Marketing Contact Email: [email protected] Tel: 650-425-1125</p><p>Phaedrus Contact: Chris Hills, CTO Email: [email protected] Tel: +44 1827 259546, Mobile: +44 7973371558 </p><p>Editor’s Note: Emprog, Emprog ThunderBench, Emprog ThunderCloud, “Where Software meets Hardware” slogan, the logotype of Emprog are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by Emprog, Inc. All other products are trademarks of their respective owners.</p>