FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SIGNUM SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES SUPPORT FOR THE STR7 FAMILY FROM ST MICROELECTRONICS

MOORPARK, CA – October 11, 2004 – Signum Systems Corp. today announced availability of complete software development and debugging tool set for the STR7 family of ARM based microcontrollers from ST Microelectronics.

The JTAGjet-ARM-ST tool chain available from Signum Systems consists of everything needed to develop and debug any embedded application based on the ST Microelectronics’ STR71x or STR720 devices: JTAGjet-ARM In-Circuit Debugger, Chameleon Debugger for ARM cores and GNU C compiler.

JTAGjet-ARM In-Circuit Debugger is a small, palm-sized unit that connects to the PC host via USB 2.0/1.1 compatible port. It is capable of supporting all ARM7 and ARM9 based devices from any vendor, including the STR710, STR711, STR712 and STR720.

Chameleon Debugger for ARM cores is a full-featured, multi-core debugger which supports all ARM7 and ARM9 devices and comes with board support packages for the STR710 and STR720 Evaluation Boards from ST Microelectronics.

The GNU C compiler is available for installation on Windows and Linux platforms and provided in executable and source forms. It comes ready to support all ARM7 and ARM9 cores and produces objects in the industry standard Elf - Dwarf formats.

The entire JTAGjet-ARM-ST tool set is available now from Signum Systems for $1,699. For further information call Signum Systems at (800) 838-8012 or visit www.signum.com/jtagjet.htm

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