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February 21, 2003 |
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| Ultimate Solutions Selects The PTR Group to Support Abatron’s BDI Series of BDM/JTAG Interfaces |
Tewksbury, MA – February 21, 2003 – Ultimate Solutions, INC (USI), a leading distributor of
development tools for embedded systems, has signed an agreement with The PTR Group
(www.ThePTRGroup.com) to provide technical support to subscribers of USI’s “Priority Access
Program.” As the exclusive distributor serving North America, USI is responsible for the sales and
support of Abatron’s BDI series. The PTR Group is an experienced team of engineering professionals
specializing in embedded and real-time systems solutions, services and training. The PTR Group was
recently awarded an exclusive contract to provide training services for embedded Linux power-house,
MontaVista Software. This, as well as their charter membership as a MontaVista Professional Services
partner, makes them the ideal partner to provide first class technical support for the Abatron tools.
USI’s “Priority Access Program” will enable subscribers to converse with dedicated Technical Staff within
The PTR Group to obtain one-on-one support via a toll free phone line or by email. Abatron’s BDI series
of interfaces are most commonly used to debug Linux applications on embedded platforms using
PowerPC, ARM7/9, MIPS32/64, Xscale, CPU32/32+, Coldfire, and M-Core, CPU’s. “The problems our
customers will encounter will vary dramatically, so it’s good to know they will be dealing with experts who
are familiar with MontaVista’s toolset and who have many years of experience working with embedded
Linux, and other RTOS solutions, on a wide range of platforms” say USI’s Sales Manager, Peter
Tympanick.
USI also distributes software that compliments the BDI series, to include Microcross’ Visual X-Tools and
Embedded Toolsmiths’ Agile-LX Debugger. “Up until now, we have used independent contractors to
provide the necessary support, but we found that the quality of the support was directly related to the
contractor’s individual experience. With The PTR Group on board, we have tripled our technical staff
overnight which should equate to better service for our customers.
Todd Brackett, President & CEO of the The PTR Group said, “We’re excited about this unique partnership
with Ultimate Solutions. USI caters to customers designing embedded systems running Embedded Linux.
We have been developing and supporting embedded systems for years so this is a natural fit for us as we
have been using Abatron equipment internally for some time. With access to subscribers of USI’s Priority
Access Program, we now have the opportunity to demonstrate our expertise to potential customers who
could benefit from our services now, or later, in the design process. The agreement is a win-win situation
for Ultimate Solutions, The PTR Group and most importantly, the customer.”
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| About The PTR Group |
The PTR Group is an experienced team of engineering professionals specializing in embedded and realtime
systems solutions and services. These services include hardware and software development,
prototype development, consulting and training exclusively for the needs of the embedded and real-time
markets. Our engineers average over 15 years of experience in embedded and real-time development.
Headquartered in the Northern Virginia, the crossroads of the Internet, the company is privately held by
the founders and employees. For more information about The PTR Group, please visit
www.ThePTRGroup.com, email info@ThePTRGroup.com or call 703.858.4723.
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| About Abatron |
Established in 1985, Abatron, AG is a Swiss company whose single focus is to develop and manufacture
high-quality Background Debug and JTAG tools. Abatron’s BDI family of emulators provides a highspeed
BDM/JTAG interface designed to support a wide range of general purpose 16 and 32 bit CPUs and
Cores. Abatron offers the BDI1000 and high-speed BDi2000 with comprehensive support for Motorola’s
CPU16/32/32+ CPUs as well as their popular Coldfire and Power PC 5xx/7xx/7400/7410/7450/8xx/82xx
family of processors. In addition, Abatron’s BDI family of emulators supports a number of Core-based
devices to include the ARM7/9, from Advanced Risc Machine and M-CORE from Motorola. Other
processors support by Abatron are Tricore, SLE188, Carmel, 8051/XA, ST10, M16C, 68K and MIPS.
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| About USI |
Ultimate Solutions, Inc. (USI) was founded in March, 1999 with the vision to provide developers of
embedded systems with a single channel to procure a wide spectrum of professional development tools.
USI’s product lines target the most commonly used general purpose CPUs and programmable DSPs
available in the market today. As new devices emerge, USI continues to expand it’s offering to meet the
demands of next generation designs. The company's primary focus is to create demand for its supplier’s
products in high technology market segments, to include Telecommunications, Industrial Control and
Automation, Medical Imaging and Instrumentation, Consumer Electronics and Military and Aerospace
Electronics.
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