Campbell, California, May 19, 2006 - Apogee Software is proud to announce the Aphelion^TM Java Runtime Environment (JRE) for real-time embedded systems.  Based on IBM's Java-powered WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environment product (WEME), the JRE has been certified as fully compliant with the latest version 1.0.1(b) of the Real-Time Specification for Java (RTSJ) and with the J2ME Platform.  This also means that the JRE passes all tests in the latest RTSJ TCK test suite and in J2ME TCK test suites for the CDC VM and Foundation Profile.

Demonstrated in IBM's booth at JavaOne on May 16 to May 18, the RedHatLinux/x86-targeted JRE is comprised of IBM's J2ME-compatible WEME product enhanced by Apogee for compliance with RTSJ and Apogee's RTSJ class library providing the RTSJ-specific Java APIs.

"Apogee is the first and, thus far, the only provider of Java runtime environments offering JREs that are fully compliant with the latest RTSJ specification and the J2ME Platform", said George Malek, CEO of Apogee. "This should be welcome news to developers of real-time software systems who want to switch from ADA or C/C++ to Java for implementing such systems".

"We are pleased that Apogee has based their industry-leading real-time offering on an IBM Java-powered product.  RTSJ opens the door for whole new classes of applications to enjoy the productivity gains of the Java development platform." - Steve Gruber, Program Director, IBM Embedded Software

Campbell, California, April 4, 2006 - Apogee Software is proud to demonstrate three of its latest Aphelion^TM Java Runtime Environments (JREs), created by Apogee for IBM from IBM's J2ME-compatible WebSphere Everyplace Micro Environments (WEMEs) Java technologies, in Wind River^TMs and IBM's booths at the Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose April 4 through 6.

The first JRE targeted at the VxWorks/x86 platform includes the ports of: (i) IBM's J2ME-compatible J9VM, Foundation Class Library, Personal Class Library, and JIT compiler; and (ii) Apogee's SWT-based support for advanced Java graphics, which works with Wind River^TMs WindML graphics library.

The second JRE targeted at the VxWorks/IXP465 platform includes the ports of: (i) IBM's J2ME-compatible J9VM, Foundation Class Library, and JIT compiler; and (ii) IBM's WebSphere RFID Device Infrastructure (WRDI), which allows a device having this JRE running on it to be used as an RFID "edge server" (a device capable of collecting and processing the radio signals sent by RFID "chips" placed, for example, on various parts in a warehouse).

The third JRE targeted at the RedHatLinux/x86 platform includes the ports of: (i) IBM's J2ME-compatible J9VM enhanced to be compatible with the Real-time Specification for Java^TM (RTSJ); (ii) IBM's Foundation Class Library; and (iii) Apogee-created RTSJ Class Library.  This JRE has been officially certified by IBM as compliant with the latest specification of RTSJ and with the JCP CDC J2ME platform, which means that it passes all tests in the latest RTSJ TCK test suite and in the JCP J2ME TCK test suites for the CDC VM and Foundation Profile.  Presently, there is no other commercially available JRE that has been officially certified as compliant with RTSJ and CDC J2ME platform.

About Apogee

Founded in 1988, privately held Apogee Software specializes in high performance programming environments for development and deployment of Java applications targeted at a wide range of embedded systems. Apogee is located in Campbell, one of the cities in California's "Silicon Valley". For more information about Apogee and its products, please visit www.apogee.com or call +408-369-9001.

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