IAR Systems and Miele & Cie sign enterprise software license agreement

The world’s leading manufacturer of domestic appliances and commercial equipment relies on IAR Embedded Workbench toolchain

July 7, 2011 – Uppsala, Sweden – IAR Systems announced today that they have entered a 3-year enterprise software license agreement with Miele & Cie, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium domestic appliances and commercial equipment. By signing this agreement, Germany-based Miele has established IAR Systems as their preferred supplier of software development tools. In the future, almost all Miele products – from washing machines, cookers and ovens to washer-disinfectors for medical and laboratory applications – will be developed with the support of the Swedish specialist for embedded software tools. Flexibility in software development and choice of hardware With the agreement, IAR Systems offers an extremely flexible model so that Miele’s developers can standardize on the IAR Embedded Workbench toolchain without the need to purchase new software licenses when moving to a new MCU architecture. IAR Embedded Workbench is the world-leading C/C++ compiler and debugger toolchain for applications based on 8-, 16-, and 32-bit MCUs, and strongly supports Miele’s freedom in design for next generation products. IAR Systems’ compilers, for instance, are remarkable for their ability to efficiently reduce code size and increase hardware performance. Therefore future products may require less expensive microcontrollers which nevertheless offer fast execution for enhanced end-user comfort. Tailor-made products and services for fast time-to-market Also part of the agreement with IAR Systems is a customer-specific product and service agreement tailored to meet the specific requirements of Miele, a company internationally renowned for its high product quality and longevity. This further adds to a fast time-to-market for the sophisticated “white goods” of the world’s leading producer of domestic appliances and professional sterilizers. Ralf Westerheide, group manager software development at Miele & Cie, said: “For several years we have been working successfully with IAR Systems. Their tools offer us the flexibility and performance we need to realize even our most ambitious product developments.” Thomas Winkler, EMEA Sales Director, IAR Systems comments: “We are delighted to deepen our cooperation with Miele & Cie. The commitment by Miele highlights the respect developers have for our toolchain, and we look forward to continue developing a long-lasting business relationship with Miele by supporting their engineering teams in both current and future projects.” Further information on IAR Embedded Workbench is available at http://www.iar.com/ew About Miele & Cie Miele is world leader in the production of premium domestic appliances including cooking, baking and steam-cooking appliances, refrigeration products, coffee makers, dishwashers and laundry and floorcare products. This line-up is augmented by dishwashers, washer-extractors and tumble dryers for commercial use as well as washer-disinfectors and sterilisers for use in medical and laboratory applications (Miele Professional). The company, founded in 1899, has 8 production plants in Germany and one plant each in Austria, the Czech Republic, China and Romania. 2009/10 turnover amounted to approx. EUR 2.83 bn with sales outside Germany accounting for 70%. Miele has its own wholly owned sales subsidiaries or operates through distributors in almost 100 countries. The Miele company, now in the fourth generation of family ownership, employs a workforce of over 16,000 with two-thirds in Germany. The company has its headquarters in Gütersloh, Westphalia. http://www.miele.de.

About IAR Systems IAR Systems is the world’s leading supplier of software tools for developing embedded systems applications. The software enables over 14 000 large and small companies to develop premium products based on 8-, 16-, and 32-bit microcontrollers, mainly in the areas of industrial automation, medical devices, consumer electronics, telecommunication and automotive products. IAR Systems has an extensive network of partners and cooperates with the world’s leading semiconductor vendors. IAR Systems Group AB is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.iar.com. Editor's Note: IAR Systems, IAR Embedded Workbench, C-SPY, visualSTATE, The Code to Success, IAR KickStart Kit, IAR and the logotype of IAR Systems are trademarks or registered trademarks owned by IAR Systems AB. J-Link and J-Trace are trademarks licensed to IAR Systems AB. All other products are trademarks of their respective owners.