AppForge Inc.
Crossfire presents portable alternative to Microsoft’s mobile runtime.

ARM Ltd.
Microprocessor architecture emerging as de facto mobile standard.

Green Hills Software Inc.
RTOS maker boosts SuperTrace Probe with Time Machine analysis tool.

Metroworks
Every platform has its CodeWarrior; no other IDE has such scope.

Microsoft Corp.
.NET Compact Framework, SmartPhone started gaining traction.

PalmSource Inc.
Hardware company spinoff deftly handled tricky BeOS migration.

QNX Software Systems Ltd.
Expanded range of Neutrino RTOS targets broadens platform appeal.

Sun Microsystems Inc.
Branding, tools, updates propelled J2ME into mobile mind share.

TimeSys Corp.
Years of tenacity paid off with JSR 1 Real-Time Java, JTime SDK.

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