( ESNUG 480 Item 1 ) -------------------------------------------- [04/02/09]

Subject: Problems at Veritools?  Esterel?  SiNavigator?  Certess?  Jasper?
From: Jarrod Brooks <jbq=user domain=cypress hot calm>

Hi, John,

Have you heard anything about Veritools?  Our maintenance is due, and the
sales rep is using a hotmail account rather than work email.  Their website
appears to not have been updated lately.  Just slack on their web site or
are they going under?

    - Jarrod Brooks
      Cypress Semiconductor Corp.                Lexington, KY

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From: [ Curious George ]

Hi, John,

Please keep me anonymous.  

Could you check into Esterel?  Are they still doing EDA tools?  I'm not
asking about their parent company, Esterel Technologies, which makes
embedded tools, but their EDA company that makes Esterel Studio.  Is
the EDA company still in business?

    - [ Curious George ]

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From: [ Papa Smurf ]

Hi, John,

Please keep me anon if you publish this.

Is Silicon Navigator gone?  Their website has been down for a week or so.

I guess trying to convince people to fork out $$$ for tools that work on
top of a free database was a tough management sell...

    - [ Papa Smurf ]

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From: [ Beetlejuice ]

Hi, John,

What do you know about SpringSoft aquiring Certess?  

They laid off Michel, his sales, support, and marketing.  What remains are
20 R&D in France who to report to Hsinchu.

What type of buyout was it?  Was it a fire sale?

    - [ Beetlejuice ]

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From: [ Mayor McCheese ]

Hi, John,

I read that Jasper is now doing design services.  Usually it's a bad sign
when an EDA start-up switches to consulting.  What have you heard?

    - [ Mayor McCheese ]

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