LONDON — Embedded firmware developer, General Software, of Bellevue, Washington, has signed a representation agreement with Logic Technology to represent it in France.

Logic Technology has a strong presence in all major European development areas and serves the emerging markets for industrial PCs and Internet Appliances.

General Software's Embedded BIOS 2000 is a leading firmware for embedded x86 designs, with over 700 OEM-customizable configuration parameters, support for embedded operating systems, and support for major OS and hardware initiatives.

It addresses the entire lifecycle of embedded products, from board bring-up, configuration prototyping, testing with system diagnostics, and product manufacturing to in-field diagnostics and software reload. Features include an integrated debugger; console redirection; highly configurable POST; manufacturing mode; ROM, RAM, and Flash file systems.