ARC International plc Completes Integration of Its

ARC International plc Completes Integration of Its Subsidiary Companies LONDON-(BUSINESS WIRE)-June 17, 2002- ARC International plc Completes Integration of Its Subsidiary Companies ARC International plc, (LSE:ARK), a leader in semiconductor and software technology licensing, today announces that it has completed the first steps of its recovery plan by integrating its three subsidiary companies into one single unified business. This restructuring will allow the company to market all products under the name of ARC International. The three subsidiary companies, acquired by ARC prior to flotation; MetaWare, a software toolset maker; VAutomation, a provider of communication peripherals and Precise Software Technologies, a provider of application-software platforms, all now operate under the ARC International brand. At the preliminary results in February 2002, Mike Gulett, the recently appointed Chief Executive, completed a review of the business and announced his strategy to generate renewed momentum and exploit ARC's innovative technology to drive top line growth and reach profitability. He committed to measures which would give the Company clearer strategic direction and increased focus. The first task, to streamline the operation into a single unified structure to market all products under the name of ARC International has been successfully completed and has facilitated significant improvements in ARC's product offering. This is intended to improve revenue growth and reduce overheads. For customers, such as Fujitsu, Infineon Technologies and Sun Microsystems, ARC is now a one-stop shop for embedded RISC/DSP processors, RTOS, software, peripherals and development tools. ARC has a unique product portfolio and can offer integrated products that are not available from any other company. Mike Gulett, CEO of ARC International plc commented: "This marks an important step forward for ARC in the recovery process. We are very pleased to have achieved the integration of our subsidiaries so rapidly. Creating a unified business will assure customers that all of our products are comprehensively tested and guaranteed to work with each other. "We continue to remain focused on achieving the strategic and operational changes announced in February 2002 and will give a further update on our progress at the interim results on the 25th July 2002." For more information, contact: ARC International plc Mike Gulett, President and CEO 001 408 437 3404 David Whitaker, Director of Corporate Communications 001 408 437 3429 Natalie Godfrey, Senior Communications Executive 0208 236 2838 Julie Foster, Tulchan Communications 020 7353 4200 *T About ARC International plc ARC International is a leading developer of embedded user-customizable, high-performance 32-bit RISC/DSP processor cores, with integrated development tools, peripherals, RTOS and software. These integrated products and solutions are a result of the acquisitions of MetaWare(R), Vautomation(TM) and Precise Software Technologies(TM). ARC's integrated intellectual property solutions assist customers in rapidly developing next generation wireless, networking and consumer electronics products, reducing time to market, reducing their cost, reducing the number of IP suppliers and reducing their risk for system-on-chip products. Products based on ARC's technology include digital still cameras, set-top boxes, and network processors. ARC International employs more than 200 people in research and development, sales, and marketing offices across North America, Europe and Israel. Full details of the company's locations and other information are on the company's web site, www.ARC.com. ARC International is listed on the London Stock Exchange as ARC International plc (LSE:ARK). About ARC's subsidiaries ARC International's MetaWare products include debuggers and compliers, such as the High C/C++/EC++TM Embedded Development Tool Suite, SeeCode(TM) Debuggers and toolsets for ARC, ARM(R), StrongARM(R), MIPS(R), PowerPC(R), picoJAVA(R) and XScale(R) cores. The Precise products now under the ARC International brand include the Precise/MQX(TM) RTOS and Precise/RTCS (TM) networking stack with optional IPSec, NAT and other protocols and optional embedded I/O components that are required for developing various types of resource-constraint devices. The company's software can be found operating in hundreds of smart devices in the marketplace - digital telephone sets, PBXs, xDSL and cable modems, set-top boxes, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and process control applications. The VAutomation side of ARC International features USB High Speed OTG (On-The-Go) and 1.1, Ethernet MAC and microprocessor cores such as Turbo 186(TM), V8, V8086, V186, VZ80, and V6052. In addition to development tools, VAutomation also produces the FPGA-based Intellicore Prototyping System, V8-uRISC(TM) Assembler/Debugger and Software Simulator, and the Paradigm FS2 Suite. 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