Increased system validation and support for the popular C language are just two benefits of Real-Time Studio Processional, which provides a flexible software design environment. Version 3.0 includes all the features of the firm's Real-Time Studio plus new enhancements that include the C synchronizer, advanced state modeling, state model simulation, and Altia FacePlate integration. Also announced is the release of Real-time Modeler, claimed as the industry's first full-featured UML modeling environment for real-time systems under $1000. It provides an intelligent modeling tool suite with full automatic document generation. It is an easy-to-use, industrial-strength modeling tool suite that provides rich UML modeling plus real-time extensions and automatic documentation generation. Real-time Studio Professional makes it easier to validate system behavior with models so that when built, the system behaves as expected.