Absoft Announces Advanced Fx2 Software Debugger; Compatible Debugging Solutions for Multiple Languages, Compilers and Environments.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 16, 2004 Absoft Corporation today announced the availability of Fx2, an advanced new source-level debugging tool for Fortran (F77, F90, F95), C, C++, and assembly languages. Fx2 is available for 32/64-bit Linux systems and is compatible with Fortran compilers from Absoft, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Intel, and PGI PGI Protected Geographical Indication PGI Progiciel de Gestion Intégré (French: Enterprise Resource Planning) PGI Phosphoglucose Isomerase PGI Polish Geological Institute (Warsaw, Poland) , plus many C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ compilers. Supported architectures include x86/IA32/AMD32, AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. 64, and PowerPC/G4/G5. The Fx2 Debugger works with command line and graphical interfaces on single processor desktops, multi-processor workstations, and for customers using OpenMP or MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface a distributed interface that easily scales from 2-1024+ processes is optional. Fx2 supports all Fortran 95/90 constructs and is the most complete Fortran debugging solution available for 32/64-bit Linux users. "Fx2 was developed in response to continued customer demand for a tool of this nature," said Wood Lotz, President of Absoft. "Scientific and engineering users want a single affordable, commercially-supported, feature-rich Fortran/C++ debugging solution that can be used with different compiler vendors across a wide variety of platforms. Fx2 delivers this, with superior debugging capabilities and multiple interface options for different system configurations." The standard Fx2 configuration is designed for single workstations and includes command line and GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. interfaces. For more complex multi-processing or large cluster configurations, Fx2 offers an optional GUI designed specifically for OpenMP and MPI environments that easily scales from 2-1024+ processes. Users benefit from advanced features and complete control over a large debugging process. Fx2 evolved from Absoft's Fx debugger, designed to support Fortran on Unix and used by thousands of customers worldwide. Debuggers derived from gdb have limited Fortran capabilities, vary between environments, and are not commercially supported, but Fx2 provides a single, consistent solution between platforms and compiler vendors regardless of environment. Further Fx2 includes Absoft's world-class technical support. Fx2 comes bundled with Absoft Fortran95 v9.0 for AMD64/Linux, but is available separately for other compilers and vendors. The retail price for Absoft's Fx2 Debugger is $499. Through June 30th all customers (commercial and academic) can buy Fx2 for only $199. Product details and ordering information are available at http://www.absoft.com. About Absoft Corporation Based in Rochester Hills, Michigan Rochester Hills is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 68,825. The City of Rochester in bounded on the north, south, and west by Rochester Hills. Rochester College is located in Rochester Hills. , Absoft Corporation is a world leader in software development tools. Since 1980 Absoft has led the Fortran community by introducing the first commercial 32-bit Fortran compilers for Macintosh, Windows-NT, Linux and HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. environments. Absoft business partners include: IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Motorola, Cray Research See Cray. , Sun, Silicon Graphics and MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. . Absoft is the world's sole provider of source-compatible Fortran and debugging solutions for all of today's leading computing platforms. Major educational institutions, research laboratories, and Fortune 2000 companies use Absoft tools worldwide. For more information about Absoft, visit http://www.absoft.com, e-mail sales@absoft.com, or call 248-853-0050. Trademarks Absoft(R) is a trademark of Absoft, Corporation. All rights reserved. All other company/product names and service marks may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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