Absoft Announces New High Performance Computing Software Development Kits for Parallel Applications.SEATTLE -- Absoft's New High Performance Computing Software Development Kits Open New World of Parallel Application Possibilities for Developers On 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon, and IBM POWER POWER is a RISC instruction set architecture designed by IBM. The name is a backronym for Performance Optimization With Enhanced RISC. (TM) Systems Absoft Corporation, leading provider of software development tools, announced today at the SC05 Conference in Seattle new additions to its increasingly popular family of High Performance Software Development Kits. The Absoft High Performance Computing Software Development Kits (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. SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) are complete development solutions that allow software developers to easily compile, run, debug To correct a problem in hardware or software. Debugging software means locating the errors in the source code (the program logic). Debugging hardware means finding errors in the circuit design (logical circuits) or in the physical interconnections of the circuits. , and optimize high performance software applications on clusters, grids, and multiprocessor/multi-core systems built using 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R), and IBM POWER(TM) processors. The Absoft SDKs are the only HPC software development toolkits available today, and are offered exclusively by Absoft for systems running Linux, OS X, and soon, for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Compute Cluster Solution(TM) (CCS (1) (Common Channel Signaling) A communications system in which one channel is used for signaling and different channels are used for voice/data transmission. Signaling System 7 (SS7) is a CCS system, also known as CCS7. See SS7. ). Each HPC SDK includes the industry's leading software development tools optimized for 64-bit extensions and is preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. for easy installation. Every SDK includes Fortran and 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, debuggers, math libraries, pre-built message passing (MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface ) libraries, and other development tools. Also included are a comprehensive set of example HPC programs to help new users quickly learn how to take full advantage of the HPC SDK features on their cluster, grid, multiprocessor, or multi-core system. Every HPC SDK comes with twelve months of continuing maintenance for all included components. The HPC SDK from Absoft is the only commercially available HPC SDK that combines tools from multiple vendors to provide customers with a true best-of-class solution. "We have been using your SDK for just over 6 months now and we have never had a better suite of compilers and tools. The HPC SDK on POWER delivers ease of installation and usage, high performance, flexibility, and reliability that is unsurpassed on the Linux ppc64 platform. Using the HPC SDK Enhanced Edition with its innovative and comprehensive compiler, debugger and development technologies has allowed researchers at the University of Oregon's Neuroinformatics Center to improve their application performance and has streamlined our development process dramatically. We have used the SDK in neuroscience software development, including EEG EEG: see electroencephalography. signal processing See DSP. and computational head modeling. In addition, we are applying the suite in our parallel performance tools research and development as part of the TAU tau n. Symbol  The 19th letter of the Greek alphabet.tau (tou), n Performance System project. In our experience, the HPC SDK Enhanced Edition for 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) Linux on POWER Linux is a computer operating system that runs on Power Architecture technology, a microprocessor architecture. Introduction Linux on eServer p5 series, formerly called RS/6000 (for RISC System/6000 has required the lowest maintenance overhead combined with the best feature set for our ppc64 Linux development platforms. The compilers are robust, the parallel libraries are well integrated," said Dr. Allen Malony, Director of the Neuroinformatics Center at the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. . Absoft announced the following new HPC SDK versions along with additional high performance tools: --HPC SDK Basic Edition 2.0 for 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R) --HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R) --Intel VTune(R) Performance Analyzer --Intel Thread Checker --HPC SDK Basic Edition 2.0 for IBM Power(TM) --HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for IBM Power(TM) --IBM High Performance Computing Toolkit for IBM Power(TM) --IBM FDPR-Pro post-compilation optimization tool for feedback-directed program restructuring "Absoft continues to expand our comprehensive, exclusive line of SDK solutions for high performance software application developers. As seen by our customers' testimonials, the Absoft HPC SDKs are innovative toolkits which provide excellent value," said Jeff Livesay, Absoft chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . "We are experiencing increasing traction in this exciting growth market and have many new powerful tools now shipping or soon to be available. Absoft is listening to HPC customers' expression of their needs and providing the complete, commercially-supported solution bundles to meet those needs." HPC SDK Basic Edition 2.0 for 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R) With the success of the first edition, Absoft is proud to announce the HPC SDK Basic Edition 2.0 for 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor-based servers and clusters running Linux. This HPC SDK is updated with compilers and libraries from Intel(R) including C++ and Fortran 9.0 compilers, Intel(R) MPI, and Intel(R) Cluster Math Kernel Library 8.0. This HPC SDK also includes updated LAM/MPI and new Absoft examples and benchmarks. The HPC SDK Basic Edition 2.0 for 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor-based servers and clusters running Linux fully supports the recently announced IBM Grid and Grow(TM) hardware and services offering. This Grid computing grid computing, the concurrent application of the processing and data storage resources of many computers in a network to a single problem. It also can be used for load balancing as well as high availability by employing multiple computers—typically personal support makes it easier for companies of all sizes to build and deploy affordable and efficient Grid computing IT operations. (http://www.absoft.com/corporate/pressreleases/051004_01.html) "The IBM Grid and Grow solution based on the 64-bit Intel Xeon(R) processor provides end users a cost-effective foundation for a low-risk quick-start deployment of Grid technology. And, the close collaboration between IBM, Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking and Absoft resulted in a 64-bit Intel Xeon(R) processor-based HPC SDK, which makes it easy for companies, small and large to use the Grid and Grow foundation to build applications that are solid and high performing," said Robert Fogel, Director of Worldwide Grid Strategy and Business Development, Intel Corporation. "The combination of the Grid and Grow foundation plus the applications developed with the Absoft SDK delivers an innovative and scalable IT solution that can deliver high-impact business value." HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R) The HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor-based servers and clusters running Linux includes all of the features of the popular HPC SDK for Intel(R) Xeon(R) systems with additional tools from Intel(R), including, VTune(TM) Performance Analyzer to easily streamline code, and Thread Checker for OpenMP debugging support. Also included are open source tools such as Marmot marmot, ground-living rodent of the genus Marmota, of the squirrel family, closely related to the ground squirrel, prairie dog, and chipmunk. Marmots are found in Eurasia and North America; the best-known North American marmot is the woodchuck, M. , an MPI diagnostic tool. Future versions of the Enhanced Edition of the HPC SDK will feature the FxP parallel MPI debugger from Absoft. HPC SDK Basic Edition 2.0 for Linux on IBM Power(TM) The updated HPC SDK Basic Edition 2.0 for Linux on IBM Power(TM) processor-based servers and clusters running Linux receives many additions, such as IBM's XL C/C++ V8.0, IBM's XL Fortran V10.1 compilers, and the Engineering Scientific Subroutine Library (ESSL ESSL Earth Science Society of Libya ESSL Engineering and Scientific Sub-routine Library ESSL Empire State Swimming League ESSL Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library ). This HPC SDK also includes updated LAM/MPI and MPICH2, and new Absoft examples and benchmarks. Introduced at the inaugural GridWorld(TM) Conference in Boston, this Absoft High-Performance Computing Software Development Kit (HPC SDK) has been specifically designed to work with the IBM Grid and Grow(TM) hardware and services offering. IBM Grid and Grow is a powerful solution designed to help organizations get started quickly with affordable Grid computing. HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for Linux on IBM Power(TM) The HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for Linux on IBM Power(TM) processor-based servers and clusters running Linux includes all of the features of the Basic Edition with the addition of powerful tools from IBM, including the IBM FDPR-Pro tool and the IBM High Performance Computing Toolkit. See the following sections for descriptions of these tools. FDPR-Pro The FDPR-Pro tool, developed by the IBM Haifa Research Lab, uses Feedback Directed Program Restructuring to achieve performance gains of anywhere from 5%, 10%, or more for software applications that have already been compiled and linked. FDPR-Pro for Linux on Power is a post-link utility for improving the performance applications that were compiled for the Linux operating system running on Power family platforms. The tool receives input files in XCOFF XCOFF Extended Common Object File Format format, instruments them, executes them for profiling information, and then optimizes them to achieve: --Better hit/miss i-cache ratio --Reduced number of branches --Reduced number of TLB TLB - Translation Look-aside Buffer misses --Reduced number of page-faults The FDPR-Pro tool for Linux on IBM Power handles very large executables (such as an Oracle database application) and shared libraries. The tool is supported for both 32-bit and 64-bit Linux on Power for the following configurations:
Operating systems: Suse/SLES9 Redhat/EL4
Compilers: GCC 3.3(*), GCC 3.4(*), XL C/C++ 7.0,
XL Fortran 9.1
Processor architectures: Power4, Power5, PPC970, PPC440 (embedded)
The FDPR-Pro application optimization tool is included in the HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for IBM Linux on Power(TM) and is also offered as a standalone product. FDPR-Pro will be generally available exclusively from Absoft in the first quarter of 2006. Developer licenses retail at $2400 for up to four processors, with limited time introductory discounts of up to 50%. Academic discounts are also available. Detailed product information and an application for limited introductory licenses and pricing discounts can be found at http://www.absoft.com/Products/Tools/fdpr-pro/ IBM High Performance Computing Toolkit The IBM High Performance Computing Toolkit (HPCT HPCT Hampshire Primary Care Trust (UK) HPCT High Performance Cartridge Tape HPCT High Performance Computing Technology ), developed at the Advanced Computing Technology Center (ACTC ACTC Apple Certified Technical Coordinator ACTC Almaden Cycle Touring Club ACTC Associated Colleges of the Twin Cities ACTC All Ceylon Tamil Congress (Sri Lanka) ACTC Association Canadienne de Télévision par Câble ), part of IBM's T.J. Watson Research Laboratory in Yorktown Heights, New York Yorktown Heights is an unincorporated hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York. The population was 7,972 people at the 2000 census. , is a suite of performance-related tools and libraries to assist in application tuning. This toolkit is an integrated environment for performance analysis of sequential and parallel applications using the MPI and OpenMP paradigms. It provides a common framework for a number of IBM systems offerings, including IBM eServer pSeries(R) systems. The IBM HPCT includes tools for: --Hardware Performance --Shared Memory Performance --Message-Passing Performance, and --Performance Visualization "We use the IBM HPC Toolkit at NERSC NERSC National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (new name) NERSC Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (Bergen, Norway) NERSC National Energy Research Supercomputer Center , and find it to be invaluable in understanding the performance behavior of our applications on our IBM pSeries systems" according to Dr. David Skinner, HPC Senior Applications Specialist at NERSC. "We especially like the Toolkit's ability to trace back the performance data to the actual source code statements of our applications in the highly intuitive and visual framework." Included in the HPC SDK Enhanced Edition 1.0 for Linux on IBM Power(TM), the IBM HPCT is also offered as a standalone product and will be generally available exclusively from Absoft in December, 2005. Introductory licenses are available starting at $5,000; site licenses and academic discounts are also available. Detailed product information and an application for limited introductory pricing discounts are available at http://www.absoft.com/Products/Tools/hpc-toolkit/. For more information on Absoft's complete line of HPC SDK solutions, please visit: http://www.absoft.com/Products/Clusters/hpcsdk.html. About Absoft Corporation Celebrating 25 years of profitably in offering software solutions, Absoft Corporation (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. ) is a recognized leader in software development tools for Fortran, C/C++, and high-performance computing on Microsoft Windows, Apple OS X and Linux on 32-bit and 64-bit processors, from 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. , IBM and Intel. Absoft is an active business partner with AMD Apple, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Motorola, and other major technology companies, with active customers using Absoft products numbering in the tens of thousands world wide, including installations at all major national laboratories, research institutions, universities, and Fortune-100 companies. Absoft products are distributed globally through more than 200 resellers. For more information, please contact Jeff Livesay at (248) 853-0050 or jal@absoft.com or visit www.absoft.com. 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. Absoft Corporation reserves the right to change the specifications, functions, or features, at any time, without notice. |
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