Achieve the Most from Your High-Performance Computing Platforms with New Intel(R) Software Development Tools.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif. -- Intel Corporation today began shipping five new software development tools that make it easier to create the distributed applications used in high-performance computing (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. ) clusters. Currently, more than half of the world's Top 500 HPC systems are based on Intel(R) processors(2). Intel(R) Software Development Products greatly improve the scalability and help maximize the performance of those systems. The Intel(R) Cluster Tools announced today help developers create, 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 tune high-performance applications for clusters faster while reducing the costs associated with development. "Cluster systems are ever more important as the world utilizes massive computational power to solve the most challenging problems," said James Reinders, director of marketing of the Intel Software Products Division. "For any platform to achieve higher levels of performance, it needs optimized software to take advantage of every ounce of computing muscle. Intel software development products make it easier to build that software." With the new tools, Intel furthered its commitment to deliver enhanced software development products that optimize HPC applications. The new products available today for the HPC environment include: Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector 6.0, Intel(R) Message Passing Interface (communications, protocol) Message Passing Interface - A de facto standard for communication among the nodes running a parallel program on a distributed memory system. MPI is a library of routines that can be called from Fortran and programs. (MPI MPI - Message Passing Interface ) Library 2.0, Intel(R) Math Kernel Library (MKL MKL Math Kernel Library (Intel) MKL Much Klown Love MKL Multi-space Karhunen-Loeve (transform) MKL Jackson, TN, USA - McKellar Field (Airport Code) MKL Modeling Kernel Language ) Cluster Edition 8.0, Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives Overview Intel's Integrated Performance Library (Intel IPP) is a library of multi-core-ready, optimized software functions for multimedia and data processing applications, produced by Intel. (IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) A protocol for printing and managing print jobs over the Internet using HTTP. Initially conceived by Novell, Xerox and others, the IETF made it a standard in 2000 that includes authentication and encryption. See printing protocol and LPD. ) 5.0 and Intel(R) VTune(TM) Performance Analyzer for Linux 8.0. Intel software products are compatible with leading development environments and can be easily used in conjunction with other popular software development tools. Intel Trace Analyzer and Collector 6.0 captures and displays MPI traffic to quickly find the communications bottlenecks within the cluster. This new version includes an improved data presentation and scalability for large clusters. Intel(R) MKL is a set of highly optimized, thread-safe, mathematical functions for engineering, scientific and financial applications requiring high performance. The cluster edition of Intel MKL also includes ScaLAPACK and distributed memory Fast Fourier Transforms. Intel MKL includes linear algebra (BLAS BLAS Basic Linear Algebra Subprograms , LAPACK LAPACK Linear Algebra Package , Sparse Solvers), Fast Fourier Transforms, Vector Math and Random Number Generators Computer random number generators are important in mathematics, cryptography and gambling. This list includes all common types, regardless of quality. Pseudorandom number generators (PRNGs) The following algorithms are pseudorandom number generators:
Intel MPI Library 2.0 maximizes deployment flexibility by allowing applications to run on multiple network architectures without changing code. Intel(R) IPP 5.0 benefits multi-core and HPC platforms by offering full thread-safe functions including optimized encryption, string handling and multimedia functions. Intel VTune(TM) Performance Analyzer 8.0 for Linux(1) improves software performance by finding bottlenecks through advanced profiling technologies which is critical with multi-core and HPC. The new HPC software tools are now available directly from Intel and through resellers worldwide. Prices shown are for single developer seats. Pricing is also available for configurations to suit cluster development team needs. More information is available at www.intel.com/software/products. PRODUCTS PRICES ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel(R) Trace Analyzer and Collector 6.0 $499 ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel(R) Math Kernel Library $499 ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel(R) MPI Library 2.0 $499 ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel(R) Integrated Performance 5.0 $199 ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel(R) VTune(TM) Performance Analyzer for Linux $699 ------------------------------------------------------------- Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. (1) Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. (2) http://www.top500.org |
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