Ada Core Ships GNAT Compiler for Windows NT and OpenNT.SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1998-- Fully Conforming Ada 95 Compiler for Windows NT Provides UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). to Windows NT Application Portability And Support for UNIX Features Using OpenNT Ada Core Technologies (company) Ada Core Technologies - (ACT) The company that maintains GNAT. Ada Core Technologies was founded in 1994 by the original authors of the GNAT compiler. ACT provides software for Ada 95 development. http://gnat.com/. , Inc. (ACT), provider of the GNAT gnat, common name for any one of a number of small, fragile-looking two-winged flies of the suborder Nematocera, order Diptera, which includes the families Tipulidae (crane flies), Bibionidae (hairflies), Ceratopogonidae (biting midges), Chironomidae (true midges), Ada 95 compiler and Softway Systems, Inc., developer of OpenNT for Microsoft. Windows NT today announced the availability of GNAT for Windows NT and OpenNT. GNAT for OpenNT is a complete general-purpose Ada 95 compilation system running on Windows NT that passes the ACVC ACVC Ada Compiler Validation Capability ACVC Atlantic Coast Veterinary Conference ACVC Arms Control Verification Committee ACVC Army Commercial Vehicle Code ACVC Air-Cooled Vault Concept 2.1 Validation Suite. It provides a clear migration path for Ada applications developed under UNIX to be re-deployed on Windows NT while retaining 100% of their original functionality. The availability of GNAT and support from Ada Core Technologies paves the way for thousands of military Command-and-Control applications to be re-deployed on Windows NT; Federal users can gain substantial cost savings compared with traditional UNIX workstations. "ACT has produced a fully conforming Ada 95 compiler system for Windows NT," said Doug Miller, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Softway Systems, Inc. "The combination of OpenNT, Windows NT and GNAT is all that is needed to re-host Ada 95 applications on Windows NT. In addition, thanks to the GLADE technology provided by ACT customers can create true seamless applications for OpenNT, utilizing Win32 capabilities." "OpenNT provided us with the ability to fully support UNIX features on Windows NT," said Robert Dewar, President of Ada Core Technologies, Inc. "Ada applications developed for UNIX can now move to Windows NT. The U.S. Government has invested in many thousands of applications written in the Ada programming language, many of which are Command-and-Control solutions developed using Ada in UNIX environments. The availability of GNAT for OpenNT provides a smooth migration path from UNIX to Windows NT for Ada applications. Previous Ada compilers for Windows NT supported native Win32 applications. With GNAT, in combination with OpenNT, UNIX applications can run naturally on Windows NT systems. OpenNT provides full support for POSIX (Portable Operating System Interface for UNIX) An IEEE 1003.1 standard that defines the language interface between application programs and the Unix operating system. .1 and UNIX APIs in addition to conforming UNIX shells, utilities, telnet, X11R6.3, NFS (Network File System) The file sharing protocol in a Unix network. This de facto Unix standard, which is widely known as a "distributed file system," was developed by Sun. See file sharing protocol and WebNFS. NFS - Network File System and many other features required not only to port the applications source code, but also to deploy the application to end users and systems managers." Ada 95 is the latest Ada standard. It is also the first ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. and ANSI (American National Standards Institute, New York, www.ansi.org) A membership organization founded in 1918 that coordinates the development of U.S. voluntary national standards in both the private and public sectors. It is the U.S. member body to ISO and IEC. standard programming language to fully support object-oriented programming. Ada 95 is fully upward compatible with Ada 83 (ISO 87) and has the same robust foundation in Software Engineering and offers developers new features such as full support for object-oriented programming and run-time polymorphism, hierarchical libraries with parent and child units, data-oriented synchronization with protected types, and enhanced facilities for interfacing with other languages, including C, Cobol, and Fortran. GNAT is an Ada 95 compiler that implements the full Ada 95 language defined by the ISO standard, including all optional annexes. Ports to more than 30 machines and operating systems environments and most RISC-based machines are currently available. Additionally, GNAT features full cross-compilation capability. The GNAT compiler, created and maintained by Ada Core Technologies, has been adopted by many leading-edge users of Ada 95, and has the widest range of platforms among validated Ada 95 compilers. GNAT is also the only Ada 95 compiler to be validated at 100% over all language annexes. Cost of Ownership Total Cost of Ownership (TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. ) studies conducted by Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group and Softway Systems, show significant cost savings by moving from traditional UNIX desktops to Windows NT and OpenNT. For a modeled workstation group of 100 users, re-hosting a UNIX application on Windows NT using OpenNT can save more than $3,000,000, or 28% compared with continuing to deploy on UNIX only workstations. Copies of the TCO reports can be obtained from Microsoft Corporation and Softway Systems, Inc. Ada Core Technologies, Inc. (http://www.gnat.com/), provides high-quality support for military, commercial and industrial uses of the GNAT Ada 95 compiler, the first officially validated general-purpose Ada 95 compiler system. ACT also provides consulting, training and customization in all areas of Ada software development. ACT is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation and was founded in December 1994 by the principal authors of the GNAT Ada 95 compilation system. OpenNT for Windows NT from Softway Systems is enterprise middleware providing UNIX services for Microsoft Windows NT. The product addresses the needs of users, system administrators, UNIX VARs and developers who want to exploit their existing investment in UNIX applications and tools as they move to Windows NT. Softway Systems is building the OpenNT product line under a long-term agreement with Microsoft Corporation. Softway Systems, Inc. (http://www.opennt.com/) is the leading provider of enterprise middleware products for Microsoft Windows NT to integrate Windows NT and UNIX systems and to migrate UNIX applications to Windows NT. The company was founded in 1995 by a team of open system and UNIX industry veterans. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] , and also has offices in Kitchener, Canada; Washington, DC; Fort Collins, Colorado The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. ; and London, England. Softway Systems is a privately held, venture capital backed company, with world class Software & Software Engineers. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: OpenNT is a trademark of Softway Systems, Inc. Ada Core Technologies is a trademark of Ada Core Technologies, Inc.. GNAT and other GNU gnu (n  ) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. source code and documentation fall under the Free Software Foundation General Public License (GPL See GNU General Public License. 1. GPL - General Purpose Language. 2. GPL - ["A Sample Management Application Program in a Graphical Data-driven Programming language", A.L. Davis et al, Digest of Papers, Compcon Spring 81, Feb 1981, pp. 162-167]. ), see http://www.fsf.org. Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows NT is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through the Open Group. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their owners. CONTACT: AdaCore Technologies, Inc. Nancy Cruz, 212/620-7300 Ext. 117 cruz@gnat.com or Software Systems, Inc. Francoise Bollerot, 415/896-0708 fb@opennt.com |
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