Application Development On IBM NUMA-Q Gets a Boost From ParaSoft.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers MONROVIA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 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) and ParaSoft Release Quality Error Prevention and Error Detection Solutions for Scalable Software Development on NUMA-Q Servers ParaSoft, leading provider of software error prevention and error detection solutions, and IBM, jointly announced today the release of ParaSoft's 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 ++ Developers Kit to run on DYNIX/ptx for IBM's highly scalable NUMA-Q servers. The kit includes ParaSoft's CodeWizard, Insure++ and the add-on modules TCA TCA 1. trichloroacetic acid. 2. tricarboxylic acid cycle (Krebs cycle). TCA Tricyclic antidepressant, see there and Inuse. Having such advanced development tools available to support NUMA-Q's DYNIX/ptx 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). promises increased reliability to the large scale enterprise applications. ParaSoft's Developer's Kit assists C/C++ developers to save time and reduce debugging (programming) debugging - The process of attempting to determine the cause of the symptoms of malfunctions in a program or other system. These symptoms may be detected during testing or use by real users. costs by effectively preventing and detecting errors in numerous types of programs including e-business solutions, mission-critical applications and crucial financial programs. Now the same high quality products are available to run on the NUMA-Q platform. Developers depend on IBM as they build highly reliable and highly scalable applications. NUMA-Q's DYNIX/ptx UNIX is designed for demanding data center environments running large scale e-business, customer relationship management and business intelligence applications. Such organizations require high throughput and quick response times. "For developers using DYNIX/ptx, crashing is essentially not an option," said Leslie Swanson, Senior Director of Software Engineering for NUMA-Q servers. "By making CodeWizard, Insure++, TCA and Inuse for DYNIX/ptx, ParaSoft is providing developers with solutions that will help them bullet-proof their code against errors and provide the end user with a stable and available operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. ." ParaSoft understands that without the proper tools to assist DYNIX/ptx developers who work on large scale enterprise environments, development can often be a very time-consuming and grueling process, especially when the existence of bugs can literally bring business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets to a halt. "Developers should have access to the correct tools to assist them throughout the development process," said ParaSoft Executive Vice President Arthur Hicken. "Since running error free applications is vital to the types of applications that run on DYNIX/ptx, ParaSoft's Developer's Kit will be invaluable to NUMA-Q developers." About ParaSoft's Developer's Kit ParaSoft's Developer's Kit includes four powerful tools for C and C++ which, when used together can dramatically improve software quality. CodeWizard is an advanced error prevention tool which automatically enforces a set of over 120 industry respected coding standards. Using Patented Source Code Analysis technology (patent # 5,860,011), CodeWizard flags high level design flaws in C and C++ programs. The RuleWizard feature allows developers and managers to customize their own rules to be enforced. Insure++ is an automatic runtime error A problem that is encountered when a program is being executed. Runtime errors can occur in software environments for many different reasons; for example, peripheral devices may not be turned on or instructions may be invalid. detection tool for C and C++. Using patented Source Code Instrumentation (patent # 5,581,969), Runtime Pointer Tracking (patent # 5,842,091) and Mutation Testing (testing) Mutation Testing - A method to determine test set thoroughness by measuring the extent to which a test set can discriminate the program from slight variants of the program. technologies, Insure++ finds errors quickly and precisely and provides necessary information to repair each error immediately. With three levels of instrumentation, Insure++ offers developers the ability to customize their error detection process regardless of the size of the application. There are two add-on modules available for Insure++. TCA shows test coverage, and Inuse graphically depicts an application's dynamic memory usage. About the IBM NUMA-Q Brand IBM NUMA-Q, is a leader in scalable Intel-based server solutions for e-business. IBM NUMA-Q platforms and services are optimized for the scalability, availability and manageability requirements of large and rapidly growing e-business infrastructures. There are more than 10,000 NUMA-Q and NUMA (Non-Uniform Memory Access) A multiprocessing architecture in which memory is separated into close and distant banks. NUMA is similar to SMP, in which multiple CPUs share a single memory. However, in SMP, all CPUs access a common memory at the same speed. Center installations worldwide, including some of the world's largest and most sophisticated business intelligence, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. and ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. environments. For further information, phone the IBM NUMA-Q brand at 503/626-5700 or 800/257-9044 or visit their Web site at http://www.ibm.com/servers/. Availability Pricing for ParaSoft's Developer's Kit (includes CodeWizard, Insure++, TCA and Inuse) for DYNIX/ptx starts at $5495 (single user, machine locked). To purchase, contact the IBM NUMA-Q sales department at: 503/626-5700. About ParaSoft ParaSoft develops and markets advanced error prevention and error detection tools for UNIX, Windows and Internet development environments. ParaSoft's award-winning products and patented technologies assist developers and managers in improving software quality, accelerating time to market and reducing development costs. ParaSoft's headquarters is located at 2031 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016. Telephone 888/305-0041. Fax 626/305-3036. Email to info@parasoft.com. URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. http://www.parasoft.com. ParaSoft, CodeWizard, Insure++, TCA, and Inuse are all registered trademarks of Parasoft. NUMA-Q and DYNIX/ptx are registered trademarks of IBM. All brands are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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