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Concurrent NightStar LX(TM) Tools for Red Hat(R) Linux Available for the First Time as Stand Alone Software.


DULUTH, Ga. -- Four Powerful Tools for Debugging and Analyzing Linux Applications

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:CCUR CCUR Center for Crops Utilization Research ), a leading provider of technology solutions for mission-critical applications, today announced the launch of its field-proven NightStar LX software development tools for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux (often abbreviated to RHEL) is a Linux distribution produced by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market, including mainframes. Red Hat commits to supporting each version of RHEL for 7 years after its release.  environment. NightStar LX is an integrated set of debugging tools especially valuable for developing complex, time-critical Linux applications.

Unlike other debuggers, NightStar LX lets you run your program at application speed, so you experience your app's real behavior. NightStar LX also allows you to graphically display application execution and understand how it interacts with itself and with the Linux operating system operating system (OS)

Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs.
. The NightStar LX suite includes the NightView(TM) source-level debugger (programming, tool) source-level debugger - A debugger that shows the programmer the line or expression in the source code that resulted in a particular machine code instruction of a running program loaded in memory. , the NightTrace(TM) event analyzer, the NightProbe(TM) data monitor and the NightTune(TM) system and application tuner.

Time-critical applications require debugging tools that can handle the complexities of multiple processors, multitask interaction and multithreading Multitasking within a single program. It allows multiple streams of execution to take place concurrently within the same program, each stream processing a different transaction or message. . NightStar LX's advanced features enable system builders to solve difficult problems quickly. The tools are non-intrusive, thus they have minimal impact on an application. NightStar LX graphics-based tools reduce test time, increase productivity and lower development costs. The NightStar tools are especially useful for application development on new Intel(R) and 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. (TM) Dual-Core processor based systems because of its broad capabilities to 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.  in multiprocessing environments.

"Our NightStar tools have long been popular with customers developing time-critical applications on Concurrent Linux and UNIX-based platforms," said Gary Beerman, Director of Concurrent Marketing. "Now Red Hat Enterprise users can enjoy the same powerful development environment." He added, "NightStar LX offers many features not available in the GNU debugger The GNU Debugger, usually called just GDB, is the standard debugger for the GNU software system. It is a portable debugger that runs on many Unix-like systems and works for many programming languages, including Ada, C, C++, FreeBASIC, and Fortran.  and commercial Linux toolsets."

NightStar LX is currently available on any Intel P4, Intel Xeon(R) or AMD Opteron(TM) system running Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1]

Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994.
 Enterprise 4. Supported languages include C, C++ and Fortran compiled with either GNU gnu (n) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes.  or Intel compilers.

NightView allows users to simultaneously debug multiple processes and threads. With NightView, a programmer can change program execution and modify or display data without stopping or interrupting the program. Eventpoint conditions, such as hit and ignore counts, are patched directly into an application and can execute at full application speed. NightView provides fine-grained control without adversely affecting application timing. NightView includes an interactive memory debugger that helps find and eliminate memory problems during the debug process without code recompilation Re`com`pi`la´tion   

n. 1. A new compilation.
.

NightTrace is a tool for displaying and analyzing the dynamic run-time behavior of applications, the Linux operating system and the interaction between them. NightTrace can log events from multiple processes executing simultaneously on multiple CPUs. NightTrace can also combine user-defined application events with kernel events to present a synchronized view of the entire system. NightTrace then creates a graphical time-based view of all logged events. NightTrace allows users to zoom, search, filter, summarize and analyze events. Tracing analysis can be performed live or post execution.

NightProbe is a tool for independently monitoring, modifying and recording data values from multiple application resources, including programs, shared memory segments and memory mapped files. NightProbe can be used in a development environment for debugging, analysis, prototyping and fault injection, or in a production environment to create a 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.  control panel for program input and output.

NightTune provides a graphical interface to system facilities for monitoring and tuning application and system performance. Users can monitor the priority, scheduling policy, CPU CPU
 in full central processing unit

Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit.
 assignment and CPU usage of user applications. NightTune also monitors system CPU usage, context switches, interrupts, memory paging and network activity.

The NightStar LX suite is priced at $2,975 for a single node-locked license. Floating licenses are also available with Corporate discounts offered for volume purchases. A limited time introductory offer of $250 savings per license is available through January 31, 2006. A free 30-day trial of the comprehensive tool suite and on-line ordering is available at www.ccur.com/nightstar.

"Linux application developers can save time and money using NightStar LX tools," said Steve Brosky, Concurrent's Chief Scientist. "Time-to-market can be greatly reduced due to the tools' robust features and easy-to-use, intuitive interface."

About Concurrent

Concurrent (www.ccur.com) is a global leader in providing digital on-demand systems to the broadband industry and real-time computer systems for industry and government. Concurrent's VOD See video-on-demand.

VoD - video on demand
 systems are widely deployed worldwide by major broadband operators and provide a flexible, comprehensive, robust solution which is utilized within the domestic and international broadband cable, DSL DSL
 in full Digital Subscriber Line

Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary
, and IP-based markets. The company's powerful and scalable VOD systems are based on open standards and are integrated with the leading broadband technologies. Concurrent is also a leading provider of high performance, real-time computer systems, solutions, and software that focus on hardware-in-the-loop and man-in-the-loop simulation, data acquisition and process control for commercial and government markets. Concurrent has nearly four decades of experience in high performance, on-demand, mission-critical solutions and provides its best of breed solutions through offices in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

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