Cygnus to Deliver GNUPro Software for Solaris; Provides Developers Leading Multi-Platform Software Development Environment for Delivering Compelling Desktop Applications.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 26, 1999-- Cygnus Solutions Cygnus Solutions, originally Cygnus Support, was founded in 1989 by John Gilmore, Michael Tiemann and David Henkel-Wallace to provide commercial support for free software. Its tagline was: Making free software affordable. , the leader in open source software, today announced a strategic agreement with Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. to deliver its industry leading GNUPro(TM) software development tools for Solaris(1) 7 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. for the UltraSPARC and Intel 32-bit processors. Software developers will now have access to a common set of high-performance tools that facilitate development of applications on and for Sun Solaris operating environment. GNUPro allows developers to write software that is portable across multiple operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and microprocessors. As part of the agreement, Cygnus will implement full 64-bit UltraSPARC support to enhance the existing Solaris SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill version of the popular open source GNUPro tools. In addition, Cygnus will port GNUPro to Solaris for the Intel 32-bit processor. Both toolchains will support multi-threaded debugging capabilities. When this work is complete, developers will have the freedom to use GNUPro on all current Solaris environments, including future versions from Sun. "Our agreement with Cygnus makes it easier for open source developers to take advantage of the Solaris operating environment for world-class reliability and scalability," said Brian Croll, director of product marketing, Solaris Software, Sun Microsystems. "The GNUPro multi-platform development tools will provide a common development environment for Solaris and Linux across SPARC and Intel platforms." "This agreement extends the availability of Cygnus GNUPro tools and developer support to software developers wanting to take advantage of Sun's 64-bit platform," said senior vice president, Tom Barton Tom Barton is a former member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. He was first elected in 1992 as the member for Waterford and retired at the 2006 Queensland Election. He was Minister for Environment and Heritage under the Wayne Goss government from 1995 to 1996. , Cygnus Solutions. "As the industry moves to GNU-based technology, Cygnus, unlike other sources of GNU gnu (n  ) or wildebeest (wĭl`dəbēst'), large African antelope, genus Connochaetes. , retains the strategic relationships necessary for ensuring the availability of the latest GNU technology." Market Leading Software Development Tools Cygnus GNUPro features the industry leading GNU compiler and 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. that is backed by ten years of Cygnus expertise in porting (and maintaining) the GNU technology to more than 125 host/target combinations. Cygnus GNUPro is a complete software development toolsuite that includes ANSI-conforming C compiler Noun 1. C compiler - a compiler for programs written in C compiling program, compiler - (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program , ANSI-tracking C++ compiler, the Cygnus Insight(TM) visual debugger, a macro-assembler, linker/loader, binary utilities, libraries, printed and online documentation. Each release of GNUPro undergoes hundreds of thousands of tests to ensure that software developers have tools that work out-of-the-box with high reliability. Leader in Open-Source Software As the leader in open-source software,(2) Cygnus engineers have contributed the majority of all new innovations in GNU and drive GNU development tools technology forward by incorporating leading-edge features and optimizations. Cygnus works with platform vendors to ensure the latest GNU technologies are available on their platforms, as well as with end users to customize and optimize GNUPro tools, the commercial version of the GNU tools, for specific applications. Cygnus offers support on a broad range of 32- and 64-bit microprocessors and the majority of UNIX-based and Win32 platforms, including all major Linux distributions  The external links in this article or section may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia's content policies. , and Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , 95 and 98. Availability The GNUPro Toolkit for Sun Solaris will be available from Cygnus during the first half of 2000. Cygnus will offer GNUPro tools for Solaris through the GNUPro subscription program that includes regular software upgrades, featuring the latest innovations in GNU technology, as well as developer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services for rapid response and resolution of technical questions or problems. For more information on GNUPro pricing, the power of Cygnus' source-level support, and the more than 125 cross-development environments supported by Cygnus GNUPro, contact Cygnus corporate headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif. at 1-408-542-9600, 1-800-CYGNUS-1, or visit the Web site at http://www.cygnus.com/gnupro.html. Cygnus Solutions Cygnus Solutions, the leader in open source software and an innovating force in Internet software infrastructure, offers development tools and operating systems based on an open source model. From GNUPro Toolkit and Code Fusion Integrated Development Environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE) to eCos(TM), the Embedded Cygnus Operating System, Cygnus' open source and royalty-free software benefits Linux, Windows NT/95, and UNIX systems developers in a wide variety of market segments, including consumer electronics, Internet, telecommunications, office automation, networking, aerospace and automotive. Cygnus' products, custom engineering services, and developer support services enable customers to bring products to market faster at reduced system development costs. Founded in 1989, with headquarters in Sunnyvale, Calif., Cygnus has sales and engineering offices throughout North America, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Note to Editors: (1) Cygnus and GNUPro are registered trademarks, and Code Fusion, Insight, Sourceware, and eCos are trademarks of Cygnus Solutions. All other company and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. (2) Forbes, August 1999. |
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