Fujitsu Software Corporation Announces Fortran Support for the Microsoft .NET Platform.

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2001

Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that Fortran has been added to the languages it will support for the Microsoft .NET Framework. Today's announcement means that organizations with an investment in Fortran, a programming language developed in 1954 to express mathematical calculations, will now have access to the latest in XML Web Services technology and application development frameworks, such as ASP.NET, Microsoft's successor to Active Server Pages (ASP).

"Fortran is still the most widely used language for scientific, engineering and mathematical problems and we have been working with Fujitsu for four years to help organizations leverage their existing code, " said John Swenson, Director of Sales and Marketing, Lahey Computer Systems, Inc. "With the addition of support for the Microsoft .NET Framework, we are able to deliver the most productive, best-supported Fortran language system on the market."

"Having many languages target the Microsoft .NET Framework has always been a key design goal for us," said Yuval Neeman, vice president of the Developer Division at Microsoft Corp. "We are very excited about Fujitsu's commitment to building a .NET compiler for Fortran in addition to the one they are building for COBOL. The addition of Fortran gives another large user community the opportunity to take advantage of the Microsoft .NET Framework."

At the core of the Microsoft .NET Framework is the Common Language Runtime, which provides a virtual machine instruction set called the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL). In addition to building a Fortran compiler that targets MSIL and the Common Language Runtime, Fujitsu is also integrating this new compiler into the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to provide a seamless experience for Fortran programmers. "By building a Fortran compiler for the .NET Framework, we are giving the scientific community the best solution for language interoperability of any vendor in the market," said Ron Langer, Director of Languages, Fujitsu Software Corporation. "Having the compiler integrated in the Visual Studio .NET IDE means that the benefits of language interoperability carry over into a state-of-the-art development environment."

"This announcement is a significant step forward because it provides a platform where Fortran can work easily with other languages," said Mark Rodriguez, Vice President of Quantitative Analysis for Salomon Smith Barney.

About Fujitsu Software Corporation

Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in San Jose, California, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. Fujitsu Software Corporation leverages Fujitsu's international scope and expertise in developing and providing information technology solutions. Fujitsu Software Corporation's products include the INTERSTAGE Application Server; as part of the INTERSTAGE ebusiness software platform built on open standards, the INTERSTAGE Application Server enables enterprises to build and run mission-critical applications; i-Flow, a 100% Java workflow engine for automating business processes; QoEtient, a service for monitoring and managing "Quality of Experience" on the Internet and Fujitsu COBOL, a COBOL development environment that provides an integrated development environment and a suite of tools to build fast, mission-critical business systems. For more information, visit http://www.fs.fujitsu.com.

About Lahey Computer Systems, Inc.

Founded in 1967, Lahey Computer Systems, Inc. specializes in the design and production of Fortran language systems and development tools for scientists, engineers, and educators. For more information about Lahey Computer Systems, Inc., please visit www.lahey.com.

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