Nu-Mega Technologies announces Soft-ICE for Windows 95 system level debugger; Allows unmatched control, visibility and debugging power to find bugs anywhere in the Windows 95 environment.NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 24, 1995--Nu-Mega Technologies Inc. today announced the availability of Soft-ICE for Windows 95, a powerful software tool that gives programmers unmatched debugging power and visibility into the hidden depths of the Windows 95 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. . According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Doug Carrier, business unit manager for Nu-Mega's Soft-ICE product family, "System crash bugs are particularly frustrating in Windows 95 because they can occur in subsystems that are hidden from the developer using conventional application debuggers. Without a system-aware debugger like Soft-ICE, these problems can take days or weeks to solve. Soft-ICE understands the Windows 95 internal architecture and offers the control, visibility and raw debugging power to track the nastiest bugs through all of the Windows 95 subsystems. This is a great tool for serious 32-bit development on Windows 95, and even for learning how the new operating system works." Soft-ICE for Windows 95 at a glance Unlike ordinary debuggers, Soft-ICE loads before Windows 95 and allows debugging even through the Windows 95 initialization in·i·tial·ize tr.v. in·i·tial·ized, in·i·tial·iz·ing, in·i·tial·iz·es Computer Science 1. To set (a starting value of a variable). 2. To prepare (a computer or a printer) for use; boot. 3. code. This critical startup time is where many VxD and device driver initialization problems can occur. Once Soft-ICE is loaded, it takes advantage of the Intel architecture to give you features that no other debugger provides. Soft-ICE for Windows 95 supports address contexts and threads, and allows the developer to set breakpoints on Windows messages, I/O ports, interrupts and memory access. The memory range breakpoint The location in a program used to temporarily halt the program for testing and debugging. Lines of code in a source program are marked for breakpoints. When those instructions are about to be executed, the program stops, allowing the programmer to examine the status of the program feature allows developers to capture a program's execution history in a trace buffer while the program is executing. Soft-ICE can also 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. through interrupt service routines, drivers and virtual device drivers See VxD. (operating system) Virtual Device Driver - (VxD) A device driver under Windows 3.x/Windows 95 running as part of the kernel and thus having access to the memory of the kernel and all running processes as well as raw access to the hardware. (VxDs) at the source code level. Soft-ICE goes far beyond the conventional features of application debuggers with advanced commands to display vital system information like the Windows module list, task list, class list, global and local heap, control registers and message types. These are invaluable resources for debugging Windows 95 programs. Nu-Mega's Soft-ICE plays role in Windows 95 development "Unlike many recently announced software packages, Soft-ICE for Windows 95 has a long history of contributing to the development of one of the most talked about and eagerly anticipated announcements in the computer industry -- the introduction of Windows 95. As early as December 1992, Microsoft brought in Nu-Mega to supply its Soft-ICE technology to both their internal developers as well as early ISV's that Microsoft was going to bring on to make sure their software and hardware drivers were compatible with Windows 95. Now that Windows 95 is a reality, our contribution is a source of great pride and excitement," stated Frank Grossman, president of Nu-Mega Technologies NuMega Technologies (or NuMega) was a software company founded in 1987 by Frank Grossman and Jim Moskun in Nashua, NH. In 1997 it was acquired by Compuware. Less than a year after its move to Merrimack, NH, the development lab was effectively shut down on June, 11th Inc. Nu-Mega Technologies Inc. supplies error detection tools to businesses, governments and industries worldwide. Nu-Mega's award-winning products for Windows 95, 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. , Win32s, Windows 3.x Windows 3.x can refer to either an individual or all of the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
in full Microsoft Disk Operating System Operating system for personal computers. MS-DOS was based on DOS, developed in 1980 by Seattle Computer Products. Microsoft Corp. bought the rights to DOS in 1981, and released MS-DOS with IBM's PC that year. substantially improve software quality and increase productivity for Windows developers. In 1987, Nu-Mega introduced Soft-ICE for DOS, the industry's first software-based alternative to the hardware-based ICE. Nu-Mega has extended its family of products to include Soft-ICE for Windows 3.1, Soft-ICE for Windows 95, and versions of its automatic error detection tool -- BoundsChecker for Windows 3.1, Win32s, Windows NT and Windows 95. Soft-ICE for Windows 95 is available for $399. Upgrades for existing customers are available, as are corporate site license options. For further information, contact Nu-Mega Technologies Inc. at (603) 889-2386, fax (603) 889-1135, electronic mail: info@numega.com or on the World Wide Web at http://www.numega.com/. CONTACT: Nu-Mega Technologies Inc. Bob O'Brien, 603/889-2386 bobrien@numega.com or Steven Swartz Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Steven Swartz, 617/245-8890 Compuserve: 73621,1723 |
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