NuMega ships SoftICE, the Advanced Windows Debugger, for Windows NT; SoftICE provides developers with the visibility and control to understand and resolve complex Windows NT software problems.NASHUA, N.H.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1996--NuMega Technologies, Inc., the worldwide leader in error detection and advanced debugging tools for the Windows 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. , today announced that SoftICE, the Advanced Windows Debugger, is shipping for 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. . SoftICE is for expert Windows developers who need complete system control and visibility. Key features include On Demand Debugging, kernel-mode debugging on a single Windows NT machine and the ability 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. numerous multi-process, multi-thread programs simultaneously. In a separate news release today, NuMega announced that BoundsChecker 4.0, the market leading Windows error detection tool, has begun shipping. "SoftICE for Windows NT is outstanding!," said Peter Haller of HallSound Systems. "Developing NT device drivers using the two machine method is very difficult, especially with anything that is real-time-wave, digital video, MIDI. Our MultiSound NT device driver is a better driver now than it was before SoftICE for Windows NT. Honestly!" SoftICE 1.0 for Windows NT - The Advanced Windows Debugger SoftICE for Windows NT is designed for expert Windows developers who need to penetrate the Windows NT system barriers. SoftICE allows developers to have absolute system control by providing advanced software and hardware breakpoints, On Demand Debugging and Win32 fault trapping and exception handling capability. SoftICE offers advanced system-wide visibility features which allow the developer to view critical components of the Windows NT 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. at the precise times when vital, problem solving problem solving Process involved in finding a solution to a problem. Many animals routinely solve problems of locomotion, food finding, and shelter through trial and error. information is available. These features are invaluable when debugging complex software interaction problems such as thread deadlocks and timing anomalies. SoftICE provides developers with powerful, system-wide object search, identification and event monitoring In computer science, event monitoring is the process of collecting, analyzing, and signalling event occurrences to subscribers such as operating system processes, active database rules as well as human operators. capabilities. It can debug applications directly on the retail or checked versions of Windows NT. SoftICE delivers On Demand Debugging - a unique SoftICE feature - which allows a developer to take control of the entire Windows NT system at any time by pressing a hot-key. When a program causes an unexpected fault or exception, SoftICE freezes the entire system and gives control to the developer, thus preserving the valuable system state information that would otherwise be lost. SoftICE for Windows NT debugs all Win32 and Win16 applications and DLLs, all Windows NT boot and system device drivers, as well as all DOS programs, including DOS extender Software that is combined with a DOS application to allow it to run in extended memory (beyond 1MB). To gain access to extended memory, it runs the application in Protected Mode. When the application requests DOS services, the DOS extender either handles them itself or, with functions applications. Developers can also perform remote debugging Remote debugging is the process of debugging a program running on a system different than the debugger. To start remote debugging, debugger connects to a remote system over a network. over a dial-up connection. SoftICE for Windows NT is also the first commercially available development tool to support Intel's new MMX technology. NuMega - The Leader In Error Detection And Advanced Debugging Tools NuMega Technologies, Inc., headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua is a city in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. As of the 2000 census, Nashua had a total population of 86,605[1], making it the second largest city in the state after Manchester. As of 2005, the population is estimated to be 87,986. , is the pioneer and recognized leader in the development of automatic error detection and advanced Windows debugging tools. To date, the company has provided error detection solutions to more than 75,000 users in businesses, governments and industries worldwide. NuMega's award-winning solutions substantially improve software quality and increase productivity for Windows developers. NuMega's SoftICE is available for Windows NT, Windows 95, Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS MS-DOS 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. . SoftICE for Windows NT is available for $699 and corporate site license options are available. For further information, contact NuMega Technologies, Inc. at 1-800-4NUMEGA (1-800-468-6342); fax 603-889-1135; email info@numega.com; or on the World Wide Web www.numega.com. CONTACT: Bob O'Brien or Kristen Holmes NuMega Technologies The Weber Group 603/889-2386 617/520-7058 bobrien@numega.com kholmes@webergroup.com |
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