PLM to C, radical new translator, a dramatic advance in speedy, low-cost translation of legacy PLM language code to C hits the market at COMDEX 95.translator, developed by Typhoon typhoon: see hurricane. Software for a Fortune 500 corporation, is a dramatic, low-cost translation of legacy PLM (Product Life cycle Management) A comprehensive information system that coordinates all aspects of a product from initial concept to its eventual retirement. Sometimes called the "digital backbone" of a product, it includes the requirements phase, analysis and design language code to C and represents a huge increase in efficiency over all other PLM translators on the market. The Typhoon Software translator hits the market at COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). 95. Because it is based on lexical syntactic analysis, rather than simple line-by-line translation, Typhoon's translator can translate approximately 99 percent of the lines of arbitrarily complex PLM code to C without manual intervention. "Typhoon is offering its services for PLM to C conversions, giving those users a chance to move away from the `dead' language, lacking support from Intel, to the infinitely more vital C that is now the language of choice for nearly all the former applications in which PLM would have been used," said Wayne Norris, vice president of science and technology for Typhoon. "Of all the tools on the market today, only Typhoon's handles all the curve balls PLM can throw in, header files In C programming, a source code file that contains common definitions and data structures that all programmers may use as required. Also called "include files," because the #include statement is used to incorporate them with the program, header files use a .h extension. See precompiled header. and executables alike. With our experience already of converting over 2 million lines, we have learned how to conquer the tricky PLM declaratives and the variation among conventions and memory maps in different versions." Typhoon Software's team provides the reliability users need and deserve, while inherent quality of the company's tools keeps the price at a level the customer can afford (the translator can be licensed on a case-by-case basis). "This is the best translator I've ever seen," director of international programs in a present multimillion-line real-time product, said. For more information, visit the Typhoon Software booth No. S-7113 at COMDEX 95, Sands downstairs, in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , or call 800/499-0888. CONTACT: Typhoon Software, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. Philip E. Myers, 805/962-8136 Wayne B. Norris, 805/962-7703 (cellular) typhoon@typhoon.com |
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