Red Hat Creates Advanced Tool Chain for SandCraft MIPS Microprocessors; Designs 64-Bit MIPS Core Processor Toolkit Through Partnership with SandCraft.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , N.C. & SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2001--Red Hat, Inc. (Nasdaq:RHAT RHAT Red Hat (stock symbol) RHAT Rainwater Harvesting Association of Tanzania RHAT Register Hba Attributes ), the leader in developing, deploying and managing open source solutions, and SandCraft, Inc., a leader in the design of high-performance MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. (R) processors, today announced that Red Hat has created a sophisticated tool chain that is optimized for SandCraft's family of advanced superscalar A CPU architecture that allows more than one instruction to be executed in one clock cycle. See pipeline processing. (architecture) superscalar - A superscalar architecture is a uniprocessor that can execute two or more scalar operations in parallel. microprocessors. SandCraft's high-performance processors, combined with Red Hat's GNUPro software development tools, results in maximum system performance and reliability, which are both increasingly critical to network equipment makers. This complementary solution lets advanced network equipment makers shorten their product development cycles, offer higher value and differentiate their products. SandCraft is developing a family of ultra-high-performance, highly integrated processors optimized for control and data plane applications for high-end core and edge switch routers. Red Hat has produced an advanced version of its GNUPro software development tools that takes advantage of SandCraft's 64-bit microprocessor core. "The functionality and flexibility of the GNUPro tools, including the ability to support user-defined instructions, dovetail dovetail (dov´tāl), n a widened or fanned-out portion of a prepared cavity, usually established deliberately to increase the retention and resistance form. nicely with SandCraft's innovative approach to superscalar microprocessor design and implementation," said Michael Tiemann, Red Hat CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. . "The level of expertise our two companies bring together through this partnership will enable customers to create breakthrough products using SandCraft's processors and Red Hat's GNUPro development tools." Specific pipeline descriptions, based on new technology produced at Red Hat, provide a much better model of processor characteristics than older GNU Compiler Collection The GNU Compiler Collection (usually shortened to GCC) is a set of compilers produced for various programming languages by the GNU Project. GCC is a key component of the GNU toolchain, and as well as being the official compiler of the GNU system, GCC has been adopted as the (GCC GCC: see Gulf Cooperation Council. (compiler, programming) GCC - The GNU Compiler Collection, which currently contains front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages (libstdc++, libgcj, etc). ) MIPS compilers. The ability to faithfully describe the exact processor architecture to the GCC scheduling passes is critical for producing maximum performance from SandCraft's deeply staged multi-pipelined implementation of the MIPS 64-bit instruction set. Other key features of the Red Hat GNUPro compiler for SandCraft include: -- Complete support for MIPS MDI interface through source debug and browser capabilities -- Wide range of code optimizations combined with basic block re-ordering and software pipeline support -- Newest feature rich utilities dealing with ELF/DWARF2 -- Big and little endian support -- Embedded linker/loader "Our customers are impressed by this synergistic tool chain that supports leading edge microprocessors with MIPS ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. ," said Michael Barar, vice president of sales and marketing for SandCraft, Inc. "These tools allow OEMs to develop cutting-edge products while preserving legacy software and optimizing the millions of lines of program code they have already deployed for MIPS ISA." About Red Hat, Inc. Red Hat is the leader in developing, deploying and managing solutions built on the benefits of an open source platform. The open source platform includes the Red Hat Linux Red Hat Linux, assembled by Red Hat, was a popular, "middle-aged" Linux distribution (not as old as Slackware but older than Ubuntu) upon its discontinuation in 2004.[1] Red Hat Linux 1.0 was released on November 3, 1994. operating system for mainframes, servers, workstations and embedded devices, GNUPro tools for developers, database, e-Commerce, secure Web server (1) A server on the Web that supports one or more of the major security protocols such as SSL, SHTTP and PCT. This means that order form data from your browser is encrypted before being sent (uploaded) to the Web site, making it extremely difficult for a third party to decipher , high availability server and run-time solutions like eCos and RedBoot. For this platform, Red Hat provides end-to-end professional services including Professional Consulting, Engineering services, Enterprise Support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , and Global Learning services. Red Hat Network is the premier Internet-based service that simplifies and integrates the deployment and management of these offers. More information about Red Hat is available at www.redhat.com. Red Hat is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, N.C., and has offices worldwide. For investor inquiries, contact Gabriel Szulik at Red Hat, 919/547-0012, x439. About SandCraft SandCraft Inc. develops and markets advanced superscalar microprocessor solutions, based on MIPS Instruction Set Architecture, for high-performance networking equipment. These ultra-high-performance processors are primarily targeted for control service applications in edge switches and routers. For more information about SandCraft, please visit www.sandcraft.com. Note to Editors: LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS Forward-looking statements in this press release are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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