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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Absoft Announces Pro Fortran Compiler Suite 9.0 for Macintosh OS X

The World’s #1 developer tool kit for Macintosh OS X just got better

Rochester Hills, MI (August 11, 2004) – Absoft Corporation has announced immediate availability of its new high performance Pro Fortran tool kit version 9.0 for Macintosh OS X. Absoft’s Pro Fortran Compiler Suite is the most complete Macintosh Fortran tool kit available from any vendor and includes: Fortran 95 and C/C++ compilers, a powerful Integrated Development Environment, the market-leading Fx2™ Debugger, and free graphics libraries. Pro Fortran is fully compatible with Panther, all Apple tools and libraries and is specially optimized for the G5 processor.

The Absoft Pro Fortran Compiler Suite for Macintosh OS X is the world’s most popular Fortran tool kit for OS X and is the only environment designed specifically for creating and maintaining Fortran and C/C++ applications on Macintosh systems. Absoft’s powerful and flexible Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is included at no additional charge with all versions of Pro Fortran for Macintosh (and Windows). The Absoft IDE is a stand-alone tool suite that provides graphical interfaces for multiple compilers for OS X (Pro Fortran, IBM XL Fortran, IBM XL C/C++, and gcc) and select third party tools and libraries (VAST, IMSL, 2D/3D graphics, LAPACK90).

“Pro Fortran v9.0 for Macintosh OS X is Absoft’s best release ever,” said Wood Lotz, President of Absoft. “This exciting new tool suite includes across-the-board improvements for all components – the compiler includes new Fortran 2003 features and generates up to 25% faster code, Fx2, the leading Fortran debugger is now included and now supports the IBM XL compilers. Further, this release includes an improved editor and the only IDE available for Mac OS X which supports compilers from multiple vendors (Absoft, IBM and gnu) and select third party tools.”

“Absoft leads the industry in price/performance solutions with fast, reliable compilers, flexible licensing policies, powerful debugging and development tools, and free technical support,” continued Lotz. “Absoft is the only company offering source compatible Fortran compilers for all of today’s leading computing platforms running Windows, OS X, and Linux. This compatibility is important for users such as universities and labs who work in multiple environments,” added Lotz. “Our powerful and unique combination of superior performance, reliability, legacy code support, compatibility, and technical support make Absoft products the most attractive solutions for customers looking to migrate existing applications from scalar, single processor platforms to high-performance computing solutions with multiple processors such as small, medium, or large clusters.”

Absoft’s Pro Fortran Compiler Suite v9.0 for Macintosh OS X is now available to commercial and government customers for $899. Academic licenses start at $675. Special pricing is available for floating licenses, upgrades, and volume purchases. Product and ordering information are at http://www.absoft.com/Products/Compilers/Fortran/Macintosh/OSX/OSX.html.

About Absoft Corporation
Based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Absoft Corporation is a world leader in software development tools. Since 1980 Absoft has led the scientific and engineering software community by introducing the first commercial 32-bit Fortran compilers for Macintosh, Windows-NT, Linux and HPC environments. Absoft business partners include: Apple, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Motorola, Cray Research, Sun and Silicon Graphics. Absoft is the sole provider of source-compatible Fortran and debugging solutions for all of today’s leading computing platforms. Major educational institutions, research laboratories, and Fortune 2000 companies use Absoft tools worldwide.

For more information about Absoft, visit http://www.absoft.com, e-mail sales@absoft.com, or call 248-853-0050.

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Contact:

Jeff Livesay
Absoft Corporation
248-853-0050
jal@absoft.com

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