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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Absoft Announces
Advanced Fx2
Software Debugger
Compatible debugging solutions for multiple languages, compilers
and environments
Rochester Hills, MI (March 16, 2004) – Absoft Corporation
today announced the availability of Fx2, an advanced new source-level
debugging tool for Fortran (F77, F90, F95), C, C++, and assembly
languages. Fx2 is available for 32/64-bit Linux systems and is compatible
with Fortran compilers from Absoft, IBM, Intel, and PGI, plus many
C/C++ compilers. Supported architectures include x86/IA32/AMD32,
AMD64, and PowerPC/G4/G5.The Fx2 Debugger works with command line
and graphical interfaces on single processor desktops, multi-processor
workstations, and for customers using OpenMP or MPI a distributed
interface that easily scales from 2-1024+ processes is optional.
Fx2 supports all Fortran 95/90 constructs and is the most complete
Fortran debugging solution available for 32/64-bit Linux users.
“Fx2 was developed in response to continued customer demand
for a tool of this nature,” said Wood Lotz, President of Absoft.
“Scientific and engineering users want a single affordable,
commercially-supported, feature-rich Fortran/C++ debugging solution
that can be used with different compiler vendors across a wide variety
of platforms. Fx2 delivers this, with superior debugging capabilities
and multiple interface options for different system configurations.”
The standard Fx2 configuration is designed for single workstations
and includes command line and GUI interfaces. For more complex multi-processing
or large cluster configurations, Fx2 offers an optional GUI designed
specifically for OpenMP and MPI environments that easily scales
from 2-1024+ processes. Users benefit from advanced features and
complete control over a large debugging process.
Fx2 evolved from Absoft’s Fx debugger, designed to support
Fortran on Unix and used by thousands of customers worldwide. Debuggers
derived from gdb have limited Fortran capabilities, vary between
environments, and are not commercially supported, but Fx2 provides
a single, consistent solution between platforms and compiler vendors
regardless of environment. Further Fx2 includes Absoft’s worldclass
technical support.
Fx2 comes bundled with Absoft Fortran95 v9.0 for AMD64/Linux, but
is available separately for other compilers and vendors. The retail
price for Absoft’s Fx2 Debugger is $499. Through June 30th
all customers (commercial and academic) can buy Fx2 for only $199.
Product details and ordering information are available at http://www.absoft.com.
About Absoft Corporation
Based in Rochester Hills, Michigan, Absoft Corporation is a world
leader in software development tools. Since 1980 Absoft has led
the Fortran community by introducing the first commercial 32-bit
Fortran compilers for Macintosh, Windows-NT, Linux and HPC environments.
Absoft business partners include: IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Motorola,
Cray Research, Sun, Silicon Graphics and MIPS. Absoft is the world’s
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:
Wood Lotz
Absoft, Corporation
President
248-853-0050
wlz@absoft.com
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