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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Absoft
Announces Pro Fortran Compiler Suite 9.0 for Windows
The most complete Fortran development tool kit for Windows
Rochester Hills, MI (September 15, 2004)
Absoft Corporation has announced immediate availability of its new high performance Pro
Fortran tool kit version 9.0 for Windows. Absoft's Pro Fortran Compiler Suite is the most
complete Windows Fortran solution available from any vendor and includes: Fortran 95 and
C/C++ compilers, a powerful Integrated Development Environment, Fx2™ the top commercial
Fortran debugger, graphics and free product support.
The new Absoft Pro Fortran compiler suite version
9.0 for Windows generates superior 32-bit application performance on IA32/AMD32 processors
including Intel P4, Intel Xeon and AMD Athlon chips. Absoft Pro Fortran v9.0 is fully
compatible with Microsoft Windows 98 through Windows 2000 and also supports .NET.
Absofts powerful and flexible Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is included
at no additional charge. The Absoft IDE is a stand-alone tool suite providing graphical
interfaces for multiple compilers and third party tools and libraries (VAST, IMSL, 2D/3D
graphics, LAPACK90). IMSL Fortran Numerical Libraries v5.0, MATFOR visualization libraries
and VAST auto-parallelization
tools are optionally available with Pro Fortran v9.0 for Windows.
Pro Fortran v9.0 is available in the Standard Edition
for single processor machines or in the Parallel Edition as Pro FortranMP v9.0 for dual
processor systems. Pro FortranMP (for Multi-Processing) includes everything in the Standard
Edition plus a thread-safe runtime library and a "lite" version of VAST-F/Parallel, an
application pre-processor which automatically restructures code written for single processors
so that it executes on dual processor systems for maximum performance.
Pro Fortran v9.0 for Windows is Absofts
best release for Windows to date said Wood Lotz, President of Absoft. This release
includes across-the-board improvements for all components the compiler includes new
Fortran 2003 features and generates code which is up to 25% faster than the previous release.
Fx2, the market leading Fortran debugger, is also included with many improvements over its
predecessor, Fx.
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 including Windows, OS X, and Linux. This compatibility is important for users such
as universities and labs who work in multiple environments, added Lotz. Absofts unique
ability to offer a common solution across multiple platforms, while providing superior
performance, reliability, diagnostics, and free technical support make Absoft products
the most attractive solutions for customers who need to migrate existing applications between
different scalar systems or to high-performance computing environments such as small, medium,
or large clusters.
Absofts Pro Fortran Compiler Suite v9.0 for
Windows is now available to commercial and government customers for $699. Academic licenses
start at $299. Special pricing is available for floating licenses, upgrades, and volume
purchases. Product and ordering information are at
http://www.absoft.com/Products/Compilers/Fortran/Windows/windows.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 todays
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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