C/C++ Users Journal October, 2005
Wolfram Research has announced Mathematica 5.2, the 64-bit multicore release and the latest version of the science and technology software system Mathematica. Version 5.2 brings 64-bit technology to all supported platforms. More than 4.3 GB of memory (the 32-bit address limit) can now be addressed, and high-precision or large numbers are processed in 64-bit rather than 32-bit digit chunks for faster computation. It also supports automatically threaded numerical linear algebra on all mainstream platforms, enabling linear algebra operations to automatically run in parallel on all available processor cores whether multiple or multicore CPUs. Contact +1-217-398-0700 or http://www.wolfram.com/ mathematica/.
With the latest release of its CoSy compiler-development system, ACE (Associated Compiler Experts) offers support for the new ISO/IEC Embedded C language extensions. Embedded C provides programmers of embedded systems with the appropriate handles to address specific hardware features in a standardized portable C programming language. The new Embedded C language package in CoSy Release 2005 offers front-end support for the Embedded C language extensions as well as the runtime libraries and intrinsic function libraries that are necessary to create Embedded C compilers. CoSy Release 2005 is presently available for PC/Linux and Sun/Solaris platforms. Contact +31-20-6646416 or http://www.ace.nl/.
Absoft Corp. has announced general availability of its new High-Performance Computing Software Development Kit (HPC SDK) optimized for clusters based on AMD's 32- and 64-bit AMD Opteron processors running Linux and featuring top-performing Fortran and C++ compilers from PathScale. The SDK is a complete solution for software developers to compile, run, debug, and optimize high-performance applications. It includes Fortran and C/C++ compilers from both PathScale and Absoft, debuggers, math libraries, and other supporting development tools. The SDK is configured to provide the simplest installation and the highest performance on AMD Opteron processor-based clusters. Contact +1-248-853-0050 or http://www.absoft.com/.
Oracle has announced the immediate availability of Oracle Developer Tools for Visual Studio .NET 2003, a free plug-in that enables developers to use Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 to develop and deploy Oracle Database 10g applications on Microsoft Windows. This plug-in integrates Oracle Database 10g and Visual Studio .NET 2003. Oracle Database 10g Release 2 includes Oracle Database Extensions for the .NET Framework, offering improved Microsoft .NET Framework support via stored procedures implemented using Common Language Runtime (CLR). The new feature enables developers to write .NET Framework-based stored procedures and deploy them into the Oracle Database, helping to reduce the time it takes to build and deploy .NET Framework-based applications. Contact +1-888-672-2534 or http://www.oracle.com/.
Excel Software has begun shipping updates to its development tools to support the latest Linux distributions including Fedora 4, SuSE 9.3, and Mandriva 2005. The new QuickCRC 1.0.5, QuickUML 1.1.1, and QuickBugs 1.0.4 include an updated installer and many user-interface enhancements. QuickBugs now has the ability to associate files or a zipped archive of files to bug reports, shortcuts for navigating or processing each bug, and additions to the scriptable report generator. QuickCRC is a software design tool for discovering objects and related information for an object-oriented software development project. Quick UML tightly integrates a core set of UML models. An entire project is presented through a tabbed window that includes use cases, class models, object models, dictionary, and code, all saved as an XML file. Contact +1-505-771-3719 or http://www.excelsoftware.com/.
SearchBlackBox Software has released their SearchBlackBox SDK 1.0, a programming library that allows developers to add full text search capabilities to .NET applications by adding only a few lines of code. The SDK is a C#-based native .NET assembly useful in a broad range of applications like web site search fields, online documentation, document management systems, content search solutions, and more. Developers have full use of any data-indexing algorithm and may customize index fields. SearchBlackBox SDK does not require any pre-installed ActiveX or COM objects and is packaged in one DLL file. Contact +7-9166802919 or http://searchblackbox.com/sdk/features.html.
Seattle-based Reliable Software announces the release of Code Co-op version 4.6. Code Co-op is a peer-to-peer version-control system supporting distributed development through e-mail, LAN, and VPN. Version 4.6 introduces the distribution project, which enables companies to automate the deployment of source-code changes to their client base. This is particularly helpful for custom software companies needing to distribute source code changes as part of their service agreement with their clients. Version 4.6 also adds integration with Guiffy SureMerge, a cross-platform compare and merge utility. Contact +1-206-361-6679 or http:// www.relisoft.com.
PDFTron Systems has announced the release of a new update to PDFNet SDK (v.2.6). The new release focuses on improved compression in PDFNet SDK, utilizing the latest and most advanced compression technologies available on the market, such as JPEG2000 and JBIG2. PDFNet SDK is a PDF library that gives software developers a comprehensive PDF toolkit with a variety of options for PDF document manipulation. Using PDFNet, you can write stand-alone, cross-platform, and reliable commercial applications that can read, write, edit, print, and display PDF documents. PDFNet is available as a 100 percent .NET component that can be used from any .NET language (such as C#, VB, and J#) and as a cross-platform C/C++ library. Contact +1-604-730-8989 or http://www.pdftron.com/.