Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 07:36:12 -0800 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Jack RubingerSubject: Etnus Collaborates with Kuck Etnus Software Tools for Complex Application Development news release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Etnus Collaborates With Kuck & Associates (KAI) To Deliver TotalView=99 Support For OpenMP Development With KAI=92s Guide=99 Compilers Framingham, Mass. December 16, 1999 Etnus, the leading supplier of= parallel application debuggers for the UNIX market, today strengthened its market leadership position with the announcement of TotalView=99 support for Kuck & Associates=92 Guide=99 OpenMP cross-platform compilers on Compaq, IBM, SGI,= Sun, and Intel/Linux platforms. Application developers using the KAI compilers can now use the industry=92s leading parallel debugger, TotalView, to streamline the= development and debugging cycle. KAI=92s Guide OpenMP compilers are widely used in the= high performance computing (HPC) industry. The Guide compilers are a key= component of the KAP/Pro Toolset=99 offering highly efficient performance tuning and parallel code quality assurance tools. =93Multi-platform compatibility is a key consideration for application developers seeking optimal performance from the newest generation of multiprocessor systems,=94 said Chris Doehlert, president and CEO of Etnus. =93Etnus is committed to offering industry-leading support for OpenMP debugging.=20 Collaborating with KAI to provide support for Guide OpenMP cross-platform compilers in TotalView is a significant step toward that goal." TotalView has realized widespread acceptance as the parallel debugger of choice throughout the high performance computing community for its support= of multi-process and multi-threaded applications. =20 =93TotalView is a perfect companion to the quality assurance functionality o= f the KAP/Pro Toolset,=94 said Gary Guardia, president of KAI. =93Together,= TotalView, KAP/Pro, and OpenMP significantly improve developer efficiency and computational effectiveness on the most advanced multiprocessor systems.=94= =20 Support for KAI=92s Guide OpenMP cross-platform compilers will be available= in January, 2000.=20 Kuck & Associates (KAI), founded in 1979, is a worldwide leader in the development of parallel software engineering tools and performance optimization technology. More information on KAI can be found at www.kai.com.=20 Etnus is the leading supplier of parallel application debuggers for the UNIX market. Etnus supports developers and major system vendors by providing multiprocessor, multi-node debugging and performance analysis tools. More information on Etnus and TotalView can be found at www.etnus.com.=20 # # # TotalView is a trademark of Etnus. Guide and KAP/ProToolset are trademarks= of Kuck & Associates, Inc. All other brands and marks are the properties of their respective owners. For more information, contact: Chris Doehlert Gary Guardia Mike Bernhardt Etnus Kuck & Associates, Inc. The Bernhardt Agency Info@etnus.com info@kai.com info@bernhardt.com 800-856-3766 888-524-0101 503-293-8480 508-875-3030 x325 217-356-2288 Jack Rubinger The Bernhardt Agency 503.469.9209 jackr@bernhardt.com