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Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 07:36:12 -0800
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From: Jack Rubinger 
Subject: 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