ISVs who would like additional information about the MIPS ABI Group should contact the MIPS ABI marketing department at marketing@engr.sgi.com or marketing@www.mipsabi.org. The Group will provide you with a complete set of marketing and technical documentation including:
ISVs wishing to port to the MIPS ABI should first contact the MIPS ABI Group to ensure that they have all of the necessary documentation. ISVs should then join the SGI Developer Program. The SGI Developer Program provides technical support for porting and testing of ABI-compliant applications as well as additional information on other marketing and technical programs. ISVs can contact the SGI Developer Program by sending email to devprogram@sgi.com. Annual cost for the program is $350.
ISVs should port to the approved MIPS ABI Reference Platform, which is currently any SGI computer system that supports IRIX 5.3 with required supplements. ISVs should compile their applications using the appropriate compile options as described in the MIPS ABI Conformance Guide, version 1.1. ISVs should then test to ensure that their applications pass numerous ABI test suites provided by the ABI group on the ABI reference platform.
Once a port is completed, an ISV should complete the MIPS ABI Program Application Form which is available from the ABI Marketing Consultant. This form provides the Group with current marketing and sales information on the ISV's products and allows the MIPS ABI Group to comarket applications through its own and its member companies ISV marketing programs.
The MIPS ABI Group marketing department provides a centralized contact point for all MIPS ABI Group marketing programs. However, ISVs are encouraged to work with each of the member companies to take advantage of the respective companies ISV programs. These programs often include listing in the companies' ISV Directory, tradeshow participation, literature distribution programs and much more.
The MIPS ABI Group regularly publishes a
newsletter, MIPS ABI Access, which
discusses current marketing opportunities and provides a list of
current marketing contacts for each member company and a list of
current ABI-compliant systems. Copies of this newsletter are mailed to
each ISV who is a member of the MIPS ABI Group's developer program.
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