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full source code included); new single and dual processor versions of the<br />
high performance ATLAS math libraries; the Unix/VAX compatibility libraries<br />
now provided as libraries and modules for better interfacing with Fortran<br />
95; and numerous other improvements have been added.</p>
<p>Pro Fortran v9.2 is available in single user or floating license<br />
configurations for multi-user shared-resource environments such as Xserve<br />
clusters. For customers requiring the most comprehensive math and stat<br />
functions for high performance and business analytics, the first 64-bit<br />
implementation of the Visual Numerics IMSLTM Fortran Library for Mac OS X,<br />
optimized for G5 processors, is also available to Pro Fortran v9.2<br />
customers as an option. A 64-bit version of Crescent Bay's popular VAST<br />
auto-vectorization and auto-parallelization tools completes this<br />
comprehensive 64-bit tool set available from Absoft with Pro Fortran v9.2<br />
for 64-bit Tiger.</p>
<p>"Visual Numerics is committed to providing advanced analytics on the<br />
broadest range of leading-edge platforms available today," said Phil<br />
Fraher, president and CEO of Visual Numerics. "By partnering with Absoft as<br />
our sole channel provider for the IMSL Libraries on Mac OS X, Visual<br />
Numerics is able to expand its coverage with the first 64-bit offering for<br />
that platform. Furthermore, given Absoft's long-standing leadership with<br />
top quality compilers for the Mac OS X platform, we can ensure coverage on<br />
the latest Mac OS X releases with the greatest performance and quality."</p>
<p>"We are seeing several new Mac OS X-based Xserve cluster opportunities<br />
every week. The powerful combination of IBM's PowerPC / G5 processors and<br />
Apple's Mac OS X operating system is gaining popularity every day. We<br />
recently installed our own Xserve cluster at Absoft and it is a phenomenal<br />
system," said Wood Lotz, President of Absoft.</p>
<p>Pro Fortran v9.2 will begin shipping on May 15. Orders are being accepted<br />
at this time. Absoft also has new pricing for Mac OS X-based clusters for<br />
product bundles including Absoft's popular compilers. Pro Fortran v9.2 is<br />
available as an upgrade to existing registered Pro Fortran OS X v9.0<br />
customers. Academic discounts are available. Product, pricing and order<br />
information is available on the Absoft website: <a href="http://www.absoft.com" title="http://www.absoft.com">http://www.absoft.com</a>, by<br />
contacting <a href="mailto:sales@absoft.com">sales@absoft.com</a>, or by calling (248) 853-0050.</p>
<p>About Absoft Corporation<br />
Celebrating 25 years of leadership, innovation and performance, Absoft<br />
Corporation (Rochester Hills, Michigan) is a global provider of software<br />
development tools needed to solve today's complex computational problems.<br />
Absoft introduced the first commercial 32-bit Fortran compilers for<br />
Macintosh, Windows-NT, Linux and High Performance Computing (HPC)<br />
environments, and leads the industry with the recently announced HPC<br />
Software Developers' Kit. Absoft business partners include Apple; IBM;<br />
Hewlett-Packard; Intel; Motorola; Cray Research; Sun; and Silicon Graphics.<br />
Absoft is the sole provider of source-compatible Fortran and debugging<br />
solutions for all of today's leading computing platforms. The world's major<br />
educational institutions, research laboratories, and Fortune 2000 companies<br />
use Absoft tools in a diverse range of scientific and engineering computing<br />
applications. For more information about Absoft, visit <a href="http://www.absoft.com" title="www.absoft.com">www.absoft.com</a>,<br />
e-mail <a href="mailto:sales@absoft.com">sales@absoft.com</a>, or call 248-853-0050.</p>
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