KAI ANNOUNCES KAP/PRO TOOLSET Champaign, Illinois -- Kuck & Associates Monday announced the immediate availability of Version 2.0 of the KAP/Pro Toolset, a set of parallel programming tools for shared memory parallel (SMP) systems. KAP/Pro Toolset delivers parallel software engineering for developers of large-scale Fortran software applications. Version 2.0 includes Assure, the industry's first parallel correctness verifier. According to a press release, KAP/Pro is for programmers who: (1) know their application, (2) want top SMP performance, and (3) need greater parallel programming productivity. KAP/Pro Toolset provides several innovations: portability of ordinary Fortran programs to all Unix and NT SMP systems, effective performance analysis tools, and a unique approach to parallel debugging that really finds bugs and saves programmer time. The five components of the KAP/Pro Toolset are: KAP, KAI's parallelizer, for automatic optimization; Guide, syntax to express portable parallelism explicitly; GuideView, to understand and correct parallel performance problems; Assure, to verify the correctness of their parallel program; and Application Accelerators which are bundled with the application. The KAP/Pro Toolset is currently in use at national laboratories, independent software vendors (ISVs), industrial software developers and universities. Applications being parallelized or ported include automotive crash simulations, nuclear reactor and weapons design, weather forecasting and oil reservoir simulation. Software developers use KAP/Pro Toolset on these development and production systems: Digital Alpha UNIX, IBM RS/6000 AIX, SGI Irix, SPARC-based Solaris and WindowsNT platforms. For more information go to the KAP/Pro Toolset page on the Internet at http://www.kai.com/kpts PSITECH ANNOUNCES DUAL HEAD FOR SILICON GRAPHICS' NEW 02 DESKTOP WORKSTATION Fountain Valley, Calif. -- PsiTech Oct. 28 introduced a high resolution display card and software that will provide a dual head fully-integrated system for Silicon Graphics' new line of workstations. Called the PsiTech RAD4, the product will provide multiple display head capabilities for the Silicon Graphics' 02 desktop. The PsiTech RAD4 provides a solution for applications that require greater display space and/or better visual separation between user interface and graphical output. Additional display capabilities enhance the 02 workstation by matching the display space to the graphic potential of the workstation and application. The RAD4 is fully compatible with the 02 workstation and provides 24 bit color frame buffer with resolutions of 1280x1024, 2048x1024, or 1600x1280 pixels; up to 76 Hz vertical refresh rate; and 200 MHz of pixel bandwidth. The RAD4 uses a half-length PCI card in a standard 32 bit PCI bus and can be used with either landscape or portrait monitors. The RAD4 package also includes fully transparent native keyboard and mouse support. All of these features are accessible through standard X-Windows and applications that are fully compliant with the OpenGL API, delivering a seamless multiple display Graphical User Interface. The RAD4 can support a variety of display products as well as wall projection systems. The RAD4 is available now and pricing starts at $1499 in quantity purchases. Details can be obtained from http://www.primenet.com/~psitech/ SDI INTRODUCES FRAME RELAY 45Mbps T3 & 52Mbps HSSI PCI OEM WAN MODULE Easton, Mass. -- SDL Communications Oct. 28 announced immediate availability of a 45-51 Mbps T3 and HSSI PCI WAN module for the OEM market. This SDL CC3i adapter is explicitly targeted at enterprises that have high-speed data and video requirements, as well as Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and corporations seeking high-capacity Internet or Intranet interfaces. The SDL CC3i adapter can also be gainfully used for ATM or SMDS DXI applications such as interfacing Frame Relay networks to ATM. According to a press release from SDI, CC3i is the first PCI based adapter that offers support for the strategic and increasingly popular T3, E3, HSSI & DXI interfaces. The CC3i is based on SDL's proven, highly successful modular motherboard and daughter card design, with popular electrical [e.g. V.35] and telecomms [e.g. T3] interfaces. The electrical interfaces supported include: EIA530, RS442, V.35 and HSSI. The SDL CC3i adapter ships with tested, reliable and highly stable drivers for DOS, WINDOWS-NT and most popular versions of UNIX. A well defined and comprehensively documented API is also available to facilitate OEM and Systems Integration applications. The SDL CC3i currently supports HDLC and Clear Channel Transparent Mode data transfer. The CC3i can be managed via SNMP and includes a full repertoire of diagnostic tools. The OEM pricing for the SDL CC3i will be in the $3,000 range. Details can be obtained from SDL at 508-238-4490. EONIC SYSTEMS PORTS VIRTUOSO CLASSICO TO DSP GROUP'S OAKDSPCORE Boston, Mass. -- Eonic Systems recently announced availability of its high performance Virtuosos Classico/SP for the OakDSPCore from the DSP Group. The OakDSPCore is a 40Mips fixed point ASIC core DSP used in low-power, high-volume applications. Virtuoso Classico on the OakDSPCore is an example of an advanced software development tool used in areas where previously all software was laboriously coded by hand. Unlike traditional real-time operating systems which are too large and impose too much overhead for use in such cost-sensitive applications, Virtuoso offers 250 nanosecond interrupt latencies and a choice of scheduling routines as small as 300 words. The Virtuoso Classico architecture has multi-tasking at the microkernel level, multiple processes (lightweight threads) at the nanokernel level, and Interrupt Service Routines (ISR) at the lowest level. High speed performance is achieved through the use of Eonic Systems' nanokernel, a round-robin scheduler with very low overhead (context switch times are less than 700 nanoseconds at 40 MHz). Virtuoso Classico/SP includes a host server, standard I/0, a PC graphics library, and a task level debugger with a tracing monitor. Because the OakDSPCore lacks standard timers, system timer services can be implemented at a minimal charge for customer specific implementations. Development system pricing begins at $3,500. Details can be obtained from Eonic Systems Inc. http://www.eonic.com WIND RIVER RELEASES TORNADO TRANSITION KIT FOR MOTOROLA VMEEXEC OS Alameda, Calif. -- Wind River Systems has announced a new Tornado Transition Kit for migrating embedded applications based on other embedded operating systems to the VxWorks operating system, part of Wind River's Tornado development environment. This easy-to-use Kit is available free of charge via the World Wide Web at http://www.wrs.com/switch . The first version the Tornado Transition Kit was developed in conjunction with Motorola Computer Group for users of the VMEexec operating system. The Tornado Transition Kit provides a run-time library that maps existing kernel calls to the appropriate VxWorks functions. Legacy code is first run on VxWorks with the use of the included transition library. This gives developers an interim step to ensure that the application code runs easily on VxWorks. After this is completed, developers can optimize the application code by replacing existing function calls with analogous VxWorks calls where needed. Kernel functionalities, including semaphores, message queues, events, asynchronous signal routines, timers, task management, and memory management, are covered by the Kit. The Transition Kit is designed for UNIX-, Windows 95- and Windows NT-hosted versions of Tornado. OPEN MIND RELEASES HYPERMILL 3.0 FOR AUTODESK MECHANICAL DESKTOP Madison Heights, Mich. -- Open Mind Software Technologies has releases version 3.0 of hyperMILL for the Autodesk Mechanical Desktop. hyperMILL converts CAD designs into NC data (Numerical Control instructions for machining) without having to leave the familiar CAD program environment. hyperMILL is a 3-axis NC machining software system that creates gouge-free multi-axis NC cutter path directly from the Autodesk surface and solid model geometry. New features to hyperMILL 3.0 include a unique joblist user interface and higher processing speeds. hyperMILL is marketed through independent Value Added Resellers in the U.S., the Pacific Rim, Japan and Europe. The company, based in Munich, Germany, has established a wholly owned subsidiary near Detroit, MI. Details can be obtained by calling Open Mind at 810-414-7950. CADIS KRAKATOA SUPPORTS JAVASTATION New York, NY -- CADIS Inc. this week announced that its Krakatoa interactive finding technology is now available for the JavaStation. First introduced in November 1995, Krakatoa is an object-oriented content management and data retrieval engine based on Sun Microsystems' Java platform and JavaScript. Krakatoa is designed for use by content publishers, allowing them to provide rapid, intuitive access to complex or extensive information over any TCP/IP network, including the World Wide Web and corporate intranets. "CADIS is committed to pursuing Krakatoa development on the JavaStation," said CADIS Chief Technology Officer Chris Beall. "Krakatoa's compact client software and distributed architecture complement Java's network-centric model, and make it an ideal solution for the new JavaStation. The thin client is the way of the future." Krakatoa Version 2 is priced starting at $1,500 for a single knowledge base containing up to 1,000 instances and five concurrent users. It is available for Sun Solaris, HP-UX and NT servers, and Netscape-equivalent browsers. Details can be obtained from the CADIS http://www.cadis.com or Krakatoa http://www.krakatoa.com Web sites. TSI TELSYS INTRODUCES RECONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY Columbia, Md. -- TSI TelSys Inc. has introduced its new Reconfigurable Systems Technology, designed to offer TSI TelSys' customers the speed and performance of a direct hardware solution with the flexibility and ease of use of an object oriented software environment. Traditionally, system hardware functions are "hard wired" onto system board elements. "To change a board element, whether adding a new function or correcting an error, a new board must be designed and manufactured," said Jim Chesney, president of TSI TelSys Incorporated. "In contrast, TSI TelSys' Reconfigurable Systems Technology includes a new System Level Environment and the Virtual Information Processor (VIP) card, that allows us to make changes to a card at the core logic level after it has been manufactured and installed and without modifying the physical hardware," Chesney continued. "Manufacturers and Value Added Resellers can now combine existing TSI TelSys hardware 'objects' and develop new ones to meet customer requirements without the time and expense associated with hardware manufacturing. Customers can make major logic changes to their own systems after purchase, greatly extending the useful life of their equipment. You might say that TSI TelSys has made obsolescence obsolete." Using the VIP card in their Gateway Systems -- devices that link satellite networks to ground networks at high data rates -- TSI TelSys is able to replace a number of special-purpose boards with several "instances" of a single VIP card. The VIP card will be used in a November delivery to NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in support of the International Space Station Program. This delivery consists of two Gateway Systems that support testing, simulation, integration, and training activities within the Payload Data Services System, at 75 Mbps. Charles Kozlowski, Director of Technology Applications at TelSys, said, "The application of our Virtual Information Processor (VIP) card allows TSI TelSys to provide a flexible solution to our customer's requirements, in the shortest possible time frame." Further information about TSI TelSys, including copies of press releases, may be found through the TSI TelSys Internet Web site at http://www.tsi-telsys.com
Products: KAI KAP/Pro V2.0 Is Now Available. PsiTech’s Dual Head for SGI 02 Desktop Workstation.
November 1, 1996