Intel Investors - Red Hat Introduces Linux GNUPro (C++) Compiler and DeBugger tools for ITanium/IA64.
GNUPro Tools Deliver Development Solution for Creating Next Generation of Open Source Applications for IA-64
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000-- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM--Red Hat, Inc. (NASDAQ:RHAT - news), the market leader in Linux and open source solutions, announced today the immediate public availability of GNUPro tools for IA-64. The de facto standard compiler and debugger tools for native and embedded software development for IA-64 offers a pre-production development environment for creating applications on Intel's® forthcoming Itanium(TM) processor.
"Linux distributor Red Hat today released the crucial software--called a "compiler"--that translates programs into instructions that can be understood by Intel's upcoming 64-bit Itanium chip. The move comes at a time when a similar development effort between Sun Microsystems and Intel has turned into an ugly spat. "
This adds another critical piece of software for developers working on ITanium/IA 64 products.
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Tools help Linux make strides with new Intel chip
By Stephen Shankland
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
February 16, 2000, 12:20 p.m. PT
URL: news.cnet.com
The effort to bring Linux to Intel's next-generation Itanium chip moved forward today with the arrival of critical programming tools, another key step for the upstart operating system.
Linux distributor Red Hat today released the crucial software--called a "compiler"--that translates programs into instructions that can be understood by Intel's upcoming 64-bit Itanium chip. The move comes at a time when a similar development effort between Sun Microsystems and Intel has turned into an ugly spat.
Itanium is the first member of a new class of more powerful processors from the chipmaker. Hardware maker SGI said it will release its compiler as well, promising that its version will result in faster programs.
Relatively few Itanium computers exist, because the chip is still available only in prototype form. But the arrival of compilers is important. It will enable the worldwide group of programmers who collectively develop Linux to take the first steps in making sure the open-source OS and all its components work on Itanium machines. With the compilers, developers will be able to start testing software drivers for countless network cards, hard disk arrays, video systems and other essential hardware components.
Linux, a clone of the Unix operating system and competitor to Windows, is growing increasingly important in Itanium plans. Intel has invested in Linux companies such as Red Hat, SuSE, TurboLinux and VA Linux Systems, and now Dell Computer is warming to Linux in favor of proprietary versions of the Unix OS.
"The proprietary Unix world is giving way to the open-standards world," said Carl Everett, senior vice president of Dell's personal systems group, in an interview yesterday.
Earlier this month, a coalition of companies released the first version of Linux for Itanium, code-named Trillian.
The SGI and Red Hat compilers will be released as open source, meaning that anyone may modify the workings of the software. Both packages will be released under the Gnu General Public License, which means theoretically that the two compilers could be merged.
Compilers are a critical ingredient for the Itanium chip. Much of the performance gain that's expected from Itanium will only become a reality if compilers can line up instructions in just the right way so that the chip can operate efficiently. And compilers also are an essential tool for getting higher-level software, such as databases or e-commerce software, to work on the new chip.
"For this architecture, you really need a great compiler," said HP's David Mosberger in an interview earlier this month. Mosberger has been working on Linux for Intel's upcoming chip families for two years.
Mosberger said Linux compilers work about as well as other compilers, but that there's "a lot of head room to optimize them better in the future."
The Linux news comes as Sun has run into trouble bringing its Solaris operating system to the new chips. Intel said it will offer only minimal help to Sun because Sun wasn't doing enough to encourage software companies to use Intel chips instead of Sun's own UltraSparc chips.
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Wednesday February 16, 8:35 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Red Hat Unveils First Open Source Linux Development Tools for the New Intel Itanium Processor
GNUPro Tools Deliver Development Solution for Creating Next Generation of Open Source Applications for IA-64
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2000-- INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM--Red Hat, Inc. (NASDAQ:RHAT - news), the market leader in Linux and open source solutions, announced today the immediate public availability of GNUPro tools for IA-64. The de facto standard compiler and debugger tools for native and embedded software development for IA-64 offers a pre-production development environment for creating applications on Intel's® forthcoming Itanium(TM) processor.
Red Hat is a founding member of the Trillian Project, which earlier this month released the source code for the Linux OS port to IA-64. GNUPro tools for IA-64 include the IA-64 Linux source code, Red Hat's industry-leading GNUPro compiler and other key software for rapidly-creating the next-generation of Linux-based applications for enterprise, Internet and scientific applications on the Intel Itanium processor. The release of the GNUPro tools for IA-64 marks the first time that both the Linux kernel and key development tools are available for a pre-production Intel processor.
''The continued fast-paced adoption of Linux requires the availability of applications as well as the tools that drive applications. With the GNUPro tools available immediately, application developers will be able to create open source applications that will be ready to run when Itanium is released,'' said Michael Tiemann, CTO, Red Hat, Inc ''The GNUPro tools leverage the success of our current service and support offerings for Linux and continue the vision of delivering the technology and services needed to design and build the next generation of Internet appliances and embedded devices.''
The GNUPro tools for IA-64 are completely open source and are being released to the open source development community immediately via the Trillian Project web site at cygnus.com. Concurrent with Itanium processor production, Red Hat will also offer packaged and supported tools bundled with the Linux kernel, email-based installation support and an annual subscription to priority FTP service, which includes product maintenance upgrades and convenient access to the latest Linux technology.
''This GNUPro developer tools release is a key element in the development of Linux software for the Itanium processor,'' said Ron Curry, marketing director, Intel's IA-64 Processor Division. ''Ongoing optimization from Red Hat and significant contributions from the open source community will enable delivery of high performance Linux-based solutions for the Itanium processor-based platform later this year.''
About GNUPro Tools
GNUPro, the commercial version of the open-source GNU tools, is a GUI-enhanced suite of software development tools based on the popular GNU standard. Today's software developers require development tools that allow them to deliver compelling applications on a broad range of platforms, and the GNUPro tools offer the most viable multi-platform software development environment in the industry. GNUPro enables developers to preserve, and easily recompile, program source code for execution across a broad range of hosts and processor architectures, including all key Intel processors, beginning with the Itanium, Celeron(TM), Pentium® II and Pentium III processors, as well as the StrongARM® processors.
Open Source Momentum
International Data Corp. (IDC) research states that Linux was the fastest-growing server operating environment in 1998, growing more than 190 percent in that year alone and capturing more than 15.8 percent of the 4.4 million revenue shipment server operating systems market segment. Additionally, IDC states that Red Hat Linux is by far the most popular distribution, preferred by 68.7 percent of U.S. Linux users.
According to research firm NetCraft, Inc. (www.netcraft.com), 29 percent of all public Web servers run on Linux, making Linux the most popular operating system for public Web sites. Finally, IDC predicts that by 2002, there will be more than 55 million handheld and notebook-style information appliance devices and that by 2005, shipments of these appliances will exceed shipments of PCs.
Red Hat's numerous alliances with industry leaders and the demand for Linux-based applications has created open source support from many of the industry's leading software and hardware manufacturers, including Compaq, Computer Associates, Corel, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Netscape, Novell, Oracle and SAP.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Red Hat (NASDAQ: RHAT - news) is the market leader in open source operating system (OS) software, services and information, spanning powerful enterprise and Internet servers to next-generation devices and pervasive computing platforms. Along with its award-winning open source Red Hat Linux OS, Red Hat offers a full line of services, including telephone support, on-site consulting, developer training, certification programs and priority access updates, making Red Hat a leading resource for knowledgeable, innovative, mission-critical open source solutions.
Red Hat develops and shares all of its software innovations freely with the open source community under the GNU General Public License (GPL) and other public licenses. The Official Red Hat Linux OS and related services are available directly from the company and through its partner, distributor and reseller programs, which include top PC and server manufacturers such as Compaq, Dell, Gateway, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Silicon Graphics.
Red Hat and the Official Red Hat Linux OS have received substantial industry praise. Recent accolades include: Red Herring's Top 100 Companies of the Electronic Economy, Network World's 10 Companies to Watch, Federal Computer Week's Government Best Buy, Software Development's Jolt Award, Information Week's Product of the Year, an Upside Hot 100 Company and E-biz Winner, and InfoWorld's Product of the Year four years in a row. Red Hat is based in Research Triangle Park, N.C. and has offices worldwide. Visit Red Hat on the Web at www.redhat.com. For investor inquiries, contact Lippert/Heilshorn at (212) 838-3777.
LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered trademark of Red Hat, Inc. All other names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Forward-looking Statements
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