Compaq Computer Corporation announces the release of Compaq Visual
Fortran version 6.5 for Windows systems. Significant new features in
version 6.5 include:
- Advanced optimizations for AMD Athlon/Duron and Intel Pentium III
processors.
On our web site you will find a performance comparison page
(http://www.compaq.com/fortran/visual/intro-performance.html) which
compares the run-time performance on an AMD Athlon 1GHz system of
Visual Fortran 6.5 against version 6.1 as well as three other
competing compilers. With version 6.5, the industry-standard
benchmark tests run 19% faster than with version 6.1, and 26% faster
than with the next-best competitor.
Version 6.5 includes many general optimization improvements as well,
increasing performance on all processor types.
- COM Server Wizard (Professional Edition only) - turn your Fortran
code into a COM component usable directly by other COM-enabled
languages such as Visual Basic and Excel.
- Concurrent (network-based) licensing can significantly reduce the
cost of deploying Visual Fortran across a large pool of occasional
users.
Based on our suggested purchase of one concurrent license for every
four users, an organization can serve 40 Visual Fortran Standard
Ediition users (10 concurrent licenses) for just $225 per seat, a
50% savings. 40 Standard Edition Academic users would be only
$125 per seat - for a full-featured Fortran development suite, not a
stripped-down package. For larger user pools, the savings are even
greater.
- Significantly faster compilation of applications which use very
large modules.
Registered users of DIGITAL Visual Fortran 6.0 or Compaq Visual
Fortran 6.1 can upgrade to the new version 6.5 for only $149. The
price for unregistered users is $249. Users who registered and
supplied a valid e-mail address will be receiving mail from us next
week with a special discount code which will entitle you to the $149
price. Those who purchased after August 8, 2000 and registered , and
all Alpha NT 6.x users, will be able to receive the upgrade at no
charge. The upgrade will be available on CD-ROM exclusively through
Programmer's Paradise. (Shipping and handling charges will apply.)
If you're still using DVF 5.0, there's never been a better time to
upgrade by purchasing the 5.0-6.5 upgrade from any Visual Fortran
reseller worldwide.
For more information on Compaq Visual Fortran 6.5, including upgrades,
see http://www.compaq.com/fortran/visual/v65.html For general
information on Visual Fortran, see
http://www.compaq.com/fortran/visual
[Note - at the time of this posting, the secondary "performance
details" page is not available. It should be there within a few
hours.]
Steve Lionel
Compaq Fortran Engineering
http://www.compaq.com/fortran
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