New Fortran 95 v10.0 for Linux (64-bit)
Absoft's latest Fortran compiler for Linux combines state-of-the-art code generation and optimization technology with solid reliability and the industry's most complete list of tools and libraries into a single package. This allows huge productivity gains while merely requiring recompilation of existing source code with no rewriting or reprogramming. Buy Now
Best performance - The latest Fortran 95 v10.0 compiler typically generates code that performs as fast or faster than any other Fortran compiler while maintaining full source compatibility.
Highest reliability - Absoft's long-standing reliability is based on a mature code base.
Fully source compatible - Absoft is the only commercial Fortran vendor offering a common Fortran 95 solution across Linux, Windows and OS X and superior performance can be obtained whether using AMD or Intel hardware. Absoft Fortran 95 v10.0 is fully compatible with existing Absoft F95 compilers and the GNU tool chain.
Live, industry-leading technical support - Absoft is the best choice for a single point of contact for customers to receive top quality support.
Lowest price - Absoft offers the only Fortran compiler with MaxFlex licensing which allows dynamic mixes of floating compiler licenses across different platforms from a single server. These features represent significant cost savings for developers working in multiple environments.. More...
|
|
The above chart summarizes the peformance of Absoft Fortran 95 relative to that of other Fortran 95 compilers running the Polyhedron Benchmark Suite on AMD Opteron™ and Intel® Xeon® as tested by Polyhedron LTD.
* Compiler B does not pass full suite on Intel® processors. Compilers D and E scored slowest on AMD Opteron™ and Intel® Xeon® times respectively.
Results from industry standard Polyhedron benchmark suite. Scale in seconds.
 |
|
 |
Superior Performance
Absoft Fortran 95 Compiler for Linux v10.0 uses state-of-the-art optimization technology to deliver the best real-world application performance on AMD® Athlon and Intel® Xeon™ processors. For developing Fortran in parallel environments, tools that can automatically restructure serial code for dual processors, add OpenMP directives or help build and debug complex code on a distributed cluster system are optionally available.
Ease of Use
The Absoft Fortran 95 Compiler for Linux will install on any popular Linux distribution. Fortran 95 includes a complete User Guide (.PDF) with clear examples of editing, compiling, debugging and running programs. To ensure customers obtain maximum performance, options are suggested for optimizations and compatibility. Linking with C/C++ is simple and the Absoft Fx2 Debugger included with this compiler is one of the only debugging solutions that can properly debug both Fortran and C/C++ programs. Pre-built math and graphics libraries are also included.
Compatibility
Absoft Fortran 95 adheres to the latest ISO and ANSI Fortran 95 standards. F95 v10.0 is compatible with all previous and future versions of Absoft Fortran 95 Compiler. Huge productivity gains can be attained by merely recompiling existing source code. For legacy applications, Absoft compilers support :
|
- DoD MIL-STD 1753
- FIPS 69-1
- POSIX standards
- Most popular VAX/VMS extensions including:
* RECORD
* STRUCTURE
* POINTER
* UNION
- QUAD data types
- Several IBM/VS, Cray, Sun FORTRAN and FORTRAN 66 conventions
- Automatic byte swapping
- Full integration with GNU (porting code often requires little more than recompilation)
- F95, F90 or F77 mode.
Back
to top |
 |
|
|
|
- Industry
leading performance and optimizations
- Superior reliability, compatibility, portability, support, pricing, and licensing options
- Fully source compatible with all previous and future Absoft Fortran 95 releases for all supported operating systems (Linux, OS X, Windows) and processors (x32, x64, POWER)
- Advanced code generation and optimization technology with Cray-F90 based front-end
- Generates code for both 32-bit and 64-bit systems
- Easy installation for any Linux distribution. 'Just Installs' without modification on the latest 64-bit Linux implementations from Red Hat, SuSE, Mandrake, and other major builds
- Conforms to the Linux Standard Base specification
- Compatible with glibc, gcc, g77, f2c, the GNU linker, debugger, assembler and make utility
- Fortran compiler operates in F95, F90 or F77 modes
- Includes Fx2 multi-language debugger for Fortran, C, C++, Assembler
- Multi-processing options including automatic parallelization and OpenMP tools
The Absoft Fortran 95 v10.0 Compiler for 64-bit Linux also comes with several advanced features from the latest Fortran 2003 language specification which include:
- Allocatable attributes for derived type components
- IEEE floating point exception handling
- Pointers with INTENT attributes
- PROTECTED attributes
- VALUE attributes
- VOLATILE attributes
- Support for extended 63 character names
Back
to top
|
|
|
Absoft's Fortran 95 Compiler for Linux v10.0 is unrivaled in both ease of use and its comprehensive list of features and typically generates code that performs as fast or faster than any other Fortran compiler. Absoft compilers conform to all DoD MIL-STD 1753, FIPS 69-1, and POSIX standards, support most popular VAX/VMS extensions including RECORD, STRUCTURE, POINTER, and UNION, (per V5.4 of VMS FORTRAN), QUAD data types as well as others from IBM/VS, Cray, Sun FORTRAN and FORTRAN 66 conventions. PIC code, automatic byte swapping, full integration with GNU tools and LSB compliance means porting code from any environment with Absoft requires little more than a recompilation. The easy-to-use Absoft Fortran 95 compiler "just installs". A 2D/3D pre-compiled graphics library, pre-built BLAS, ATLAS and LAPACK90 libraries and technical support from friendly engineers is included at no additional charge.
Absoft is the only Fortran vendor offering bundle pricing on source-compatible Fortran solutions for all of today's popular computing platforms (Windows, Macintosh, and Linux). Customers save time and money with source-compatible Fortran solutions for all their development environments.
Options for an automatically parallelizing pre-processor, OpenMP and cluster configurations are available. Technical support, service packs and software fixes are included with each license purchased at no additional charge. See www.polyhedron.com for recent benchmark comparisons of this compiler's superior Fortran 90 and Fortran 77 performance against other Fortran compilers.
Back
to top
Absoft Fortran 95 v10.0 for 64-bit Linux provides many benefits to those looking to upgrade. F95 v10.0 is source compatible with all Absoft Fortran compilers and provides state-of-the-art performance technology, allowing customers to use their existing code and recompile, taking advantage of the improved performance with minimal development effort - no reprogramming, just recompile. New flexible licensing includes an Introductory license for a 12 month subscription for const sensitive, short term, or academic projects and a Professional license with single user and floating perpetual licenses available.
Back
to top
Superior Performance
Absoft Fortran 95 Compiler for Linux v10.0 uses state-of-the-art optimization technology to deliver the best real-world application performance on 64-bit AMD® Athlon and Intel® Xeon™ processors. For developing Fortran in parallel environments, tools that can automatically restructure serial code for dual processors, add OpenMP directives or help build and debug complex code on a distributed cluster system are optionally available.
Optimizing F90/95 and F77 Compilers
Optimizations
Back
to Special Features
Function
and Subroutine Extensions
- INTEGER*8
- REAL*16
- COMPLEX*32
- %VAL and %LOC
- COMPLEX*16/32 functions
- Degree Trig. Functions
- INTEGER*2 Functions
- Variable Format descriptor
- Natural C Function Interface
- VAX and UNIX Subroutine Libraries
- Complete VAX Intrinsic Functions
- VAX-compatible TIME and DATE
Back
to Special Features
Included
on Distribution CD
- F77, F90/95 compilers and New Fx2™ Debugger
- PLplot Graphics
- Code examples
- VAX/Unix compatibility libraries
- User Guide, F90/95 & F77 Reference Manuals in indexed PDF format
- HDF (Hierarchical Data Format) pre-compiled libraries with Fortran entry points
- Both release 4.1r5 and release 5-1.4.4
- BLAS - pre-compiled
- ATLAS pre-built for AMD Athlon and Intel Xeon
- LAPACK95 - pre-compiled
- Distribution includes both RPM and TAR formats, compatible with glibc, and any Linux implementation based on kernel 2.0 or later
- VAST-F/Parallel is available as an option and includes an OpenMP pre-processor
Back
to Special Features
Multi-processing
Capabilities
Symmetric Multi-processing (SMP)
For Fortran compiler users with multi-processor systems, the optional
VAST-F/Parallel package is a pre-processor that can restructure
serial programs to automatically add parallelism to Fortran programs
to enable faster execution on machines with multiple processors.
The original Fortran source code is unaffected. VAST-F/P is an
easy and cost effective way to reap the performance benefits offered
by multi-processor environments with Absoft·s Fortran compilers.
High Performance Computing Software Development Kit (HPC SDK)
The Absoft HPC SDK is the premier software tool kit for building and running high performance computing applications on clusters. Absoft's HPC SDK includes powerful, pre-configured tools that help you immediately compile, debug, run, and optimize high performance computing applications.
Back
to Special Features
Back
to top
Fortran 95 includes a complete User Guide (.PDF) with clear examples of editing, compiling, debugging and running programs. To ensure customers obtain maximum performance, options are suggested for optimizations and compatibility. Linking with C/C++ is simple and the Absoft Fx2 Debugger included with this compiler is one of the only debugging solutions that can properly debug both Fortran and C/C++ programs. Pre-built math and graphics libraries are also included.
Back
to top
In the independently developed Polyhedron Harness program, Absoft Fortran 95 for Linux v10.0 displayed superior performance. In real-world applications, Absoft Fortran v10.0 for 64-bit Linux typically outperforms other compilers, generating code that is as fast or faster than any other Fortran compiler. Absoft Fortran 95 v10.0 is the only compiler to provide superior performance on both Intel EM64T-Xeon and AMD Opteron processors.
| Polyhedron results key |
| fast |
Results with 10% of the highlighted in green |
| Average |
Average results are not highlighted |
| Slow |
Results more than 50% slower than fastest highlighted in red |
|
Back
to top
Beta
Available now
Introductory Version
January 2006
Professional Version
1Q 2006
Back to top
Several license options are available.
Introductory version
Includes the full Fortran 95 v10.0 for 64-bit Linux compiler, VAX/UNIX compatibility libraries, and command line debugger. Designed for cost sensitive, short term, or academic projects, the Introductory version is available as a single user, single seat 12-month subscription license. Distribution is by electronic download; CD and a printed User Guide are optionally available.
Professional version
The Professional version includes all components of the Introductory version (compiler, VAX/UNIX libraries, and debugger), and also includes the Absoft C/C++ compiler. The Professional version is available as a perpetual license for single user, single seat; floating; or Absoft's exclusive MaxFlex™ licensing for multi-platform developers. Distribution is by electronic download or as a boxed product.
Back
to top
Agreement: Absoft Software License Agreement.
Limited warranty applies:
Yes
Limited Warranty: Absoft warrants that the media on which the Products are supplied shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase. Absoft's entire liability and your exclusive remedy under this warranty shall be replacement of the defective media when returned to Absoft accompanied by a copy of the original sales receipt. Absoft shall have no obligation to replace the media if Absoft determines failure has resulted from accident, abuse, or neglect. For additional warranty information, see the Absoft Software License Agreement.
Absoft branded products include Premier Technical Support at no additional charge from the time of purchase for as long as the purchased version remains the current release version.
Premier Technical Support
Premier Technical Support includes free technical assistance for routine, short duration installation and usage (how-to) questions, limited code-related questions, access to the Absoft user forum and FAQ's and access to friendly technical support engineers via fax, email or telephone during normal support hours. Premier Technical Support is at no charge is as long as the purchased product version is current.
Please contact Absoft directly for further details or questions on Technical Support.
Disclaimer: Premier Technical Support cannot be used as a tutorial to assist in the design and development of applications, use of programs in other than their specified operating environment, provide instructions on general system operation or explore failures caused by products for which Absoft is not responsible under this agreement.
Initial Software Maintenance (ISM)
Initial Software Maintenance includes free electronic downloads of all interim Service Packs and Quick Fixes from Absoft. Version upgrades require separate purchase but at discounted prices.
Continuing Software Maintenance (CSM)
Continuing maintenance is available for all Absoft products with perpetual licenses. At the conclusion of the Initial Software Maintenance term (i.e. when a new version of the purchased product is released) customers may either purchase a Product Upgrade or within 30 days of the new product release, purchase Continuing Software Maintenance (CSM) for an additional 12-month maintenance term. Continuing Software Maintenance includes all elements of Premier Technical support plus all Product Upgrades issued during the 12 month Continuing Software Maintenance term. Annual renewals of Software Maintenance will be made available at low-cost to customers who renew within their unexpired Maintenance term.
For users electing not to renew Continuing Software Maintenance and having expired maintenance terms but later wishing to rejoin CSM, Reinstatement Software Maintenance (RSM) terms may be purchased.
Third party products distributed by Absoft are subject to license terms and policies of their respective manufacturers.
Please contact Absoft directly for further details or questions on Technical Support or Software Maintenance.
MaxFlex Flexible Licensing available: Yes
Floating Network Licenses available: Yes
Copy and use on home/portable computer: Yes
Absoft's no charge companion home license policy allows registered users to install Fortran 95 on their personal computer at no additional charge.
Volume orders: Yes. Contact Absoft sales directly.
Back
to top
- AMD Turion, mobile x64AMD or Intel mobile x64
- Opteron
64-bit, Athlon 64-bit or Intel EM64T CPU
- 128
MB RAM
- 64-bit
Linux
- OS
must have 32-bit runtime support
- 32-bit glibc
development package required to develop 32-bit applications
- Installs
without modification on:
- SuSE 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0
Back
to top
Optional multi-processing tools include automatic parallelization tools and an OpenMP pre-processor for symmetric multi-processing (SMP). Automatic parallelization tools can automatically restructure programs with serial code to programs taking advantage of the high performance computing capabilities of multi-processor systems (see VAST-F/Parallel). Cluster Software Kits are available for users building cluster systems.
Third party products, and graphics packages will be available for Absoft's Fortran95 compiler for Linux. The advanced code generation provided by Absoft Fortran 95 v10.0 requires third party applications designed to work with version 10.0. The following third party products will be available from Absoft:
* VAST Auto Parallelization and Vectorization Libraries
* MATFOR Numerical and Visualization Library
* IMSL Fortran Numerical Library
Back
to top
User
Guide
Product
Literature
Presentations
White Papers
Back to top
- Fx2
Workstation Debugger - now included with Fortran 95 compiler
Back
to top
Back
to top
None
Back to top
|
