SunFlash 71.19 SunSoft WorkShop for Ada ======================================= SunSoft, Inc. announced the availability of SunSoft WorkShop(TM) for Ada, the first integrated product suite for Ada software development. SunSoft WorkShop is the company's award-winning toolset for developing advanced, performance-critical applications on UNIX(R) platforms and incorporates tools for individual and teams of developers to speed application development, increase software quality and boost application performance. The availability of SunSoft WorkShop for Ada will enable developers to easily incorporate the power of Solaris(R) multiprocessing and multithreading (MP/MT) into their Ada applications. The new Ada version is featured in the recent Federal contract awarded to Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the I-CASE (Integrated Computer and Software Environment) award. (An SMCC announcement will follow. -johnj) Contact: Carole Amos of SunSoft at (415) 336-5006 Press: Karen Gordon of Hi-Tech Communications at (415) 904-7000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUNSOFT DELIVERS NEW INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT FOR ADA ================================================================ SunSoft WorkShop(TM) for Ada Combines Power of Ada Multithreading with Award-Winning Development Product Suite Q Suite Featured in Recent I-CASE Federal Contract Win "SunSoft's Ada products were Logicon's choice to include in the Ada portion of the I-CASE program," said Tom Morrissey, vice president of I-CASE systems at Logicon, Inc., the prime contractor on the I-CASE award. "The combination of SunSoft's proven compiler technology and the company's investment in leading-edge product development were critical factors in our decision to work with Sun." With the integration of SunSoft's SPARCworks(TM)/iMPact multithreaded development tools, SunSoft WorkShop for Ada combines the multithreading capabilities inherent in the Ada language with the productivity improvements of a fully integrated toolset. SPARCworks/iMPact Ada harnesses the power of MP systems based on the SPARC(R) architecture, by automatically assigning each Ada task to a Solaris thread. This enables Ada tasks to execute concurrently, thereby delivering significant application performance improvements. Additionally, SunSoft WorkShop for Ada eliminates the need for specialized Ada runtimes and produces portable, standard Ada code. "Ada developers need a high-performance set of tools for their mission-critical applications, " said Jon Kannegaard, vice president and general manager of developer products at SunSoft. "SunSoft WorkShop for Ada makes it possible for Ada developers in to maximize the multitasking performance speed of their applications while boosting their productivity." About SunSoft WorkShop for Ada +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SunSoft WorkShop for Ada features SPARCworks/iMPact Ada multithreaded development tools for efficient development of multiprocessing and multithreaded applications. SunSoft WorkShop for Ada also features SPARCompiler(TM) Ada and includes the SPARCompiler C(TM) language system to ease multi-language development in Ada and C. SPARCWorks/TeamWare(TM) code management tools are also included in the toolsuite, for easy and fast version control, release integration and management and project build. SPARCworks/Ada Toolset -- provides development tools that speed and simplify common developer tasks. AdaVision provides graphical Ada library management and browsing that helps developers quickly navigate their applications. AdaDebug supports complete debugging of Ada programs, including tasking, with an easy-to-use graphical user interface. SPARCworks/iMPact Ada -- unleashes the power of MP. With SPARCworks/iMPact Ada, developers can create applications that use true concurrent Ada tasking based on Solaris threads to gain dramatic performance improvements on SPARC(R) MP systems. SPARCompiler Ada -- SPARCompiler Ada is the leading high-performance, MIL-STD-1815A validated Ada compiler which supports advanced language features and produces highly-optimized to Ada code. SPARCworks/TeamWare -- speeds critical code management tasks. Source code can be managed in a common fashion no matter what language is used, automating and easing software version control, release integration, release management, and project build. Availability +++++++++++++ SunSoft WorkShop for Ada is available immediately for the Solaris 2 operating environment through SunSoft resellers worldwide. SunSoft, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a subsidiary of Sun Microsystems, Inc., with offices worldwide. SunSoft's charter is to design, market, sell and support the industry's highest-quality software environment for enabling businesses to gain a competitive advantage through information systems. SunSoft delivers a suite of solutions that easily and cost-effectively connect, integrate and manage large enterprise environments. The products are licensed by SunSoft and distributed through major computer manufacturers and resellers worldwide. (c)1994 Sun Microsystems, Inc. Sun Microsystems, Inc., Sun, the Sun logo, SunSoft, the SunSoft logo, Solaris and SunSoft WorkShop are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. SPARC is a registered trademark of SPARC International, Inc. SPARCworks, SPARCworks/iMPact, SPARCworks/TeamWare and SPARCompiler are licensed exclusively to Sun Microsystems, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. 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