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Forte Developer for HPC 6 update 2

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Forte for High Performance Computing (HPC) (formerly Sun Performance WorkShop Fortran) is a leading development environment, providing a comprehensive, productive environment for developing reliable, scalable, high-performance applications in Fortran and C on the Solaris Operating Environment. Forte HPC also provides the C++ language system.

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At a Glance
Audience
Tools
Price
HPC for networked systems
  • Fortran, C and C++ language systems
  • Support for interval arithmetic in Fortran
  • A GUI-based debugger
  • Improved performance analysis tools
  • Sun Performance Library software
  • A choice of five integrated editors
  • Software configuration management tools
  • Supplied with floating licenses
  • List Price $3,495.00 US
     
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    Key Features and Benefits
    Feature
    Benefit
    Full set of GUI- and CLI-based integrated tools that support Fortran 95, FORTRAN 77, C, and C++ development
    Highly productive environment to compile, debug, and tune your applications
    Support for common language extensions in C and C++
    Eases porting code from other compilers to Forte Developer tools
    Support for both directive-based and auto-parallelized multithreaded/multiprocessing applications that scale to enterprise-class servers
    Build high-performance applications that are tuned for run-time performanceon the SPARC® architecture
    Choice of five integrated editors
    Write and edit code with familiar tools
    Software configuration management tools
    Version control, change control, integration, and release management features supporting small to large teams of developers working independently or in parallel
     

    Companion Products & Services

    Sun Fire 15K server

    SunTone Platforms

    Sun HPC ClusterTools software

    System Requirements

    The Forte Fortran software supports versions 2.6, 7, and 8 of the Solaris Operating Environment (SPARC® Platform Edition) in Developer or Full Cluster configurations.

    • Windowing system supports Motif 1.2.3 libraries
    • Memory: 256 MB recommended; 128 MB minimum
    • Swap Space: 300 MB recommended; 200 MB minimum
    • Peripherals: Local or network access to a CD-ROM drive (if installing from CD-ROM)
    • Browser: Netscape Communicator 4.0 or a compatible Netscape version, with JavaScript technology enabled
    • OS Configurations: Developer or Full Cluster Distribution

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