Intel C++ Compiler and Fortran Professional Editions suitable for 3D Graphics or Video Applications in Multi Core Processors

Intel Corporation announced new Intel C++ Compiler and Fortran Professional Editions. The products feature new automatic support for accelerating program performance on Intel's latest multi-core processors. Applications containing 3-D graphics or video are automatically accelerated through the use of vectors via Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE). Combining the use of vectors and threads and integrating them with a technology known as loop transformation generates greater performance on multi-core processors. The combined capabilities also helps assisting developers in locating vulnerabilities that would otherwise go undetected, such as uninitialized variables and possible buffer overruns.

Kevin J. Smith, Intel Compiler Products, said:

Combining these capabilities in a cooperative and coordinated manner brings our customers added performance benefits and compiler reliability, which in turn gives greater PC responsiveness for gamers and everyday PC users…

This project has undergone extensive validation and application testing with Intel customers and we’re excited about the results our customers are seeing in their applications…

The Intel C++ Professional Edition for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X combines the Intel compiler with the Intel Math Kernel Library, the Intel Integrated Performance Primitives and the Intel Threading Building Blocks.

The Intel Fortran Compiler Professional Edition for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X combines the Intel compiler with the Intel Math Kernel Library. For the first time, the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler 10.0 now includes Microsoft Visual Studio, which provides the visual development environment to create, edit, build and debug Fortran applications.

Prices ranging from $599 to $1,599.

Further reading: Intel Intel C++ Compiler and Fortran Professional Editions