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WinA&D 7.0 Features Flowcharts and Multiple Dictionary Projects

Ken Cheung — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:55:22 +0000

Excel Software launched version 7.0 of their WinA&D tool for requirements management, system and software design, code generation and flexible report generation. WinA&D 7.0 includes flowcharts, general enhancements to all diagram types and scriptable reports, advanced DFD features and the ability for large projects to use multiple data dictionaries. The Standard edition is $495, Desktop edition $1195 and Developer edition $1995 with Site Licenses available. WinA&D includes printed and PDF user guides.

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Lucid Virtu GPU Virtualization Software

Ken Cheung — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 20:43:48 +0000

LucidLogix recently introduced Virtu, which is a Lucid GPU virtualization software. Virtu is designed for Intel Sandy Bridge platforms. Lucid Virtu helps computers dynamically balance the power-efficient, built-in media features of Sandy Bridge processor graphics with the high-end, DirectX 11 3D performance features of discrete GPUs, while significantly reducing the power drain of traditional entertainment desktops. The beta version of Lucid will be available in January 2011. The demo version of Lucid GPU virtualization software is available now for evaluation.

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LDRA and Visure Embedded Application Lifecycle Management Solution

Ken Cheung — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:09:03 +0000

LDRA and Visure Solutions developed an application lifecycle management (ALM) solution for embedded systems. With the size of complex software applications doubling annually, cost is rapidly increasing, jeopardizing project budgets, and creating delivery overruns. The integrated ALM solution can reduce embedded software development costs by up to 50%.

Perforce Software Configuration Management 2009.2

Ken Cheung — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:51:32 +0000

Perforce Software rolled out version 2009.2 of their Software Configuration Management (SCM) system. The latest release features shelving, real-time metadata replication, and additional functionality for working offline. Perforce 2009.2 is available now. Perforce pricing is all-inclusive; there are no add-on components that require licensing. End-user licenses for the complete solution, including one year of support and maintenance, start at $900 per seat; volume discounts are available.

OriginLab Origin 8.1 Analysis and Graphing Software

Ken Cheung — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:09:19 +0000

OriginLab rolled out Origin 8.1, which is a Windows-based analysis and graphing software. Origin 8.1 is dieal for scientists, engineers, researchers, and analysts who need to graph, analyze, and make professional presentations of the data. One of the most significant additions to Origin 8.1 is the batch processing feature. Origin users can now automate repetitive data-handling by simply creating a custom analysis template, and then using the batch processing tool to apply that template to a group of files. The tool then generates a summary report using settings saved in the template.

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Virage Logic Sonic Focus Adaptive Volume for Normalizing Audio Levels

Ken Cheung — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:06:16 +0000

Virage Logic’s Sonic Focus Adaptive Volume audio volume normalizing software normalizes audio levels of movies and music to reduce the need for frequent volume adjustments by the consumer and thereby enhances audio performance in consumer electronics. It has already been licensed for use in PCs, Phone Applications, and USB peripherals. Adaptive Volume is available for PCs (Vista and Windows 7 OS) and a number of embedded processors, such as Virage Logic’s ARC AS 211SFX.

ChipWrights Updates Software for IP Camera Market

Ken Cheung — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:11 +0000

ChipWrights announced the latest software release for the IP camera market. The software includes improvements to their DSP libraries and Linux support. It’s now possible to implement a dome fish-eye (360 degree) camera with dewarping and filtering functionality. The software release includes the necessary components to implement cost-effective IP cameras using the CW5631 System-on-Chip, and complements ChipWrights’ initial software release for IPTV media player applications.

Excel Software QuickLicense Server 1.0 for Mac and Windows

Ken Cheung — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:49:21 +0000

Excel Software launched QuickLicense Server 1.0 for Mac and Windows. The QuickLicense Server enables software vendors to generate a vendor-branded, floating license system for their products. Vendors enjoy royalty free, server distribution for any number of products or licenses. QuickLicense Server 1.0 is available for $995 for a Single User License on either Windows (XP and Vista) or Mac OS X (PPC and Intel). The package includes a printed and PDF User Guide with step-by-step tutorial.

eXludus MCOPt 3.0 Multi-Core Optimization Software for Linux

Ken Cheung — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:38:10 +0000

eXludus Technologies introduced MCOPt version 3.0 for Linux. MCOPt software improves multi-core system performance by adding a resource management layer to Linux systems. MCOPt delivers increased job throughput, faster response times, prevents memory swapping and other shared resource conflicts, and eliminates cluster and cloud job submission latencies. With MCOPt, existing serial and parallel applications fully leverage multi-core systems without requiring modification or re-engineering.

Perforce Plug-in for Eclipse

Ken Cheung — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:56:36 +0000

Perforce Software released a pure Java version of the Perforce Plug-in for Eclipse. With this release, developers can employ Perforce version control tools that previously have not been available from within the Eclipse environment. The Perforce Plug-in for Eclipse and WebSphere Studio (P4WSAD) is available now, at no additional charge, with the latest release of the Perforce Server, and is supported on servers starting from version 2005.2. Perforce pricing is all-inclusive; there are no add-on components that require licensing. End-user licenses for the complete solution, including one year of support and maintenance, start at $900 per seat; volume discounts are available.