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This is a call for beta testers for a new FORTRAN optimizing product.

Kuck & Associates, Inc., the world leader in code optimizing software, is
putting the final touches on a Windows NT version of its FORTRAN
optimizer.  This optimizer, called NiTro*Code, is the result of ten years
of optimization technology.  NiTro*Code examines FORTRAN source code
files, applies various optimizations on them, and generates new source
code.  This new source code performs the same operations, but is optimized
in various ways to run faster.  Users of UNIX and other platforms may know
NiTro*Code optimization technology by its UNIX name-- KAP.

Though NiTro*Code can speed up code on a single processor machine, it does
its best work on multiprocessor Pentium and Pentium Pro machines.  On
these machines, NiTro*Code acts as an auto-parallelizer, taking
traditional serial FORTRAN code and generating parallel code which takes
advantage of as many processors as you have.  Due to the combination of
parallel and serial optimization technology, hyperlinear speedups are
possible.  In preliminary tests of the industry-standard SPEC95
benchmarks, KAP has demonstrated average speedups of 1.37 for a
single-processor Pentium-based computer, and 1.69 for a two-processor
Pentium-based computer.

NiTro*Code speeds up most FORTRAN code, but excels on code which makes
extensive use of nested loops and floating point arithmetic.  Most
scientific and engineering code falls into this category.

NiTro*Code features a simple and intuitive graphical user interface which
provides control over its most powerful options.  For fine tuning, power
users can access all of NiTro*Code's 100+ features by running it as a
command-line based program.

NiTro*Code can handle both F77 and F90 code, with most common extensions. 
If you are using the parallelism features, however, only F77 is supported,
and the resulting code needs to link with a supplied library.  This
library was created with Microsoft Visual C++, so you will need a compiler
capable of linking to this library, like Microsoft Powerstation FORTRAN,
or the Intel Reference Compiler.  The library is not required for
single-processor optimizations, so any standard FORTRAN compiler should
suffice.

We would like beta testers for our product, to begin testing immediately. 
We are looking for approximately ten beta testers with a range of machines
and environments (all, however, must be Pentium or Pentium Pro or
equivalent, Windows NT machines).  Beta testers will receive preliminary
versions of the software and manuals in PDF format.  Beta testers who are
particularly helpful in finding bugs, resolving problems, or suggesting
features will receive a FREE copy of our final shrink-wrapped package,
including a hard copy of the manual.

If you wish to be considered as a beta tester, please send email to
nitrocode@kai.com.  In your mail, please give the specifics of your system
(version of NT, type and number of processors, FORTRAN compiler and
environment), and explain briefly why you feel you are particularly
qualified to be a beta tester for our product.

Look for the official NiTro*Code release later this year!


  -Greg Ferrar (ferrar@uiuc.edu)