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Overview
Intel® compilers help software run at top speed. With Intel® Visual Fortran
Compiler 8.0 for Windows, Intel has joined the language features of Compaq
Visual Fortran (CVF) with the code-generation and optimization features of Intel
compiler technology. The compiler is a fully-featured Fortran 95 compiler with
advanced optimizations to make Fortran applications run fast on Intel® IA-32 and
Intel® Itanium® 2 processors. The compiler offers command-line interaction and
plugs into Microsoft Visual Studio to support the way most developers work and
preserve development-tools investment. It features over 250 CVF and Intel®
Fortran commands and synonyms to make it easy to use. All Intel Compilers
include one year of support that comes directly from Intel, including updates,
technical support and expertise about the Intel architecture.
Features and Benefits
- Substantial compatibility with Compaq Visual Fortran adds
performance to Fortran applications and preserves your investment in
software development
- Plug-in compatibility with Microsoft Visual Studio and .NET
environments protects your investment in software tools
- Handles big-endian files. The compiler reads and writes data
files in big-endian mode
- Advanced optimization features include floating-point emulation
library functions, interprocedure optimization (IPO) and profile-guided
optimization (PGO) that improve application performance
- Multi-threaded application support for OpenMP* and Auto-parallelization
is available.
- Intel® Debugger saves you effort
- Fully-functional trial version is available
What?s New in the Intel Visual Fortran Compiler for Windows
- Compaq Front-end, Intel Back-end: Combines Compaq Visual Fortran
front-end (Fortran language features) with Intel Visual Fortran back-end (code
generator and optimizer) to bring the next-generation Intel Fortran Compiler
to developers working on IA-32 or Itanium 2 processors using Windows. Intel
Fortran Compiler 8.0 for Linux brings similar capabilities to Linux-based
developers.
- Commands: Over 250 commands and synonyms common to both Intel
Fortran and CVF support users of earlier compilers.
- Expanded Usability: The new Intel Fortran compiler brings the CVF
front-end and Intel back-end to Fortran developers on IA-32 or Itanium 2
processors using Windows or Linux*. (Windows and Linux compilers are
packaged and sold separately.)
- New Processor Support: The IA-32 compiler provides optimization
support for the latest Intel processors, including the Intel processor code-named
Prescott, a new generation of IA-32 processors. The compiler for Intel®
Personal Client Internet Architecture (Intel® PCA) processors supports the
Intel processor code-named Bulverde which features Intel® Wireless MMX?
technology.
- Advanced optimizations: Full support for Streaming SIMD
Extensions for IA-32 processors, interprocedural optimization, profile
guided optimization, data prefetching, automatic vectorizer, auto-parallelization
and more
- Compiler Code-Coverage Tool visually presents how much
application code is actually used when applied against specified workloads.
Use this tool in a variety of ways to improve development efficiency, reduce
defects, and increase application performance.
- Compiler Test-Prioritization Tool lets you select and prioritize
application tests as the profile of applications change. With knowledge
gained from using the code-coverage tool, developers can use the test
prioritization tool to target and maintain efficient testing procedures.
- Coming soon: Intel Visual Fortran Compiler 8.0, Professional
Edition, for Windows will be available soon. It will provide all the
components licensed in the Standard Edition plus the IMSL* Fortran 5.0
Library for Windows.
Optimize Your Applications
Intel Visual Fortran Compiler is designed to take advantage of the
performance features of the Intel architecture, both IA-32 and Itanium 2
processors. Advanced optimization features, such as interprocedural optimization
and profile guided optimization, can help developers deliver even more processor
performance. Intel Visual Fortran also provides support for threaded application
development and optimization through OpenMP 2.0 and the auto-parallelization and
auto-vectorization options.
CVF Front-end, Intel Back-end: Next Generation Fortran
Compaq Visual Fortran compiler front-end language features have been combined
with Intel back-end code-generation and optimization features to form Intel
Visual Fortran Compiler 8.0 for Windows. Over 250 commands and synonyms that are
common to both CVF and Intel Fortran make it easy for Compaq Visual Fortran and
Intel Visual Fortran developers to use the compiler. The compiler plugs into the
Microsoft Visual Studio.NET environment, offering developers the leading
Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for Windows-based Fortran development.
Intel® Premier Support
Every purchase of an Intel® Software Development Product includes a year of
support services, which provides access to Intel® Premier Support and all
product updates during that time. Intel Premier Support gives you online access
to technical notes, application notes, and documentation. Install the product,
and then register to get support and product update information.
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