kinder@inteloa.intel.com (David B. Kinder) (01/24/89)
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Mike Cox
(503) 696-4509
Hillsboro, Ore., Jan. 18, 1989 -- BiiN(tm), the worldwide supplier of
mission-critical computing systems, announced today the validation of its
Ada compiler under ACVC Version 1.10.
BiiN's enhanced compiler technology enabled the validation tests to be run
in an unusually short time. "According to the AFV, on the average, it
takes more than 15 hours to run the validation tests for an Ada compiler.
However, due to BiiN's technology, our run was completed in 2 hours, 45
minutes," said Anastasia Czerniakiewicz, Ada project manager at BiiN.
ACVC Version 1.10 represents a significant advance in the testing of
system-dependent features required for system-level programming, most of
which are specified in Chapter 13 of the Ada Language Reference Manual.
BiiN's Ada compiler passed all the required tests, making BiiN the first to
validate under ACVC 1.10 in the continental U.S.
In addition to providing true multi-tasking in a multi-processor
environment, BiiN's compiler includes state-of-the-art, Ada-specific
optimizations (e.g., redundant constraint elimination and compile time
elaboration) that contribute to fast execution of the generated code.
Compiling at a rate of more than 4,000 lines per minute, BiiN's Ada
compiler is one of the fastest available.
The Ada language is gaining momentum in the commercial marketplace because
it allows for the reuse of code which, in turn, contributes to more
efficient programming. Furthermore, it is the only programming language
specifically designed to handle large software systems. BiiN's compiler
also introduces an intelligent Ada recompilation feature that reduces
unnecessary recompilations during software development, maintenance, and
upgrades. This capability insures that updates to public interfaces will
not force users to recompile their applications unnecessarily.
The BiiN Ada compiler runs on the BiiN 20 and BiiN 60, two recently
announced systems designed for mission-critical computing applications.
The BiiN Operating System (BiiN/OS(tm)), its tools and utilities, and the
BiiN Ada compiler consist of approximately two million lines of Ada code.
To further enhance ease of programming, BiiN has developed the BiiN Open
System Interface Extension (BOSIX(tm)) that provides a POSIX-compliant
interface as well as 250 Unix(r) utilities. BOSIX allows programmers to
easily port Unix-based programs to the BiiN architecture.
"BiiN users benefit from the flexibility of the Unix environment as well as
from the mission-critical computing characteristics embedded within BiiN's
hardware," said Czerniakiewicz.
These mission-critical capabilities include dynamically selectable fault
tolerance and high level of security. Both of these features are important
to environments with no tolerance for error, downtime, or breach in
security.
Based in Hillsboro, Oregon, BiiN is a worldwide supplier of
mission-critical computing systems.
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