CoWare and Tensilica Deliver Software Development Solution for Multi-Core Tensilica-Based Platforms

CoWare and Tensilica® announced they have collaborated to further enhance the integration of Tensilica’s processor models into the CoWare tools to support CoWare’s advanced functionality to ease software development on multi-core Tensilica-based SOC (system-on-chip)designs. The enhanced solution is being used by joint CoWare-Tensilica customers in automotive, consumer and wireless markets.

CoWare virtual platforms are the virtualized representation of an electronic system used for the purpose of software development. It removes the dependency on the availability of expensive hardware prototypes and development test benches and provides cost-effective software development capabilities for debugging and analysis. The updated integration of Tensilica’s DPUs enables:

•Enhanced debug visibility combining CoWare Virtual Platform Analyzer with Tensilica’s software debugger;
•Reproducibility and predictability through a full scripting environment;
•High-speed simulation performance for the Tensilica subsystem thanks to the TurboXim mode of Tensilica’s ISS models;
•Multi-core software development solution through debug synchronization and debug and analysis visibility across all cores in the system.

The joint CoWare-Tensilica Processor Support Package (PSP) solution has been actively used by customers worldwide to explore the best architecture for a given application combining the versatility of the Tensilica cores with the architecture design solution from CoWare. Based on customer demand, this joint solution has been significantly enhanced to address the increased software development challenges of today’s multi-core designs. The unique combination of features, targeting the architect as well as the software developer, enables the joint solution to be used throughout the design process starting from the definition phase, then the development phase through to the deployment phase. Visit CoWare's portal for complete feature and technicaldetails

Sun Microsystems Releases NetBeans IDE 6.8

Sun Microsystems and the NetBeans developer community today announced the availability of the NetBeans Integrated Development Environment (IDE) 6.8, the first IDE to provide complete support for the Java(TM) Platform Enterprise Edition 6 (Java EE 6) and Sun GlassFish(TM) Enterprise Server v3, as well as other innovative new features. Developers can download the NetBeans IDE 6.8 at www.netbeans.org.

With complete Java EE 6 and GlassFish v3 support, the NetBeans IDE 6.8 makes language and platform improvements easily available to developers and helps accelerate application development. The NetBeans IDE 6.8 enables developers to take advantage of the latest Java EE 6 language features that simplify Java application creation, including POJO-like development, more annotations and less XML configuration. Additionally, developers can easily target and deploy to GlassFish v3, including the new lightweight GlassFish v3 Web Profile.

“With this new NetBeans release, Sun continues its commitment to delivering open source developer tools,” said Jim Parkinson, vice president of Developer Products and Programs, Sun Microsystems. “Java EE 6 and GlassFish v3 enable developers to create enterprise applications more easily and with less code, significantly speeding application development and deployment.”

Clerity Launches Mainframe Migration App Dev Tool

Clerity Solutions has introduced Clerity Map Editor, an application development tool that provides a graphical user interface (GUI) environment for the design, creation, and maintenance of former mainframe-based 3270 “green screens” on cost-effective open systems. This is the latest mainframe modernization solution from Clerity, which offers the proven UniKix mainframe rehosting software suite, used worldwide by companies to run mission-critical CICS, IMS, IDMS, Adabas/Natural and other legacy assets on flexible, distributed servers.

Clerity Map Editor offers a simple, intuitive way to build, edit, and maintain CICS Basic Mapping Support (BMS) Maps for rehosted mainframe workloads running in UniKix software environments. With Clerity Map Editor, standalone BMS files and BMS files associated with COBOL copybooks can be displayed, modified, and generated on any Windows, UNIX, or Linux-based system supporting a Java Runtime Environment 6.0 or greater.

EVE Joins ARM Solution Center for Android

EVE, the leader in hardware/software co-verification, a member of the ARM® Connected Community™, today announced it is participating in the ARM Solution Center for Android (SCA). SCA is a collaborative resource for designers and developers of ARM technology-based products running on Android, the open source platform from the Open Handset Alliance™. EVE joined the center to make its ZeBu-Server, a scalable emulation system capable of handling up to one-billion application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) gates, more accessible to ARM-based wireless mobile designers and developers.

As the market for smartphones, other connected mobile and home devices grows, so too do consumers’ expectations for these devices. The ARM Solution Center for Android provides designers and developers of Android-based devices, the assurance that the components used to develop these next-generation consumer electronic devices are up to the task.

“We applaud ARM for opening the Solution Center for Android and believe that it will drive innovation and accelerate the opportunities for wireless mobile devices,” remarks Lauro Rizzatti, EVE’s vice president of worldwide marketing. “We are pleased to be an inaugural partner.” Visit the Eve' portal for complete technical details

“Android was written for the ARM architecture, the leading processor architecture for internet everywhere applications from mobile to the connected home,” said Kevin Smith, vice president of Segment Marketing, ARM. “ARM is fortunate to be able to cultivate a Partner ecosystem that ensures device manufacturers have the best development solutions at their disposal.”

dynaTrace Launches Free AJAX Performance Diagnostic Tool

dynaTrace software, the innovator and emerging leader in application performance management (APM), today announced the general availability of dynaTrace AJAX Edition, a free tool to diagnose and resolve complex AJAX performance problems. The release of the dynaTrace AJAX Edition extends the company’s industry-leading server-side transaction performance management technology to a rapidly expanding class of client-side performance challenges.

Companies around the world are trying to deliver rich Internet applications that better meet the needs of business users and consumers alike. In an effort to deliver more interactive, engaging applications, developers are splitting segments of application logic away from the server-side to run in the browser – with AJAX being the dominant technology used in these new client-side application extensions.

To support this migration, developers rely on a number of frameworks like jQuery, Google Web Toolkit, Dojo, and YUI to accelerate their AJAX implementations. While these frameworks may speed initial development, they hide many of the performance and scalability issues that infiltrate these increasingly complex applications. In a growing number of cases, the resulting performance problems undermine the usability gains and the potential business value from AJAX remains unrealized. The dynaTrace AJAX Edition is built with those challenges in mind. It provides deep visibility into how AJAX-based applications work under load, provides code level insight into 3^rd-party frameworks, and enables application developers with a powerful new way to optimize the performance and scalability of their AJAX-based applications. Download this free application via the dynaTrace portal