Ada NEWS -- Week Ending 11 Nov 1994

Ada NEWS -- Week Ending 11 Nov 1994

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           PAIGE REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO Ada
     AND RECEIVES SIGAda AWARD AT TRI-Ada '94
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DATELINE:  November 11, 1994
     
The Honorable Emmett Paige, Jr., assured TRI-Ada '94 attendees 
last week that he is 100 percent behind the Ada program.  In 
his keynote speech at TRI-Ada, Paige summarized the progress 
the Ada program has made over the last year.
     
To thank him for all of his dedicated service, the SIGAda presented 
Mr. Paige with an Ada Achievement Award.
     
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       MORE MOTIF GUI BUILDER SUPPORT FOR Ada DEVELOPERS:
                  ICS OFFERS Ada XCESSORIES 3.1
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DATELINE:  November 11, 1994
     
On November 8, 1994, at TRI-Ada '94, Integrated Computer Solutions, 
Inc., (ICS) announced the availability of Ada Xcessories 3.1.
     
The Ada Xcessories 3.1 family is a complete set of Motif graphical 
user interface (GUI) builder solutions for Ada developers, and 
contains new versions of BX/Ada, Ada/Motif and OSF/Motif.  It 
enables developers to work with Motif and generate Ada code without 
having to obtain a Department of Defense waiver.
     
Peter Winston, president of ICS, said the new Ada Xcessories 3.1 
"reduces development time and costs because it is completely 
compliant with DoD standards and offers the latest object oriented 
design and development techniques for Ada developers."
     
For more information, pricing and availability, please contact:
     
Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
201 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel:  617/621-0060
Fax:  617/621-9555
E-mail:  info@ics.com
     
[Source:  Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc., News Release]
     
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DDC-I RELEASES NEXT GENERATION Ada COMPILER SYSTEMS 
FOR INTEL ARCHITECTURE
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DATELINE:  November 11, 1994
     
On November 7, 1994, DDC-I announced the availability of the next 
generation of Ada compiler products for the Intel architecture. 
The products include:
     
     *    Full Intel486 Ada compiler support, including EX, DX2,
          and 486DX4.
     *    Flat memory model offering an average of 10 - 20%
          improved performance.
     *    Embedded Bare PC support for Ada 
     *    Over 200 compiler enhancements
     *    Pentium support
     *    Stack Analysis Tool for automatic linkage optimizations
     
For more information, contact:
     
DDC-I, Inc.
410 North 44th Street
Pheonix, AZ  85008
Tel:  602/275-7172
Fax:  602/275-7502
     
[Source:  DDC-I News Release]
     
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            Ada ANALYZER TOOL AVAILABLE FROM RATIONAL
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DATELINE:  November 11, 1994
     
On November 1, 1994, Rational Software Corporation announced that 
the Ada Analyzer software-quality tools from Little Tree Consulting 
are now available for Rational Apex, an integrated, team-oriented, 
software-engineering environment for developing Ada applications.
     
Ada Analyzer minimizes the time and effort required to improve 
software quality.  Ada Analyzer is a set of support tools that can 
scan large amounts of Ada code, locating items of interest and 
cataloging information for developers, managers, quality-assurance 
personnel, and integration and testing personnel.  It collects 
information about an Ada program so that users can understand the 
content of software better and make decisions about possible 
improvements.  In addition, it defines specific analysis strategies 
for achieving quality-improvement goals.  Ada Analyzer reports
can be included in documentation, distributed as reference 
information, or used interactively to inspect and improve Ada 
software.
     
For product information, contact:
Rational Software Corporation
2800 San Tomas Expressway
Santa Clara, CA  95051-0951
Tel:  408/496-3600 or 800-RAT-1212
Fax:  408/496-3636
E-mail:  product_info@rational.com
     
[Source:  Rational Software Corporation News Release]