Santa Clara, CA — (PR excerpt) — Intel today announced new tools to help software developers analyze and optimize Linux-based applications, enabling them to take full advantage of the Pentium 4 and Xeon processors. Intel also introduced the VTune Performance Analyzer Driver Kit, which includes open source drivers for the Intel VTune Performance Analyzer, allowing developers to use the tool with… unsupported Linux distributions and customized kernels.

The VTune Performance Analyzer 1.0 for Linux is the first fully Linux-native performance analysis tool from Intel supporting Linux-based applications. Intel's extensive knowledge of the processor enables it to deliver tools, such as VTune, that provide extensive insights into how software utilizes processor resources.

VTune identifies lines of code in an application that consume excessive amounts of processor resources. Developers can use this analysis to quickly identify and remove potential performance bottlenecks by focusing on those specific lines of code, resulting in faster time to market with new applications.

VTune for Linux offers more flexibility and convenience for Linux users through a command line interface, new scripting capability, and “flow of control” analysis previously only available for Windows-based applications. The new tool features a Pack and Go option wherein the results from the Linux server can be transferred back to a Windows-based system for further analysis with the Intel VTune Performance Analyzer 6.1 (which offers remote support for Linux).

The Intel VTune Performance Analyzer 1.0 for Linux will be available for the suggested list price of $699. The tool will be available next month.

Attendees of LinuxWorld in New York next week can see VTune Performance Analyzer 1.0 for Linux demonstrated in Intel's booth.

 
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