Eiffel Software Announces Availability of EiffelStudio on 64 bits Processors

Eiffel Code that compiles on 32 bits is guaranteed to work on 64 bits and vice-versa

Santa Barbara, California - (January 4, 2005) - Eiffel Software today announced that EiffelStudio 5.6, the latest version of its award-winning Integrated Development Environment (IDE), is available in beta release on a variety of 64-bit processors for Windows, Linux, and Unix. EiffelStudio is the cornerstone of the Eiffel Development Framework, a simple and powerful system for developing mission-critical software applications at a fraction of the cost of other tools. EiffelStudio is the only IDE which covers the full software lifecycle and offers native look and feel on a multitude of operating systems such as Windows (classic and .NET), Linux, Unix, VMS, Mac OS X, Embedded systems.

EiffelStudio is based on the Eiffel programming language, which, according to developers, is one of the easiest to learn and master. Eiffel's Design by Contract feature makes it especially easy to write bug-free code that can safely and reliably be used to build business-critical applications.

Thanks to the power of the language and the tools of the environment, EiffelStudio's users continuously demonstrate that they can produce 2 to 10 times as much software in the same amount of time as can be achieved using other IDEs and toolsets. Eiffel has thus gained prominence in challenging enterprise environments in the financial, insurance, and government sectors as well as among independent development teams.

EiffelStudio 5.6 on 64-bit is an excellent tool to create robust applications and reusable libraries. "Software is a crucial element when cutting company costs and EiffelStudio is the ideal tool to realize those savings," says Larry Miller, Director of Marketing at Eiffel Software. "Offering EiffelStudio on a wide variety of platforms has always been a priority for our company as it gives our customers maximum flexibility while saving them time and money. We also have constantly made a point of giving our users early access to new platforms as soon as they are available in the marketplace. EiffelStudio was the first IDE supporting Linux in the early 1990s. When .NET was released in 2000, EiffelStudio was the first fully .NET compliant IDE outside of Microsoft products, and in 2005 it will be the first IDE to be available on 64-bits platforms. Our customers have relied on EiffelStudio to develop applications that have brought them outstanding success. We want them to continue taking full advantage of the power of our tools on more advanced hardware. All their Eiffel applications compiling on 32 bits are guaranteed to work on 64 bits and vice-versa."

EiffelStudio 5.6 will be released on the following 64-bit platforms:

• Windows 64 bits
• Linux Fedora Core 3 64 bits and other 64 bits Linux distribution
• Solaris 9 in 64 bits kernel mode
• SGI Irix

According to developers joining the Eiffel community, the Eiffel language is among the easiest to learn of all programming languages. Passive support for users new to the language is available from the company website, where there are also links to the many Eiffel user groups worldwide.

Availability:

EiffelStudio is available via the company's website: http://www.eiffel.com. Free Editions of the product are offered at http://www.eiffel.com/downloads/. Onsite training and consulting are available from the company. For more information, contact us or call (805) 685-1006.

Eiffel Software is the world leader in Eiffel pure object-oriented programming tools. Founded in 1985, Eiffel Software produces proven professional tools and component libraries for business-critical and enterprise software developments. Eiffel Software's products enable their customers to output more and higher-quality software in less time than with any other development tools available. Its users span the globe, in industries ranging from large financial institutions, technology manufacturing, government and defense contractors, to health care providers and more.

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