"The new Quad-Core AMD Opteron processor is exciting for our customers because it is the first native quad-core on a single piece of silicon. Further, the improved I/O, new core, and cache enhancements allow higher performance while consuming less energy. This advancement from AMD benefits all Absoft Fortran customers, from desktop to those on high performance workstations and HPC clusters," said Wood Lotz, president of Absoft Corporation.

"The optimizations in our latest v10.1 compiler are showing significant speed increases in several areas and will be available to our customers soon. Absoft is committed to continued development of our products for AMD processors and to ensure Absoft customers have the highest performance available with AMD single- and multi-core computing systems," continued Lotz.