Excelsior, LLC Introduces Excelsior JET 2.0 Professional

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Excelsior, LLC Introduces Excelsior JET 2.0 Professional

Excelsior JET 2.0, Professional Edition Accelerates Java(tm) Applications, Protects Intellectual Property

NOVOSIBIRSK, RUSSIA - May 31st, 2001 - Excelsior, LLC, a provider of advanced software development solutions, today announced immediate availability of its Java(tm) to native code compiler for the Microsoft Windows platform - Excelsior JET 2.0, Professional Edition. Excelsior JET allows developers to improve performance and reduce memory footprint of Java applications, and protects software publishers' intellectual property.

Key Features

• Compiles Java bytecodes into highly optimized native code, producing conventional Windows EXE and DLL files
• Supports all Java 2 SE platform packages (including AWT/Swing), JNI and Invocation API
• (NEW) Fully supports Java dynamic class loading and related APIs (RMI Distributed Class Model, Dynamic Proxy API) through Mixed Compilation Model (see below)
• JetPerfect global optimizer for more performance and code/data size reduction
• (NEW) JRE-independent executables for non-GUI applications
• JetPack custom installer for easy deployment
• Six months of Premium Support and Upgrade Protection

Mixed Compilation Model

Java to native code compilers are often criticized for not supporting Java dynamic facilities. Excelsior JET 2.0, Professional Edition is the first Java-to-native compiler for Microsoft Windows to introduce Mixed Compilation Model, in which a scaled down version of the main compiler handles classes loaded dynamically at run-time.

System Requirements

Availability and Pricing

Excelsior JET 2.0, Professional and Standard Editions are available immediately via on-line forms at www.excelsior-usa.com and from Excelsior's General Distributor, osd.ch GmbH, Switzerland (+41(0)76-508-9-408, contact@osd.ch, www.osd.ch). Professional Edition is $1,500 and Standard Edition is $350 per developer. Volume discounts and options for site/corporate licensing are available.

Fully functional evaluation copies may be downloaded from http://www.excelsior-usa.com/jetdleval.html

About Excelsior, LLC

Excelsior, LLC provides advanced software development solutions - optimizing compilers, source to source translators, analysis and reengineering tools, and related services. Privately held, Excelsior, LLC, is headquartered in Novosibirsk, Russia, and is on the Web at www.excelsior-usa.com.

Note: Java is a trademark or registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Contacts:

Dmitry Leskov
Excelsior, LLC
+7-(3832)-138-649 (5AM-18PM GMT)
dleskov@excelsior-usa.com

Urs Zimmerli
osd.ch GmbH
+41(0)76-508-9-408
contact@osd.ch