SAN FRANCISCO--Intel on Tuesday said that it plans later this year to offer test versions of software tools aimed at allowing Mac developers to improve the performance of programs that run on its chips.
The software maker said that sometime later this year it will offer beta versions of both its compiler and its performance libraries, which contain code optimized for both digital media and scientific computing tasks.
Intel compiler lab Director Kevin Smith said that Intel's tools could appeal to those who already use its tools for Linux and Windows-based programs. He also said that the company's compilers typically offer the best performance on its chips.
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Aug 24, 2005, 05:24 AM
