Intel Parallel Studio

Last updated
Parallel Studio XE
Developer(s) Intel
Stable release
2020 Update 4 / 22 October 2020;3 years ago (2020-10-22) [1]
Operating system Windows, macOS and Linux [2]
Platform IA-32 and x64 [3]
Type Software development kit
License Freemium [4]
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Intel Parallel Studio XE was a software development product developed by Intel that facilitated native code development on Windows, macOS and Linux in C++ and Fortran for parallel computing. [2] Parallel programming enables software programs to take advantage of multi-core processors from Intel and other processor vendors.

Contents

Intel Parallel Studio XE was rebranded and repackaged by Intel when oneAPI toolkits were released in December 2020. [5] Intel oneAPI Base Toolkit + Intel oneAPI HPC toolkit contain all the tools in Parallel Studio XE and more. One significant addition is a Data Parallel C++ (DPC++) [6] compiler designed to allow developers to reuse code across hardware targets (CPUs and accelerators such as GPUs and FPGAs).

Components

Parallel Studio is composed of several component parts, each of which is a collection of capabilities.

History

Intel announced Parallel Studio during their Intel Developer Forum in August 2008 along with a web site to sign up for their open beta program. [7] [8] On 26 May 2009, Intel announced that it had released the product to market. [9] [10] [11] [12] Intel and Microsoft worked together [13] to make their products compatible by adopting a common runtime called the Microsoft Concurrency Runtime, which is part of Visual Studio 2010.

Intel released a new version, Intel Parallel Studio 2011, on September 2, 2010. [14] [15]

Intel released Intel Parallel Studio XE 2013, on September 5, 2012. [16] [17]

Intel released Intel Parallel Studio XE 2015, on August 26, 2014. [18] [19]

Intel released Intel Parallel Studio XE 2016, on August 25, 2015. [20] [21]

Intel released Intel Parallel Studio XE 2017 on September 6, 2016. [22]

Intel released Intel Parallel Studio XE 2018 on September 12, 2017 [23]

Intel released Intel Parallel Studio XE 2019 on September 12, 2018 [24]

Intel released Intel Parallel Studio XE 2020 on December 16, 2019 [25]

Intel released oneAPI toolkits replacing Intel Parallel Studio XE on December 8, 2020 [26]

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References

  1. ↑ "Intel® Parallel Studio XE Release Notes and New Features". software.intel.com.
  2. 1 2 3 Home | Intel® Parallel Studio XE | Intel® Software
  3. ↑ https://software.intel.com/sites/default/files/managed/9c/e6/IPSXE_2019_Release_Notes_EN.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
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  5. ↑ "Intel Announces New oneAPI Toolkits for XPU Software Development". HPCwire. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  6. ↑ "Intel oneAPI DPC++ Compiler 2020-06 Released With New Features - Phoronix". www.phoronix.com. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
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  8. ↑ Intel. "Intel Parallel Studio FAQ" (PDF).[ permanent dead link ]
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