Intel Corporation yesterday announced Intel Thread Checker 1.0, a new software tool to help developers locate hard-to-find bugs in applications designed for Intel Pentium 4 and Intel Xeon processor-based systems that include Hyper-Threading Technology. Intel Thread Checker uses an advanced error detection engine that monitors program execution and pinpoints the location of threading bugs in hours rather than days or weeks using traditional tools and methods. Traditional tools require a developer to guess where to place traps in source code. Intel Thread Checker eliminates this guesswork and locates the exact lines of code that are causing threading errors. The tool classifies issues into categories ranging from errors to warnings, and shows variable, source line, and call stack information for easy developer analysis.

"Our goal is to make it easier for developers to take advantage of the latest Intel processor features by offering advanced software development tools," said Jonathan Khazam, general manager, Software Products Division, Intel. "During beta tests, Intel Thread Checker found elusive bugs that developers had been unable to find or did not even know existed. That's real value for developers who write threaded software." Intel Thread Checker 1.0 is priced at $1,198 for a single user commercial license and includes Intel VTune Performance Analyzer. Intel Thread Checker is available at www.intel.com/software/products and will also be available from resellers in the second quarter of 2003. The tool is available for Intel Pentium 4 processor- and Intel Xeon processor-based systems running Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000. Source: Intel