[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
“Intel announced on Tuesday new software to help programmers
speed up Linux programs running on Intel Xeon and Pentium 4
processors.“Intel’s $699 VTune software lets programmers zero in on the
parts of a software package that consume large amounts of computing
resources such as memory. A Windows version of VTune could remotely
monitor Linux programs, but customers had asked Intel for a native
version that would run directly on Linux computers, Intel spokesman
Scott McLaughlin said.“While much of Intel’s business is closely tied to Microsoft,
the Santa Clara, Calif.-based chipmaker has been boosting the
fortunes of the Linux operating system as well. In 1998, Intel
became one of the first computing industry investors in Linux
seller Red Hat. Intel also has released Linux programming tools,
has funded work to build Linux support for new chip features, and
has put money behind the Open Source Development Lab to improve
Linux on high-end machines…”