Intel® Software Network

Accelerating One of the World’s Fastest Databases, The MySQL AB open-source relational database management system (RDBMS) engineers used the Intel C++ Compiler to improve the performance of the MySQL code between 27 to 42 percent for Pentium 4 and Itanium 2 processor-based servers.

Enhancing Open Source Performance on Linux*, Persistent Systems used the Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux to optimize the performance of the open-source Linux enterprise database MySQL to take advantage of the latest features of the Itanium 2 and Pentium 4 processors.

Helping HPC Applications Unravel the Universe's Origins, Swinburne University Center for Astrophysics in Australia wanted to substantially improve the data analysis performance of applications running on their HPC superclusters - well beyond the huge processing capabilities of the hardware. Swinburne's team used the Intel Fortran Compiler to deliver application performance improvements of 22% to 31%.

A Shortcut to Success, ImageCom, Inc. needed the ability to transcode digital video content for H.263 output at a faster rate than it came in from the source — or face the high risk of dropping content. Intel Integrated Performance Primitives and the Intel C++ Compiler provided the solution.

Boosting Performance of Oracle* Database, Oracle9i database customers expect unbreakable software that won’t “go down”, is secure, and provides integrated business information available anytime, anywhere. Oracle used the Intel C++ Compiler for Linux and the Intel C++ Compiler for Windows to ensure that Oracle9i database software delivered the best performance possible on Intel processor-based platforms.

Faster Dynamic Modeling on Linux, Fluent used the Intel® C++ Compiler for Linux* on their Computational Fluid Dynamics application, and generated up to 37% faster performance on Linux than with the GNU Linux C Compiler.

Making MP3s "Rip" Faster, MUSICMATCH Inc. used the Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer and the Intel C++ Compiler to increase performance of the company’s flagship product, MUSICMATCH Jukebox*, on Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-based systems. MUSICMATCH used Intel’s C++ Compiler to reduce the time required to convert MP3 files from audio CDs and WAV files. The end result was a 37% speed improvement in this module. Intel VTune took a multi-day application profiling task and turned it into a sub-day task.

Revving Up Image and Video Rendering, A painless switch to the Intel C++ Compiler made NewTek LightWave 3D* the best optimized and fastest rendering 3D package on the market for Intel® Pentium® 4 processor-based systems.

Customer Comments and Product Reviews regarding Compiler Products.

Speeding up Face Recognition, Cognitec utilized Intel® IPP to greatly increase the performance of their biometric facial recognition application. By integrating Intel IPP with their FaceVACs application, Cognitec achieved up to a 10x increase in the number of facial comparisons delivered by a system, relative to the pre-Intel IPP baseline.

Delivering Real-Time 3D Video Compositing,, RadTIME's goal was to develop a tool that allowed artists to merge media files, graphics, 3D objects, filtering, and animation with equal flexibility and control. Their design strategy was to fully utilize the Intel(r) Integrated Performance Primitives for much of the 2D math image processing functions and thus to provide as close to real time playback of animation and video as possible. Intel IPP delivered.

Boosting Performance in Life-Enhancing Designs, Abaqus Inc., a leading maker of mechanical simulation software, needs to simulate the physical response of structures and solid bodies to load, temperature, contact, impact, and other environmental conditions. Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) and Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer offered Abaqus engineers a path to a compelling solution on Intel architecture for these simulation requirements.

Making Webcasts to a Broader Audience Possible, Intel® Integrated Performance Primitives (Intel IPP) enabled Inetcam to expand by factor of 3x the number of iVISTA users in a webcast audience – a change that saved its customers lots of money on equipment cost.

Optimized Number Crunching, Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) authors high-quality numerical software libraries in order to deliver high performance linear algebra solutions to its customers. For the best solutions running on Intel’s Itanium® processor-based, Intel Xeon™ processor-based, and Pentium® 4 processor-based computer systems, NAG libraries use the Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL).

Customer Comments and Product Reviews regarding Performance Libraries.

Intel® Software Development Products, Designers of leading-edge 3D graphics technology require software development tools that provide the fastest runtime speeds possible for their products. Using the Intel® C++ Compiler for Windows* and the Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer, Alias developers significantly enhanced their Maya* 5 product line's ability to quickly render complex animation and visual effects for their customers.

Speeding up Anti-Virus Scanning Software, Kaspersky Lab develops products that protect against viruses, worms, Trojans, and other malicious programs. They wanted to speed up their anti-virus software and decrease the system degradation that it can cause. Using the Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer enabled them to find bottlenecks and hotspots in their on-demand scanner module. VTune analyzer suggested code improvements they could make and, as a result of the subsequent tuning, overall system performance improved substantially.

Tuning Macromedia Flash* Player, Macromedia wanted to maintain its leadership role as a supplier of Internet multimedia players for viewing Macromedia Flash content. They used the Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer to make Macromedia Flash Player run faster and to improve its ActionScript* performance.

Boosting Performance in Life-Enhancing Designs, Abaqus Inc., a leading maker of mechanical simulation software, needs to simulate the physical response of structures and solid bodies to load, temperature, contact, impact, and other environmental conditions. Intel® Math Kernel Library (Intel® MKL) and Intel® VTune™ Performance Analyzer offered Abaqus engineers a path to a compelling solution on Intel architecture for these simulation requirements.

Optimized Solutions for High-Performance Computing, NEC Solutions America (NECSAM) in Austin, Texas wanted to ensure that industry-leading High Performance Computing (HPC) applications executed at their best on NEC systems running Intel® Itanium® 2 processors. NECSAM used Intel's VTune™ Performance Analyzer to examine "hotspots" and possible bottlenecks, and achieve 20% to 50% performance improvements in the applications.

Enabling Full-DVD Media Streaming, Envivio used Intel VTune™ Performance Analyzer to cut down development time and increase their time to market for the world's first full DVD (720 x 576 pixel) resolution real-time encoder. It took Envivio half the time expected and put them ahead of the industry.

Customer Comments and Product Reviews regarding VTune™ Analyzers.