Global Language Support and Uniform Environment

OMI/GLUE - 6062

Keywords language support, software architecture

Start Date: 01-JUN-92 / Duration: 36 months

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Objectives

The objective of OMI/GLUE is to design and develop a complete language support and software architecture for OMI, based on the concept of virtual binary interface (VBI). The architecture will enable the development of software supporting all the microprocessors selected as the technology baseline for OMI, as well as new developments such as the new OMI architecture and the Eurocell library.

The project will also provide a software platform for the migration of existing applications software onto OMI, taking account of the different hardware architectures.

The approach is to:

• develop the language support for OMI
• define and develop the software architecture for the new OMI high-performance processor family
• consolidate and develop ANDF technology within OMI
• extend its applicability to parallel computer systems.

The results of the project will provide the main route for software developers targeting the developing family of OMI processors.

Further information about GLUE is available from the GLUE home page.

CONTACT POINT

Mr Gianluigi Castelli
Etnoteam SpA
Via Adelaide Bono Cairoli 34
I - 20127 MILANO
tel: + 39/ 2-261621
fax: + 39/ 2-26110755
telex: 333 255 ETMI

Participants

ETNOTEAM SPA - I - C
DDC INTERNATIONAL A/S - DK - P
OSF (OPEN SOFTWARE FOUNDATION) - F - P
HARLEQUIN LTD - UK - P
DRA (DEFENCE RESEARCH AGENCY) - UK - P
BULL SA - F - A
INMOS LTD - UK - A
MICRO FOCUS LTD - UK - A
INESC - P - A

OMI/GLUE - 6062, December 1993

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