MONROVIA, CA (October 25, 1999) - ParaSoft, leading provider of software error prevention and error detection solutions, announced today the latest version of their automatic runtime error detection tool, Insure++ v5.1 for Red Hat Linux. Insure++ provides serious developers with the most exhaustive means to detect hard-to-find errors in C/C++.

The latest release of Insure++ comes in conjunction with the recent explosion of Linux operating systems users. According to a study released by International Data Corporation (IDC), Linux is continuing to gain momentum across large and small business users. In 1998, Linux experienced record growth leaping to a 17.2 percent market share--more than double its market share over 1997.

"Linux is rapidly becoming a viable development platform," ParaSoft CEO Dr. Adam Kolawa said. "We recognized the strength and popularity of the Linux movement for a number of years. ParaSoft saw this trend early on and made Insure++'s advanced error detection capabilities available to the growing number of developers on Linux."

Michael Babcock of Jim Henson's Creature Shop experienced the benefits of Insure++ on Linux first hand. "I used Insure++ on a Linux motion control project involving three separate networked processes and 55,000 lines of C++ code," Babcock said. "My primary concern was finding memory leaks, particularly in third party libraries we are using. Insure++ succeeded in doing exactly that. I strongly recommend it to anyone doing development on Linux."

Insure++'s dependability lies in its use of patented Source Code Instrumentation technology (#5,581,696), Runtime Pointer Tracking (#5,842,019), and Mutation Testing technologies to find errors quickly and precisely while providing the necessary information to repair the error immediately. Developers can even customize their error detection process because Insure++ comes with three levels of instrumentation.

Now, Linux developers working on highly complex, multi-threaded programs can take advantage of Insure++'s support for multi-threads. Insure++ is the only tool capable of finding errors in multi-threaded applications.

As the number of development tool vendors, like ParaSoft, supporting Linux increases, even more applications can be written for the fast growing Operating System.

Availability

Insure++ v5.1 is currently available for Linux, AIX, DEC-Alpha, Sun/Solaris, SGI (32/64 bit), and HP (9, 10, 11). Insure++ is also available on Windows 95, 98, and NT.

About ParaSoft

ParaSoft develops and markets advanced error prevention and error detection tools for UNIX, Windows and Internet development environments. ParaSoft's award-winning products and patented technologies assist developers and managers in improving software quality, accelerating time to market and reducing development costs. ParaSoft's headquarters is located at 2031 S. Myrtle Ave., Monrovia, CA 91016. Telephone (888) 305-0041. Fax (626) 305-3036. Email: info@parasoft.com. URL: .