MONROVIA, CA (August 2, 1999) - ParaSoft, leading provider of software error prevention and error detection solutions, today announced that they will show support for Linux by exhibiting at LinuxWorld Conference and Expo in San Jose. ParaSoft will be showcasing development tools for C/C++ during exhibition hours from August 10-12, 1999.

Since 1995, ParaSoft has provided CodeWizard, a coding standards enforcement tool, and Insure++, a runtime debugger, to serious C/C++ developers and managers using Linux. ParaSoft made this move because they saw the strength of the Linux movement. According to market research firm International Data Corporation (IDC), Linux commercial shipments will grow faster than the total shipments of all other client or server OS systems through 2003. IDC research also states that Linux was the fastest-growing server operating environment in 1998, growing more than 212 percent in that year alone and capturing more than 17 percent of all server operating system shipments.

While experts agree that Linux is increasing in popularity as a server, Linux is also becoming a viable platform for software development. With several commercial development tool vendors recently announcing support for Linux, more and more developers will be able to take advantage of the operating system.

"We are proud to be a Linux supporter," said ParaSoft CEO Dr. Adam Kolawa. "Insure++ and CodeWizard assure developers who are thinking of using Linux that they will have the tools they rely on.

Insure++ is an automatic runtime error detection tool for C and C++. Using patented Source Code Instrumentation (patent #5,581,969), Minimal Instrumentation mode, and Mutation Testing technologies, Insure++ finds errors quickly and provides necessary information to repair the errors.

CodeWizard and Insure are available on Linux, DEC Alpha, AIX, HP (10 & 11), SGI (IRIX 5.x & 6.x), Sun/Sparc and Windows NT/98/95. For more information contact ParaSoft at (626) 305-0041 or stop by booth #442 at LinuxWorld.

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 to: info@parasoft.com. URL: .

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Editor note: CodeWizard and Insure++ screen shots and review copies available.