CFX-5 Porting to HP-UX 11i on HP's Intel Itanium

Business Wire, Dec 4, 2001

Business & Technology Editors

WATERLOO & ONTARIO, Canada--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001

CFX, a division of AEA Technology plc today announced that it has started a porting program for its flagship Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) product, CFX-5, to HP's Intel Itanium chip running HP-UX 11i.

Commercial release of native IA-64 binaries is expected mid-2002.

" CFX sees great performance potential for this technology. HP is a leader in developing IA-64 with Intel and we expect that their support of HP-UX11i on their new Itanium platforms will give CFX customers a stable and very fast simulation platform for running CFX-5. In keeping with the advanced CFD technology employed in CFX-5, CFX wants to ensure that our customers can make use of this promising new computer architecture as soon as possible" commented Dr. Michael Raw, Vice President CFX Product Development.

Notes to Editors

About CFX and AEA Technology

CFX, a division of AEA Technology plc, is a leading supplier of CFD software and services to the chemical, manufacturing and power generation industries. The company's mission is to improve customers' efficiency and profitability by delivering outstanding CFD solutions and support.

AEA Technology plc (LSE: AAT) is an innovative business supplying technical, safety and environmental solutions to a broad range of industries worldwide. AEA Technology employees nearly 3,600 people in more than 90 locations around the world, bringing science to the marketplace through consultancy, technical services, hardware and software systems, research development and technology transfer.

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