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THE PORTLAND GROUP, INC. (PGI)
COMPANY BACKGROUNDER

The Portland Group, Inc. is a leading independent vendor of Fortran, C, and C++ compilers and tools for parallel computing.

SUMMARY:

Efficient, cost/effective, production-quality compilers and software development tools are essential in the high performance and parallel computing markets. PGI offers reliable, high performance, modular compiler solutions for scientists and engineers.

PGI is recognized as an HPC industry compiler leader. PGI has been a key player in the definition and continuing evolution of the HPF standard. HPF, as adapted and supported by PGI, is the ideal platform for creation of Fortran applications that are readily portable across all forms parallel architectures. PGI has OEM and/or reseller agreements with Cray, Hewlett-Packard, and a number of other HPC system vendors who offer PGHPF directly to their customers.

In the Intel processor-based systems market, PGI continues the successful product development and marketing efforts with which the company was launched in 1989. PGI introduced highly successful Intel i860 compilers in 1990, and has since added SPARC and Intel Architecture 32-bit (IA-32, i.e. Pentium, Pentium Pro, and Pentium II) compilers to its product line. PGI's IA-32 compilers are used by Intel and the Department of Energy (DOE) on ASCI Red, a system at Sandia Nationall Laboratories consisting of over 9,000 Pentium Pro processors -- currently the world's fastest computer. PGI began development on a line of IA-64 (Merced) compilers and tools in the Spring of 1998. These compilers will debut with initial shipments of IA-64 processor-based systems.

COMPANY PROFILE:

PGI's staff of employees, consultants and advisors embodies more than a century of experience in the development of advanced compilers. It is headed by Vincent J. Schuster, chairman and CEO. Mr. Schuster has over 15 years of direct experience in the development of compilers and related tools, including senior technical responsibilities with Floating Point Systems, Mentor Graphics, and Synergy DataWorks. Mr. Schuster and other senior executives continue to participate directly in product development. Mr. Schuster collaborated on the development of PGI's i860 and SPARC compilers with Larry Meadows, founder, vice president, and chief technical officer, and Steven Nakamoto, chief compiler architect. Mr. Meadows is currently responsible for PGI's HPF compiler development effort. Mr. Nakamoto is currently the primary technical focus for continued development of PGI's IA-32 compilers and tools.

The senior technical staff also includes Duane Dillerud and Dr. Michael Wolfe. Mr. Dillerud is a senior engineer and operating system architect with more than 20 years of experience in software development at Intel, Floating Point Systems and Cray Research Inc. Mr. Dillerud is considered a leading expert on parallel operating systems for high performance computers. Dr. Wolfe joined PGI after eight years as an associate professor of computer science and engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology. Dr. Wolfe is widely known and respected in the parallel computing research community and has over 50 publications in that field. His most recent work, High Performance Compilers for Parallel Computing, provides a clear and comprehensive understanding of modern analysis and optimization techniques used in compilers for parallel systems.

PGI is primarily employee-owned and self-funded, and is based in Wilsonville just outside Portland, Oregon, USA. PGI is debt free and maintains a strong cash balance. In the United States, or any country not represented by a PGI distributor, you can obtain sales information on any PGI product by contacting PGI directly at:

DISTRIBUTORS:

In Japan, you can purchase any PGI product from SofTek Systems by contacting:

In Germany, you can purchase any PGI product from PALLAS GmbH by contacting:

In France, Belgium, or Switzerland you can purchase any PGI product from 3IP by contacting:

In Australia you can purchase any PGI product from Sydney VisLab by contacting:

You can purchase PGI Fortran, C, or C++ compilers and tools for Intel processor-based workstations from SciTech International by contacting:

You can purchase PGI's PGHPF High Performance Fortran (HPF) compiler for Cray Systems, including the CRAY T3E, CRAY T3D, CRAY J90, CRAY C90, and CRAY T90, directly from SGI's Cray Research Division by contacting your local SGI/Cray sales representative.

You can purchase PGI's PGHPF High Performance Fortran (HPF) compiler for Hewlett-Packard Exemplar or workstation systems directly from Hewlett-Packard by contacting your local HP sales representative.