Intel C++ Compiler 7.0 Full Version for Unix Recommendations

Intel has applied its expertise in software optimization for Intel 32 bit and Intel Itanium processor-based systems to develop the next release of the Intel C++ Compiler for Linux.??The Intel C++ Compiler 7.0 delivers optimal performance on Intel 32 bit processors, including the Pentium 4 and Intel Xeon processors, and the 64-bit Intel Itanium processor and the new Itanium 2 processor. It offers improvements to its advanced optimization features, such as vectorization and Streaming SIMD Extensions 2 (SSE2) for IA32, software pipelining for the Itanium/Itanium 2 architecture, and Interprocedural Optimization and Profile Guided Optimization. The Intel Compiler now offers specific optimization options (tpp1, tpp2) for Itanium and Itanium 2 processors respectively, to take advantage of the latest Intel 64-bit architecture. ??The Intel C++ Compiler for Linux has substantially improved its source and binary compatibility with GNU C/C++, providing stronger C++ ABI conformance, wider gcc e...