Adacore Releases GNAT Ada-Java Interfacing Suite
New tool suite helps developers create multi-language applications
VENICE, Italy, and NEW YORK, June 17, 2008 – Ada-Europe 2008 – AdaCore, provider of the highest quality Ada tools and support, today announced availability of the GNAT Ada-Java Interfacing Suite (GNAT-AJIS), which allows developers to build applications using both languages. With GNAT-AJIS, programmers can combine Java applications compiled to the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and Ada code that has been compiled either natively or to the JVM. Application areas as diverse as financial services, communications, aerospace, defense, and academic research can all benefit from GNAT-AJIS.
GNAT-AJIS is aimed at both the Ada and Java development communities. For Ada programmers, GNAT-AJIS provides a mechanism to plug Ada components into systems (such as GUI frameworks) that are often written in Java. For Java programmers, GNAT-AJIS provides a means to take advantage of Ada’s functionality or performance, for example in real-time control.
The initial release of GNAT-AJIS consists of two principal tools:
- A binding generator” that takes an Ada package specification as input and produces Java classes as output, with native methods corresponding to the Ada subprograms
- The JGNAT compiler, which compiles Ada to the JVM.
Through the binding generator, Java applications can call native Ada code. The interfacing uses the Java Native Interface (JNI), but the binding generator produces the necessary “glue code” so that the programmer need not be concerned with the details. In JGNAT, since both Java and Ada are compiled to bytecodes, the interfacing is direct.
“With today’s increasingly ambitious system requirements, multi-language systems are more and more common,” said Robert Dewar, CEO and President of AdaCore. “The GNAT Ada-Java Interfacing Suite allows projects to realize the benefits of both Ada and Java through a cohesive framework. Ada is well suited to this level of co-operation, especially with the enhancements added in Ada 2005.”
Pricing and Availability
The GNAT Ada-Java Interfacing Suite is available as an add-on to users of AdaCore’s GNAT Pro development environment. Please contact AdaCore (info@adacore.com) for the latest information on pricing and supported configurations.
About GNAT Pro
The GNAT Pro development environment, available on more platforms than any other Ada toolset, combines industry-leading technology with an expert support infrastructure and provides a natural solution for organizations that need to create reliable, efficient, and maintainable code. GNAT Pro is the first-to-market implementation of the Ada 2005 standard, allowing users to take advantage of the many enhancements in areas such as object-oriented programming, real-time support, and predefined libraries.
At the heart of GNAT Pro is a full-featured, multi-language development environment complete with libraries, bindings and a range of supplementary tools. All GNAT Pro technology is distributed with complete source code. GNAT Pro is based on the widely used GCC technology, is subjected to a rigorous quality assurance process, and is backed by rapid and expert support service.
Please contact AdaCore (info@adacore.com) for the latest information on pricing and supported configurations.
About AdaCore
Founded in 1994, AdaCore is the leading provider of commercial software solutions for Ada, a modern programming language designed for large, long-lived applications where safety, security, and reliability are critical. AdaCore’s flagship product is the GNAT Pro development environment, which comes with expert on-line support and is available on more platforms than any other Ada technology. AdaCore has an extensive worldwide customer base; see http://www.adacore.com/home/company/customers/ for further information.
Ada and GNAT Pro continue to see growing usage in high-integrity and safety-certified applications, including commercial aircraft avionics, military systems, air traffic management/control, railroad systems, and medical devices, and in security-sensitive domains such as financial services.
AdaCore has North American headquarters in New York and European headquarters in Paris. www.adacore.com
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