NAG releases IRIS Explorer Release 5.0Oxford 08 January 2001 The Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG) released IRIS Explorer Release 5.0. This new version enables users to develop customised applications quickly and easily. The 'point and click' application development environment, shortens the time needed to develop and prototype applications that meet their organisation's specific needs. IRIS Explorer's broad range of visualisation techniques from simple graphs to multidimensional animation enable the users to take advantage of the eye's unique ability to discern trends and relationships in data presented visually.
Looking to a future with larger data sets and a continuing requirement for faster decision-making, the importance of graphical representations can be expected to increase in product development and internal management discussions. Developers can easily port their applications to any of the broad range of PC and workstation platforms on which IRIS Explorer is available, thus avoiding the need to waste time redeveloping completed applications. In addition, new search facilities help users find modules with specific functionality (e.g. all modules which produce geometry from lattices). This major new release has a broader, more comprehensive choice of modules. The library of over 260 reusable modules bundled with IRIS Explorer, including over 40 new at Release 5.0, enables users to develop applications quickly and to avoid re-inventing the wheel. It's easy to add additional functionality either by writing new modules in C/C++ or Fortran, by sharing modules with other developers or by building modules that call other applications. Users can also work with the NAG Consultancy Service to develop new modules.
Release 5.0 is also easier to use. A new interactive demonstration facility shows users the answers to some frequently asked questions about the system. There are over 10 interactive demos, and each contains a running commentary that explains what is happening in the map at each step. The user can step through the demo interactively, or leave it to play through automatically; finally, the demo can be paused at any point and the map saved for later recall by the user. Users can add new demos, which will be helpful in teaching other users. Also, since these demos are interactive, application developers can use them as templates to create their own maps, which can speed up their application development cycle. Over 150 example maps also help users to understand IRIS Explorer's capabilities and functionality quickly. Application developers can use these example maps as templates for developing their own applications and so speed up the development cycle.
RIS Explorer Release 5.0 also provides greatly enhanced performance. IRIS Explorer now uses the native Windows interface that results in faster communication between modules. This is particularly noticeable for maps that contain loops. The improvement is noticeable for other data as well. The overall performance of many maps in IRIS Explorer Release 5.0 also makes better use of system resources through the use of group compiling.
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