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Azul Systems Announces General Availability of Release 16.07 of Zing Runtime for JavaAzul Systems (Azul), the award-winning leader in Java runtime solutions, today announced the immediate general availability of release 16.07 of the company's Zing runtime for Java. Zing is a drop-in replacement for legacy Java Virtual Machines (JVMs) and is ideal for businesses looking to improve the performance and consistency of their Java applications, drive new revenue, and deliver the best possible customer experience. Java remains the most popular programming language across the enterprise, as reported by a variety of sources including the TIOBE Index. In order to run, all Java applications require a software layer that sits between the operating system and the application itself called the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Oracle's HotSpot is the JVM that is mostly widely deployed across the enterprise, and other enterprise software vendors such as Azul, IBM (News - Alert) and Red Hat also provide JVMs. Since all of these JVMs conform to the same Java platform standards (called Java SE), any Java application can use any JVM, and as a result enterprises choose the best JVM to meet their specific application and IT requirements. Despite Java's prevalence and popularity, Java applications in production can suffer from a variety of problems including performance, scalability, runtime inconsistency, and inefficient use of server CPU and memory resources. Azul's Zing eliminates JVM-specific issues like runtime stalls associated with garbage collection and various other revenue-robbing performance artifacts that are difficult to identify and resolve. Zing's consistent performance and scalability, even under unpredictable load, allows Java developers and DevOps personnel to focus on developing innovative new features and capabilities in their applications and eliminates an entire class of engineering work associated with tuning and optimizing the JVM. Key features and benefits of the new Zing release 16.07 include the following:
"The Java runtime (JVM) is essential technology for enterprises ranging from early-stage startups to the Global 1000," said John Abbott, Distinguished Analyst at 451 Research (News - Alert). "Azul's latest Zing release adds uniquely compelling new performance and functionality for business-critical Java workloads." "With Zing 16.07 we are delivering a Java runtime that allows our customers to drive more revenue by delivering a better user experience and improved performance and scalability," said Scott Sellers, Azul Systems president and CEO. "Zing's support for TSX features in Intel's latest Broadwell-based Xeon processors is a performance game-changer for Java developers writing multi-threaded code, and allows applications to scale to unprecedented levels. We're especially excited to announce our free Zing evaluation program, allowing users to download Zing now free of charge, and try its unique features and capabilities in their environment with their applications." Pricing and Availability Zing 16.07 is available immediately from the Azul website and the Amazon Web Services Marketplace. The single license annual subscription price for Zing is $3500 USD per server, with significantly lower prices for higher volumes and longer-term subscriptions. Special pricing is available for startups and companies with $25 million or less in annual revenue, and for ISVs and manufacturers looking to embed or integrate Zing with their products. For additional information about the Zing runtime for Java visit www.azul.com/zing. Free Zing trial downloads are available from http://info.azul.com/Zing-Trial.html. Users of Amazon Web Services can find Zing AMIs in the AWS Marketplace. Note for editors: Background information on hardware transactional memory and its impact on application performance and scalability is available from Intel and Azul. Video by Azul Systems (News - Alert) CTO Gil Tene (Gil is also available for questions or briefings) https://www.infoq.com/presentations/hardware-transactional-memory Selected materials from Intel Corporation: TSX Instruction set overview: https://software.intel.com/en-us/node/524022 Performance white paper: http://pcl.intel-research.net/publications/SC13-TSX.pdf Intel software blog post (introductory): https://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2012/02/07/transactional-synchronization-in-haswell About Azul Systems @azulsystems Azul Systems, the industry's only company exclusively focused on Java and the Java Virtual Machine (JVM), builds fully supported, certified standards-compliant Java runtime solutions that bring the power of Java to the enterprise, the embedded community and the IoT. Zing is a JVM designed for enterprise Java applications and workloads that require any combination of low latency, high transaction rates, large working memory, and/or consistent response times. Zulu is Azul's certified, freely available open source build of OpenJDK. Cost-effective Zulu Enterprise subscriptions extend OpenJDK support to Java-based businesses who prefer open source solutions. Zulu Embedded is Azul's 100% open source build of OpenJDK for Intel, ARM (News - Alert), and PowerPC -based designs that require custom configurations and long support life cycles. For additional information, visit www.azul.com. Azul Systems, the Azul Systems logo, Zulu, Zing and ReadyNow! are registered trademarks. Java and OpenJDK are trademarks of Oracle (News - Alert) Corporation and/or its affiliated companies in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders. View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160907005619/en/ |