Help With Determining Need For Updating Product

[pi_cubed]

Hello! Thanks in advance for help provided!

Have an old version of the "Intel C++ Compiler for Windows*" product - version 9.0.
This is being run in the Microsoft Visual C++ Professional 6.0 development environment.

At which point in the Intel C++ compiler evolution does support of this Microsoft
developmentenvironment stop?

Does this particular Intel product permit free download of the Math Kernel Library?
(Sorry - don't remember if this product is different from a possibly-existing
"Professional" product)

Asking this in context of consideration of renewing expired software support.

Thanks!! Phill

[JenniferJ]

Please see this article on the historyof supported Visual Studio - http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-c-compiler-for-windows-intel-c-compilers-and-microsoft-visual-c/

If it does not answer your question, please let us know.

Also note: "renew" will start from the support-end-date of your existing license. This may not be a good choice. There is a new product called "Intel Parallel Composer 2011" that is a light weight compiler without Profile Guilded Optimization and some fine-tune options. See if it's a good one for you. It is part of Intel Parallel Studio 2011.

thanks,
Jennifer

[Brandon_H_Intel]

Parallel Composer doesn't come with Intel MKL though. C++ Composer XE does. The old 9.0 compiler as far as I recall did not come with any performance libraries. It looks like 10.1 professional edition did though, so you could use that and keep your Visual C++ 6.0* support. Understand though that we've just stopped supporting 10.1, so you will have some tradeoffs to make regardless.

[pi_cubed]

Thank you Brandon!
Was there two different Intel C++ Comiler products, like a "standard" and "professional" version?
If so, do you know how I can tell which one I have?
Thanks! Phill.

[pi_cubed]

Thank you Jennifer!
I think that it is possible for me to still download up to the last of the 10.1 series without renewal
of software support.
This helped immensely!
Thanks! Phill.

[JenniferJ]

Yes, it is possible if your support service end date is after the 10.1 package date.
Please log on to the Registration Center and it should show the downloadable packages.

Thanks,
Jennifer