AccelerEyes
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AccelerEyes builds programming tools for parallel programming and visual computing on GPU chipsets. Based in Atlanta, the company released Jacket
, a tool to compile MATLAB
code for CUDA
-enabled GPUs, in June 2008. In an October 2008 article, the number of current Jacket users is said to be in the tens of thousands, and includes engineers and scientists in technology companies such as GE
, Google
, Toyota, and Morgan Stanley
.
AccelerEyes' product, Jacket
, builds high-level interfaces to remove the lower-level complexity of GPU programming. This is accomplished by enabling MATLAB
code to
run on NVIDIA
GPUs coprocessors. Jacket contains a runtime
to automatically transform MATLAB's M-code for CUDA
-enabled cards.
To provide support for visual computing, Jacket's Graphics Library enables seamless integration of CUDA
computation with OpenGL
visualization.
The company's name, AccelerEyes, combines the prefix Acceler—used to denote speed—and the root of Eyes—used to denote visualizations. The company-name appears with capital A and E. The company's slogan is "Delivering a Software Platform Connecting Apps to GPUs".
Jacket (software)
Jacket is a numerical computing platform enabling GPU acceleration of MATLAB-based codes. Developed by AccelerEyes, Jacket allows GPU-based matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++,...
, a tool to compile MATLAB
MATLAB
MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. Developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages,...
code for CUDA
CUDA
CUDA or Compute Unified Device Architecture is a parallel computing architecture developed by Nvidia. CUDA is the computing engine in Nvidia graphics processing units that is accessible to software developers through variants of industry standard programming languages...
-enabled GPUs, in June 2008. In an October 2008 article, the number of current Jacket users is said to be in the tens of thousands, and includes engineers and scientists in technology companies such as GE
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Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, Toyota, and Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm headquartered in New York City serving a diversified group of corporations, governments, financial institutions, and individuals. Morgan Stanley also operates in 36 countries around the world, with over 600 offices and a workforce of over 60,000....
.
Company history
AccelerEyes was founded in June 2007 and is notable for making simple tools for complicated graphics processing unit (GPU) programming. AccelerEyes currently has several products enabling MATLAB code to run on the GPU: Jacket, multi-GPU tools, linear algebra libraries, an SDK, and the a compatibility package for the MATLAB Compiler. Jacket is the GPU Toolbox for MATLAB.AccelerEyes' product, Jacket
Jacket (software)
Jacket is a numerical computing platform enabling GPU acceleration of MATLAB-based codes. Developed by AccelerEyes, Jacket allows GPU-based matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, and interfacing with programs written in other languages, including C, C++,...
, builds high-level interfaces to remove the lower-level complexity of GPU programming. This is accomplished by enabling MATLAB
MATLAB
MATLAB is a numerical computing environment and fourth-generation programming language. Developed by MathWorks, MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages,...
code to
run on NVIDIA
NVIDIA
Nvidia is an American global technology company based in Santa Clara, California. Nvidia is best known for its graphics processors . Nvidia and chief rival AMD Graphics Techonologies have dominated the high performance GPU market, pushing other manufacturers to smaller, niche roles...
GPUs coprocessors. Jacket contains a runtime
Run-time system
A run-time system is a software component designed to support the execution of computer programs written in some computer language...
to automatically transform MATLAB's M-code for CUDA
CUDA
CUDA or Compute Unified Device Architecture is a parallel computing architecture developed by Nvidia. CUDA is the computing engine in Nvidia graphics processing units that is accessible to software developers through variants of industry standard programming languages...
-enabled cards.
To provide support for visual computing, Jacket's Graphics Library enables seamless integration of CUDA
CUDA
CUDA or Compute Unified Device Architecture is a parallel computing architecture developed by Nvidia. CUDA is the computing engine in Nvidia graphics processing units that is accessible to software developers through variants of industry standard programming languages...
computation with OpenGL
OpenGL
OpenGL is a standard specification defining a cross-language, cross-platform API for writing applications that produce 2D and 3D computer graphics. The interface consists of over 250 different function calls which can be used to draw complex three-dimensional scenes from simple primitives. OpenGL...
visualization.
The company's name, AccelerEyes, combines the prefix Acceler—used to denote speed—and the root of Eyes—used to denote visualizations. The company-name appears with capital A and E. The company's slogan is "Delivering a Software Platform Connecting Apps to GPUs".