Intel Corp. is shipping its latest compiler software, with increased performance and support for its latest processors.

Intel's version 7.0 compilers include four pieces of software: compilers for C++ and Fortran, each with Windows- and Linux-specific versions.

"An awful lot of what's new will be very visible in performance," said Steve Speer, a marketing manager for Intel's software products division. Speer said the compilers will offer a "significant" performance improvement over the version 6.0 compilers, but Speer said he didn't have quantitative data at hand to specify the exact improvement. The compiler data will deliver about a 40 percent boost over rival compilers in application performance, Speer said.

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