Software

A new version of Hancock, the system that received the KDD 2000 best
research paper award, is now available.  Hancock is a C-based
domain-specific language designed to make it easy to read, write, and
maintain programs that manipulate large amounts of relatively uniform
transactional data.

For a given data-processing task, Hancock may be suitable if the task
requires a small number of passes over a relatively uniform data
source and it requires storing persistent information.

The new release (version 1.1) is available for non-commercial
use in binary for:
     * x86-Linux
     * SGI-Irix
     * Sparc-Solaris
     * Sparc-SunOS

*** The binary forms do not require Standard ML of New Jersey (SML/NJ)
for installation or execution. ***

It is also available as source code.

The new release (version 1.1) changes the representation of maps to
improve performance, adds a new type, called pickles, to permit users
to define their own persistent data structures, and fixes bugs.

You may pick up the new release from:

http://www.research.att.com/projects/hancock

If you wish to receive Hancock-related announcements in the future,
please send mail to hancock@research.att.com and you will be included
on the distribution email list.