This is the list of what is available in version 4.4. New products ------------ EiffelCOM library for use of Eiffel with COM, OLE components. Eiffel2Java library: call Java applets from Eiffel. EiffelThreads library: full-fledged implementation of multithreading (Windows, Posix/Linux, Solaris, VxWorks). EiffelBench (compiler and development environment) improvements --------------------------------------------------------------- New Eiffel construct: Precursor, as described in "Object-Oriented Software Construction, second edition" (Prentice Hall, 1997); facilitates use of inheritance. Significantly faster compilation. Faster search, editor, drag-and-drop and other visual operations in graphical environment. Graphical Profile Tool, for detailed analysis of the run-time performance of Eiffel systems. Connects with C profilers (Quantify, Gnu profiler). Many graphical interface improvements; "clickable" elements are underlined in basic text format for easier browsing. More complete Legacy++ class wrapper (for integrating C++ classes into Eiffel code). Improved garbage collection mechanism, increasing application speed. EiffelCase ---------- Greatly improved analysis and design workbench. Full forward and reverse engineering. Configuration management (reconciliation of changes between text and graphical version). Improved user interface. New documentation ----------------- New or revised manuals: EiffelBench, profile tool, Cayenne interface, multithreading, EiffelCOM.