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==History==
[[Intel Ct]] was a [[parallel programming model]] developed by [[Intel]] in 2007 for its future [[multi-core]] processors as part of the [[Intel Tera-Scale|Tera-Scale]] research program.<ref>[http://blogs.intel.com/research/2007/09/the_many_flavors_of_data_paral.php "The Many Flavors of Data Parallelism"]{{Dead link|date=May 2014}}, Anwar Ghuloum (2007-09-06). Retrieved on 2010-09-14.</ref> In April 2009, Intel announced that "Ct [is] to appear in programmer tools by end of the year".<ref>[http://insidehpc.com/2009/04/08/intels-ct-to-appear-in-programmer-tools-by-end-of-the-year/ "Intel’s Ct to appear in programmer tools by end of the year"], insideHPC (2009-04-08). Retrieved on 2010-09-14.</ref> On August 19, 2009, Intel acquired [[RapidMind]], a privately held company founded and headquartered in [[Waterloo, Ontario]], [[Canada]].<ref>[http://software.intel.com/en-us/blogs/2009/08/19/rapidmind-intel/ "RapidMind + Intel"], Intel Blog (2009-08-19). Retrieved on 2010-09-14.</ref> In September 2010, Intel Array Building Blocks (ArBB) were introduced as the result of the merger of Intel Ct and RapidMind technologies.<ref>[http://www.hpcwire.com/features/Intel-Flexes-Parallel-Programming-Muscles-102084438.html "Intel Flexes Parallel Programming Muscles"], HPCwire (2010-09-02). Retrieved on 2010-09-14.</ref><ref>[http://www.drdobbs.com/parallel/parallel-studio-2011-now-we-know-what-ha/228800476 "Parallel Studio 2011: Now We Know What Happened to Ct, Cilk++, and RapidMind"], Dr. Dobbs Journal (2012-08-06). Retrieved on 2010-09-14.</ref> The first version of ArBB supported [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[Linux]], and Intel, Microsoft Visual C++ and GCC C++ compilers.

In October 2012 the project was retireddiscontinued in favour of other Intel projects: [[Cilk Plus]] and [[Threading Building Blocks]].<ref>[http://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-array-building-blocks "Intel® Array Building Blocks"] Intel Article. Retrieved on 2013-09-04.</ref>
 
==See also==