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1[article Who's Using Boost?
2    [copyright 2005 Various Authors]
3    [license
4        Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0.
5        (See accompanying file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at
6        <ulink url="http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt">
7            http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt
8        </ulink>)
9    ]
10    [last-revision $Date: 2005/12/01 04:52:03 $]
11]
12
13[section:intro]
14
15Open source isn't just for nerds and researchers.  Real world programming challenges,
16irrespective of whether they are open or closed source, can benefit enormously from
17the thought and experience that has gone into the Boost software libraries.  Put simply,
18for any given problem for which Boost provides a solution, Boost will strive to provide
19the best solution possible.  It's up to you to decide whether we've achieved that, but
20as these pages will testify, many other developers have found our solutions to be the
21best for them.
22
23['Disclaimer:] Boost's developers try to ensure that the
24information on these pages is correct, but from time to time inadvertent
25mistakes are bound to occur:
26if you would like an entry in these pages to be removed or corrected please contact
27the [@mailto:boost-owner@lists.boost.org Boost Moderators].
28
29[endsect]
30
31[section:shrink Shrink Wrapped Boost]
32
33Boost has found it's way into many products that are available "off the shelf",
34including consumer applications from Adobe, through to business
35middleware from SAP.
36
37[blurb [*Adobe Photoshop CS2]\n\n
38[@http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/main.html Adobe Photoshop CS2]
39uses the
40[@http://opensource.adobe.com/ Adobe Software Libraries], which in
41turn depend upon large parts of Boost.  The [@http://opensource.adobe.com/
42Adobe Software Libraries] are being rolled
43out across the Adobe product line to provide cross platform user interface logic.
44]
45
46[blurb [*Adobe Indesign]\n\n
47[@http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/main.html Adobe Indesign] offers
48best of breed page design:
49Indesign and it's asociated SDK depend upon Boost
50[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
51[@../../libs/functional/index.html Functional] and others.
52]
53
54[blurb [*SAP NetWeaver]\n\n
55[@http://www.sap.com/solutions/netweaver/index.epx SAP NetWeaver]
56is the technical foundation of mySAP Business Suite solutions,
57SAP xApps composite applications, partner solutions, and customer
58custom-built applications.  [@../../libs/regex/index.html The Boost Regex library]
59provides the regular expression
60implementation for SAP's
61[@https://www.sdn.sap.com/sdn/developerareas/abap.sdn?node=linkDnode6-3 ABAP language].]
62
63[blurb [*Real Networks, Rhapsody]\n\n
64The [@http://www.real.com/ Rhapsody Music Service] allows its subscribers to legally
65download/transfer/burn over a million songs. The Rhapsody client
66software was built with many Boost libraries:\n\n
67['"[@../../libs/format/index.html Format]: Boost.Format is top notch. Using it is a bliss.\n
68[@../../libs/functional/index.html Functional],
69[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
70and [@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind]: These three libraries,
71along with smart pointer are the most used in our application. I could not imagine
72not having them handy.\n
73[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer]: Hands down, the most useful, and used library of the lot!\n
74[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time]: Simple to use, effective, does the job. I love the
75flexible input string parsing facilities, and the
76human readable ISO output.\n
77[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators]: Wow. Moving legacy iterating interfaces, or
78interfaces that should of been properly designed
79as iterators to STL compliant iterators was easy
80and painless. The gains in functionality to our
81code made by this library are invaluable.\n
82[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex]: When you need it, it works magic.\n
83[@../../libs/thread/index.html Thread]: Used to implement the monitor pattern in key areas.\n
84[@../../libs/preprocessor/index.html Preprocessor]: Used to implement repetitive unit-test
85code generation. The codebase benefited
86greatly from the clarity boost.preprocessor
87brought."]
88]
89
90[blurb [*McAfee, Managed VirusScan 3]\n\n
91[@http://www.mcafeesecurity.com/us/products/mcafee/smb/managed_services/managed_vs_smb.htm McAfee Managed VirusScan],
92is an always on, automatic virus protection for desktops
93and servers.\n\n  More details of the Boost libraries used can be found
94[@http://betavscan.mcafeeasap.com/beta/docs/readme/Readme.html here].]                       
95                       
96                       
97[blurb [*DataSolid GmbH Germany, CADdy++ Mechanical Design (c)]\n\n
98[@http://www.DataSolid.com CADdy++ Mechanical Design professional (c)]
99is a fully parametric 3D CAD
100application with unbroken link between 3D
101models and 2D drawings.  CADdy++ uses the Boost libraries:
102[@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
103[@../../libs/tokenizer/index.html Tokenizer],
104[@../../libs/signals/index.html Signals],
105[@../../libs/property_map/index.html Property Map],
106[@../../libs/array/index.html Array],
107[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
108[@../../libs/utility/operators.htm Operators],
109[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple], 
110[@../../libs/random/index.html Random].\n\n
111['"Many thanks to all the boost developers for their great work and effort
112spending into boost."]]
113
114[blurb [*Dimesion 5, Miner3D]\n\n
115   Data visualization technology enabling advanced data analysis,
116   visualization, sonification and speech applications for business and science.\n
117   The [@http://www.miner3D.com Miner3D] application provides means for interactive visual analysis of
118   arbitrary tabular data from various data sources. It has a powerful OpenGL-based
119   visualization engine and an intuitive GUI. This combination helps a human eye
120   guide the application of statistical tools and spot the patterns that
121   might otherwise remain hidden.
122['"We are using following boost libraries:
123[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time],
124[@../../libs/variant/index.html Variant],
125[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
126[@../../libs/format/index.html Format],
127[@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algoritms],
128[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointers],
129[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
130[@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits],
131[@../../libs/utility/operators.htm Operators],
132[@../../libs/dynamic_bitset/index.html Dynamic Bitset],
133[@../../libs/utility/enable_if.html Enable If],
134[@../../libs/timer/index.html Timer]."]
135]
136
137[blurb [*Synergy, mailIntercept]\n\n
138[@http://www.mintercept.com mailIntercept] from [@http://www.synergy.com.br Synergy]
139is a mail interceptor service for Exchange Server 2000/2003.\n
140mailIntercept intercepts and interprets the e-mails from a
141LAN using Exchange Server and converts the microsoft proprietary
142format to MIME and passes them to an SMTP filter and returns the
143emails to the Exchange Server as modified by the SMTP filter,
144converted back to the microsoft proprietary format and with its
145features preserved.\n\n
146mailIntercept was built using the following Boost libraries:
147[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
148[@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algorithm],
149[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
150[@../../libs/spirit/phoenix/index.html Phoenix],
151[@../../libs/spirit/index.html Spirit],
152[@../../libs/ptr_container/index.html Pointer Container],
153[@../../libs/serialization/index.html Serialization],
154[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
155[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators],
156[@../../libs/lambda/index.html Lambda],
157[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
158[@../../libs/utility/operators.htm Operators],
159[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
160[@../../doc/html/tribool.html Tribool] and
161[@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits]
162]
163
164[blurb [*Integrated Research P/L, PROGNOSIS IP Telephony Manager and IP Telephony Express]\n\n
165  [@http://www.ir.com PROGNOSIS] is a suite of IP telephony management software products,
166  specifically designed to address the key challenges of IP telephony
167  life cycle management, including network-readiness, assessment,
168  pre-deployment assurance testing, and ongoing Day-2 management of
169  Cisco CallManager, Cisco Unity, and Cisco AVVID infrastructure.
170['"The Boost libraries used were:
171[@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
172  [@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
173  [@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
174  [@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
175  [@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
176  [@../../libs/conversion/cast.htm#numeric_cast Numeric Cast],
177  [@../../libs/bind/ref.html Ref],
178  [@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
179  [@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
180  [@../../libs/thread/index.html Thread],
181  [@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits]."]
182]
183
184[blurb [*Kinook Software, Visual Build Professional]\n\n
185[@http://www.visualbuild.com/ Visual Build Professional]
186is a tool that enables developers,
187software process engineers, and build specialists to create an
188automated, repeatable process for building their software. Visual Build
189provides built-in support for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET and 2005,
190Visual Basic, Visual C++, Visual J++, SourceSafe, eMbedded Tools,
191Borland Delphi, JBuilder, C++Builder, and more.\n\n
192The following Boost Libraries were used:
193[@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
194[@../../libs/bind/mem_fn.html Mem_fn],
195[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
196[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
197[@../../libs/static_assert/index.html Static Assert]
198]
199
200[blurb [*Kinook Software, Ultra Recall]\n\n
201[@http://www.ultrarecall.com/ Ultra Recall]
202is a personal information management (PIM) /
203knowledge management (KM) application for Microsoft Windows. It helps
204you capture, organize, and recall all of your electronic information
205across all the applications that you use.\n\n
206Used the following Boost libraries:
207[@../../libs/format/index.html Format],
208[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Shared Pointer],
209[@../../libs/static_assert/index.html Static Assert]
210]
211
212[blurb [*Applied Dynamics International, ADvantageDE]\n\n
213[@http://www.adi.com Applied Dynamics International (ADI)]
214provides state-of-the art software and
215hardware tools to the automotive, aerospace, and defense industries to
216design and test embedded control systems.  ADI's tools provide advanced capabilities in real-time hardware-in-the-loop
217(HIL) simulation, rapid prototyping, and embedded controller software
218development. We have been a leading supplier of HIL simulation solutions
219since 1957.\n\n
220ADvantageDE is the development environment. It allows simulation models to
221be easily connected to one another or to hardware components for real-time
222simulation. ADvantageDE projects can be created for execution on your PC,
223Unix workstation or on our real-time platforms.\n\n
224ADvantageVI is the point of control and the graphical user interface for
225all of the run-time activities. The run-time architecture includes extensive
226features for interacting with, visualizing, and automating simulation and
227test activities.\n\n
228DasCom provides access to real-time simulation data from most Windows
229applications, such as Micrsoft Excel, National Instruments Labview, etc.\n\n
230The following Boost Libraries are used:
231[@../../libs/array/index.html Array],
232[@../../libs/assign/index.html Assign],
233[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
234[@../../libs/crc/index.html CRC],
235[@../../libs/dynamic_bitset/index.html Dynamic Bitset],
236[@../../libs/utility/enable_if.html Enable If],
237[@../../libs/filesystem/index.html File System],
238[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
239[@../../libs/functional/index.html Functional],
240[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators],
241[@../../libs/lambda/index.html Lambda],
242[@../../libs/optional/index.html Optional],
243[@../../libs/preprocessor/index.html Preprocessor],
244[@../../libs/bind/ref.html Ref],
245[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
246[@../../libs/serialization/index.html Serialization],
247[@../../libs/signals/index.html Signals],
248[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
249[@../../libs/static_assert/index.html Static Assert],
250[@../../libs/spirit/index.html Spirit],
251[@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algorithm],
252[@../../libs/tokenizer/index.html Tokenizer]
253[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple],
254[@../../libs/utility/index.html Uutility(Non-Copyable)] and
255[@../../libs/variant/index.html Variant]
256]
257
258[blurb [*PeerGuardian]\n\n
259[@http://methlabs.org/projects/peerguardian-2-windows/ PeerGuardian 2]
260is Methlabs premier IP blocker for Windows.
261With features like support for multiple lists, a list editor,
262automatic updates, and blocking all of IPv4 (TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc),
263PeerGuardian 2 is the safest and easiest way to protect your privacy on P2P.\n\n
264Boost Libraries used include
265[@../../libs/crc/index.html CRC],
266[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
267[@../../libs/integer/index.html Integer],
268[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
269[@../../libs/functional/index.html Functional],
270[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointers],
271[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical cast],
272[@../../doc/html/string_algo.html String Algorithms],
273[@../../libs/random/index.html Random],
274[@../../libs/format/index.html Format],
275[@../../libs/utility/index.html Utility].]
276
277[blurb [*DECOMSYS::DESIGNER PRO]\n\n
278[@http://www.decomsys.com/ DECOMSYS::DESIGNER PRO] enables the user to design
279a highly complex [@http://www.flexray.com/ FlexRay] communication
280system, which is going to be the fundament for tomorrow's
281automotive electronics.\n\n
282['"Boost Libraries used:
283[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
284[@../../libs/dynamic_bitset/index.html Dynamic Bitset],
285[@../../libs/format/index.html Format],
286[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
287[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators],
288[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
289[@../../libs/multi_index/index.html Multi Index],
290[@../../libs/utility/utility.htm#Class_noncopyable Non-Copyable],
291[@../../libs/utility/operators.htm Operators],
292[@../../libs/preprocessor/index.html Preprocessor (nice for generating data for unit tests)],
293[@../../libs/program_options/index.html Program Options (for the unit test programs)],
294[@../../libs/bind/ref.html Ref],
295[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
296[@../../libs/serialization/index.html Serialization],
297[@../../libs/signals/index.html Signals],
298[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html SmartPointer],
299[@../../libs/spirit/index.html Spirit],
300[@../../libs/timer/index.html Timer] and
301[@../../libs/variant/index.html Variant]\n\n
302We are also planning to use Andreas Huber's FSM library and Iostreams
303(together with Serialize) once
304they are officially released."]
305]
306
307[blurb [*Wise Riddles Software, Audiomatic]\n\n
308[@http://www.WiseRiddles.com/Audiomatic Audiomatic]
309is a tool used to make system-wide macros and then launch those
310macros with a voice command or keyboard shortcut at any time... from any
311Windows application.  Audiomatic enables you to launch programs, files, or
312websites; simulate keystrokes; play sounds; speak text; or even run scripts.
313You can do it all with a voice command or keyboard shortcut!
314['"Boost libraries Used:
315[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
316[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
317[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointers],
318[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time],
319[@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algorithm],
320[@../../libs/utility/index.html Utility (Non-Copyable, Ref)],
321[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
322[@../../libs/thread/index.html Thread],
323[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL] and
324[@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits]."]
325]
326
327[blurb [*Megahard Software Technologies Inc., Rule in Hell]\n\n
328[@http://www.ruleinhell.com Rule in Hell] is a
329Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game (still in beta).\n\n
330The Boost libraries used were:
331[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
332[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
333[@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
334[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuples],
335[@../../libs/bind/ref.html Ref],
336[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Shared Pointer],
337[@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits] and
338[@../../libs/utility/utility.htm#Class_noncopyable Non-Copyable].\n\n
339['"By far the combination of Bind, Function, Shared Pointer and Ref is what we use
340most heavily".]
341]
342
343[blurb [*Dr. Detlef Meyer-Eltz, TextTransformer]\n\n
344The [@http://www.texttransformer.com TextTransformer]
345is a Windows IDE for the generation of top down
346parsers with included c++ interpreter code for semantic actions. Both
347can be executed or debugged immediately on single source files or on
348groups of files. Generated parsers can be exported as c++ code
349including as well the interpretable code as any arbitrary other code.
350Tokens are defined as POSIX regular expressions and rules are defined
351in a similar syntax quasi as regular expressions of regular
352expressions. The construction of parse trees and their traversal is
353supported.\n\n
354['"The TextTransformer is essentially based on the Boost Regex library,
355by which the tokens for a parser can be defined. The Lexical Cast and
356the Format library are used for the integrated c++ interpreter. For
357the future also an interpreter version of the String Algorithm library is
358planned. The Program Options library will be used too to improve the
359command line version of the texttransformer."]
360]
361
362
363[blurb [*Redshift Software, The Thot Tool]\n\n
364[@http://thot-tool.com/ The Thot Tool]
365is an asset management tool for a group of game developers.
366Thot combines assets, both binary and text, with workflow automation
367into a unified whole, and was built using Boost
368[@../../libs/thread/index.html Threads],
369[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
370[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
371[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
372and [@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits].
373]
374
375[endsect]
376
377[section:open Open Source Boost]
378
379Boost is used in a variety of Open Source Projects, both applications and libraries.
380Indeed many Open Source libraries developed around Boost have in the past been judged
381of high enough quality to be absorbed
382into the main Boost source tree, a process that will no doubt continue into the future. 
383Others are in highly specialized niche markets, ranging from probability theory to
384astronomy, via mass spectroscopy: whatever your field of interest you'll find
385something of value in Boost.
386
387[blurb [*Adobe Software Libraries]\n\n
388The [@http://opensource.adobe.com/ Adobe Software Libraries] provide
389components for modeling the human interface appearance and behavior
390in a software application.  The Adobe Software Libraries depend on many
391parts of Boost including [@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
392[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind], [@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
393[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL], [@../../libs/utility/operators.htm Operators],
394[@../../libs/range/index.html Range], [@../../libs/static_assert/index.html Static Assertions],
395[@../../libs/thread/index.html Threads], and [@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits].\n\n
396Currently Boost and the Adobe Software Libraries are in use in around 30 Adobe products.
397]
398
399[blurb [*LyX Document Editor]\n\n
400[@http://www.lyx.org/ The LyX Document Editor]
401is an advanced open source document processor that encourages an
402approach to writing based on the structure of your documents,
403not their appearance.  LyX produces high quality, professional output,
404using LaTeX, an industrial strength typesetting engine.\n\n
405LyX uses many parts of Boost, including [@../../libs/array/index.html Array],
406[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind], [@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
407[@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits],
408[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
409and [@../../libs/signals/index.html Signals].]
410
411[blurb [*CGAL]\n\n
412[@http://www.cgal.org/ CGAL] is the Computational Geometry Algorithms Library,
413  an open source C++ library providing generic components
414  such as triangulations, convex hulls algorithms, boolean
415  operations of polygons and many other things.
416  ['"We currently use the following Boost libraries :
417  [@../../libs/utility/operators.htm Operators],
418  [@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators],
419  [@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuples],
420  [@../../libs/concept_check/index.html Concept Check],
421  [@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
422  [@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
423  [@../../libs/optional/index.html Optional] and
424  [@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointers]."]
425]
426
427
428[blurb [*ALPS]\n\n
429[@http://alps.comp-phys.org/ ALPS] is an open source project to develop codes
430for the accurate simulation of quantum lattice models, such as quantum magnets, 
431electronic systems and Bose-Einstein condensates. The main Boost libraries 
432used are:
433[@../../libs/graph/index.html Graph],
434[@../../libs/random/index.html Random],
435[@../../libs/multi_array/index.html Multi Array],
436[@../../libs/program_options/index.html Program Options],
437[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
438[@../../libs/serialization/index.html Serialization],
439[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
440[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple],
441[@../../libs/filesystem/index.html Filesystem],
442[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
443[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
444[@../../libs/functional/index.html Functional] and
445[@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits]
446]
447
448[blurb [*SmartWin++]\n\n
449[@http://smartwin.sourceforge.net/ SmartWin++]
450is a 100% free GUI library for developing Windows applications,
451it's free both as in "free beer" and as in "free speech", you can freely use
452SmartWin++ for commercial applications and for Open Source applications!
453]
454
455[blurb [*Open VRML]\n\n
456[@http://openvrml.org/ Open VRML] is a free cross-platform runtime
457for VRML.
458The basic OpenVRML distribution includes libraries you can use to add
459VRML support to an application, and Lookat, a simple stand-alone VRML browser.
460]
461
462[blurb [*Bayes++]\n\n
463[@http://bayesclasses.sourceforge.net/Bayes++.html Bayes++] is an open source
464library that represents and implements a wide variety of numerical algorithms
465for Bayesian Filtering of discrete systems from the
466[@http://www.acfr.usyd.edu.au/ Australian Centre for Field Robotics].
467Bayes++ makes particularly heavy use of [@../../libs/numeric/ublas/index.html the Boost Ublas library]
468for matrix and numeric computations.
469]
470
471[blurb [*The C++/Tk Library]\n\n
472[@http://cpptk.sourceforge.net The C++/Tk Library] is an open source
473C++ interface to the Tk GUI Library.
474]
475
476[blurb [*GluCat]\n\n
477[@http://glucat.sourceforge.net/ GluCat] is a library of template classes
478which model the universal Clifford algebras over the real or complex fields,
479with arbitrary dimension and arbitrary signature.
480]
481
482[blurb [*OpenMS]\n\n
483[@http://open-ms.sourceforge.net/main.html OpenMS] is an open source C++ library
484for LC/MS data management, reduction, evaluation, visualization, storage and
485sophisticated statistical analyses. It can be used to develop mass
486spectrometry related applications.
487]
488
489[blurb [*libpdf++]\n\n
490[@http://libpdfxx.sourceforge.net/doc/index.html libpdf++] is an object-oriented
491library for generating PDF (portable document format) files. It is designed
492in a way that the objects in the document are mapped directly to classes
493in the library.
494]
495
496[blurb [*Regina]\n\n
497[@http://regina.sourceforge.net/ Regina] is a suite of mathematical software
498for 3-manifold topologists. It focuses upon the study of 3-manifold
499triangulations and includes support for normal surfaces and angle structures.
500]
501
502[blurb [*MetaFS]\n\n
503[@http://metafs.sourceforge.net/ MetaFS] is a daemon for Linux
504(and Linux only) that allows you to access information about your
505files (such as MP3 tags or JPEG's EXIF tags) easily and consistently
506using extended attributes. It also allows you to perform fast searches
507using this information. MetaFS is extensible, so anyone can write plug-ins
508to access new types of metadata.
509]
510
511[blurb [*The ASN.1 Tool]\n\n
512Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) is a
513formal language for abstractly describing messages to be exchanged among an
514extensive range of applications involving the Internet, intelligent network,
515cellular phones, ground-to-air communications, electronic commerce, secure
516electronic services, interactive television, intelligent transportation
517systems, Voice Over IP and others. \n\n
518[@http://iiiasn1.sourceforge.net/main.html The ASN.1 Tool] includes two parts :
519an ASN.1 compiler "asnparser" which compiles the Abstract Syntax to c++ files,
520and a runtime library which is used to link with the c++ files generated by
521asnparser. Based on the works  of Open H.323 projects, it is developed for
522the needs of H.450 series protocol.   
523]
524
525[blurb [*DGD]\n\n
526[@http://dgd.sourceforge.net/dgd_home.html DGD] (Depression Glass Debug)
527is simple, easy to use C++ ostream extension
528created with a goal to produce nice, readable and easy to understand trace logs]
529
530[blurb [*FEAR]\n\n
531[@http://fear.sourceforge.net/ FEAR] is a language independent
532open-source project providing portable support for the creation of
533genuine Artificial Intelligence within realistic simulated worlds.]
534
535[blurb [*XEngine]\n\n
536[@http://xengine.sourceforge.net/features.php XEngine] is a platform- and
537rendering-API-independent 3D engine for real-time visualization with
538support for programmable graphics pipeline architectures and is implemented in C++.]
539
540[blurb [*Spheral++]\n\n
541[@http://spheral.sourceforge.net/ Spheral++] is a numerical tool
542for simulating the evolution of a set of fluid or solid materials subject to
543hydrodynamic, gravitational, and radiative effects.
544Spherical++ uses [@../../libs/python/doc/index.html the Boost Python library].]
545
546[blurb [*C++ XML Objects]\n\n
547[@http://cppxmlobj.sourceforge.net/ C++ XML Objects] is a framework for persisting
548hierarchies of C++ objects to and from XML.]
549
550[blurb [*HippoDraw]\n\n
551[@http://www.slac.stanford.edu/grp/ek/hippodraw/index.html HippoDraw] provides a
552highly interactive data analysis environment. 
553HippoDraw uses [@../../libs/python/doc/index.html the Boost Python library].]
554
555[blurb [*Orocos]\n\n
556[@http://people.mech.kuleuven.ac.be/~psoetens/orocos/doc/orocos-control-manual.html
557The Orocos Robot Control Software Application Framework].]
558
559[blurb [*ECell]\n\n
560The [@http://www.e-cell.org/ E-Cell Project] is an international research
561project aiming at developing necessary theoretical supports, technologies
562and software platforms to allow precise whole cell simulation.]
563
564[blurb [*VCS Made Easy]\n\n
565[@http://vcsme.sourceforge.net/ VCS Made Easy],
566or vcsme for short, is an utility whose main
567purpose is to simplify the maintenance of file trees managed by a version
568control system, such as the well known CVS or Subversion. Simply put,
569it automates the process of bringing all these directories to an up-to-date
570status with a single and simple command.\n\n
571['"The following Boost libraries were used:
572[@../../libs/format/index.html Format],
573[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointers],
574[@../../libs/utility/index.html Utility (noncopyable)] and
575[@../../libs/filesystem/index.html Filesystem]."]
576]
577
578[blurb [*Monotone]\n\n
579[@http://www.venge.net/monotone/ Monotone]
580is a free distributed version control system. It provides
581    a simple, single-file transactional version store, with fully disconnected
582    operation and an efficient peer-to-peer synchronization protocol. It
583    understands history-sensitive merging, lightweight branches, integrated
584    code review and 3rd party testing. It uses cryptographic version naming
585    and client-side RSA certificates. It has good internationalization support,
586    has no external dependencies, runs on linux, solaris, OSX, windows, and
587    other unixes, and is licensed under the GNU GPL.\n\n
588['"The followind Boost libraries were used:
589[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time],
590[@../../libs/filesystem/index.html Filesystem],
591[@../../libs/conversion/index.html Conversion],
592[@../../libs/optional/index.html Optional],
593[@../../libs/random/index.html Random],
594[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
595[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointers],
596[@../../libs/static_assert/index.html Static Assertions],
597[@../../libs/tokenizer/index.html Tokenizer],
598[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple] and
599[@../../libs/test/index.html Test]."]
600]
601
602[blurb [*Hydranode Engine]\n\n
603[@http://hydranode.com/ Hydranode Engine]
604is a plugin-driven P2P client engine that relies
605heavily on Boost libraries. Hydranode codebase is licenced under GNU
606GPL, and is developed mainly by Alo Sarv. Currently in Beta phase,
607Hydranode runs on wide range of platforms, including Windows, Linux,
608BSD, Mac OS, Solaris etc.\n\n
609['"Hydranode Engine and plugins rely heavily on the following Boost
610libraries: Bind, Function, Lambda, MultiIndex, Signals, Threads,
611Smart Pointer, Format, Lexical Cast. Other Boost libraries being used
612include FileSystem, String Algorithm, Date Time, Program Options, Spirit,
613Random, Tokenizer, Type Traits, Tribool, Tuple and Any. Once Boost 1.33
614is released, I'm also looking forward to using the Boost Iostreams library
615in Hydranode.\n\n
616All complex data structures in Hydranode are implemented using
617Multi Index containers, which significantly reduced development time
618and kept code clean. Format is being used for all text formatting.
619Having Threads and FileSystem libraries available made cross-platform
620development lot easier in those areas."]
621]
622
623[blurb [*Hugin]\n\n
624With [@http://hugin.sourceforge.net/ hugin] you can assemble a mosiac of
625photographs into a complete
626immersive panorama, stitch any series of overlapping pictures and much more.]
627
628[blurb [*Enblend]\n\n
629[@http://enblend.sourceforge.net/ Enblend] is a tool for compositing images.
630Given a set of images that overlap
631in some irregular way, Enblend overlays them in such a way that the seam
632between the images is invisible, or at least very difficult to see.]
633
634[blurb [*GNU Source-highlight]\n\n
635[@http://www.gnu.org/software/src-highlite/source-highlight.html GNU Source-highlight],
636given a source file, produces a document with
637syntax highlighting. The colors and the styles can be specified
638(bold, italics, underline) by means of a configuration file, and some
639other options can be specified at the command line. The output format
640can be HTML, XHTML and ANSI color escape sequences.  GNU Source Highlight
641is build around [@../../libs/regex/index.html the Boost Regex library]]
642
643[blurb [*Luabind]\n\n
644[@http://luabind.sourceforge.net/ Luabind] is a library that helps you create
645bindings between C++ and lua. It has the ability to expose functions and classes,
646written in C++, to lua. It will also supply the functionality to define classes
647in lua and let them derive from other lua classes or C++ classes.
648Lua classes can override virtual functions from their C++ baseclasses.
649It is written towards lua 5.0, and does not work with lua 4.]
650
651[blurb [*C++/Tcl]\n\n
652[@http://cpptcl.sourceforge.net/ C++/Tcl] is a library that allows the easy
653integration of C++ and Tcl.]
654
655[blurb [*QuantLib]\n\n
656The [@http://quantlib.org/ QuantLib] project provides a comprehensive software
657framework for quantitative finance. QuantLib is a free/open-source library
658for modeling, trading, and risk management in real-life. 
659Boost components used include
660[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointers],
661[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators],
662and [@../../libs/test/index.html the Test Framework].
663]
664
665[blurb [*CBCanaylzer]\n\n
666[@http://www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php?id=524 CBCanaylzer]
667 is developed by the Department of Bioinformatics,
668at the University of Wuerzburg.\n\n
669['"CBCAnalyzer  (CBC = compensatory base change) is a tool to create ``small''
670phylogenetic trees from sequence alignments. To measure the distance of sequences
671the compensatory base changes are detected and counted. The bionj
672algorithm is then used to construct a tree. CBCAnalyzer is available on
673Windows, Linux and partly works on MacOSX. \n\n
674Boost libraries used:
675 [@../../libs/program_options/index.html Program Options]
676  - creates really nice output, and is both easy to extend and simple to handle.
677 [@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterator],
678 [@../../libs/spirit/index.html Spirit]
679 - Saved a lot of my time, and makes the vast amount of biological file
680 formats simple to support,
681 [@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Shared Pointer],
682 [@../../libs/lambda/index.html Lambda].]
683]
684
685[blurb [*Profdist]\n\n
686[@http://www.biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php?id=523 Profdist]
687is developed by the Department of Bioinformatics, at the University of Wuerzburg.\n\n
688['"Profdist is a tool for the construction of large phylogenetic trees based on
689profile distances. The input alignment data gets extended by random
690picking of rows, and a clustering technique is used to create profiles
691of the most frequent subtrees. The iterative approach allows working on
692large datasets. Currently the application is very limited by the quality of
693wxWidgets, and only available for Windows and Linux. \n\n
694The Boost librarie used were:
695 [@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algorithms],
696 [@../../libs/bind/ref.html Ref],
697 [@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterator],
698 [@../../libs/spirit/index.html Spirit],
699 [@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Shared Pointer] and
700 [@../../libs/lambda/index.html Lambda]."]
701]
702
703[blurb [*The Yake Engine]\n\n
704[@http://www.yake.org/ The Yake Engine]
705is a component-based, object-oriented engine written in C++
706and primarily designed for VR applications and games. It abstracts typical
707low-level and middleware APIs and provides various low, mid and application
708level functionality as well as tools to create and import content.
709]
710
711[endsect]
712
713[section:inhouse In House Boost]
714
715Whether you're a government department, an internet startup, or a specialist consultancy, in-house
716developement using the Boost Libraries can significantly shorten your
717development cycles.
718
719[blurb [*LiquidNet]\n\n
720[@http://www.liquidnet.com/ LiquidNet] is Americas number one electronic
721marketplace for large block trading, and the 5th fastest growing company
722according to Inc Magazine. \n\n
723"['Boost Libraries most used, in order of importance:\n
724[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Shared Pointer],
725[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
726[@../../libs/python/doc/index.html Python],
727[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
728[@../../libs/optional/index.html Optional],
729[@../../libs/any/index.html Any] and
730[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple]]
731]
732
733[blurb [*MetOcean Engineers]\n\n
734[@http://www.metoceanengineers.com MetOcean Engineers]
735are a leading consultancy providing oceanographic and meteorological
736services in support of coastal and ocean engineering and environmental
737protection.  Core activities encompass:  oceanographic measurements;
738metocean monitoring systems; coastal and ocean engineering; environmental
739consultancy; data management.\n\n
740Boost Libraries currently in use:
741[@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
742[@../../libs/assign/index.html Assign],
743[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
744[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time],
745[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators],
746[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
747[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
748[@../../libs/spirit/phoenix/index.html Phoenix],
749[@../../libs/program_options/index.html Program Options],
750[@../../libs/bind/ref.html Ref],
751[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
752[@../../libs/spirit/index.html Spirit],
753[@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algorithm],
754[@../../doc/html/tribool.html Tribool] and
755[@../../libs/variant/index.html Variant]
756]
757
758[blurb [*TeraView Ltd]\n\n
759[@http://www.teraview.com TeraView Ltd] develop terahertz based systems
760for a variety of applications
761including spectroscopy and imaging.\n\n
762['"We use:
763[@../../libs/thread/index.html Thread],
764[@../../libs/filesystem/index.html Filesystem],
765[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time],
766[@../../libs/serialization/index.html Serialization],
767[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
768[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
769[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
770[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterator],
771[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
772[@../../libs/format/index.html Format],
773[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple],
774[@../../libs/any/index.html Any] and
775[@../../libs/optional/index.html Optional]"]
776]
777
778[blurb [*NPC International]\n\n
779With about 800 restaurants, [@http://www.npcinternational.com NPC International]
780is the world's largest Pizza Hut franchisee.\n\n
781['"We make extensive use of boost in our internally developed point of sale,
782restaurant management, communications, and accounting systems.
783We use the following Boost libraries in approximate order of frequency of use:
784[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
785[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
786[@../../libs/optional/index.html Optional],
787[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Shared Pointer],
788[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time],
789[@../../libs/thread/index.html Thread],
790[@../../libs/lambda/index.html Lambda],
791[@../../libs/type_traits/index.html Type Traits],
792[@../../libs/mpl/index.html MPL],
793[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple],
794[@../../libs/utility/enable_if.html Enable If],
795[@../../libs/variant/index.html Variant],
796[@../../libs/spirit/index.html Spirit],
797[@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algorithm],
798[@../../libs/preprocessor/index.html Preprocessor],
799[@../../libs/filesystem/index.html Filesystem],
800[@../../libs/utility/operators.htm Operator],
801[@../../libs/iterator/index.html Iterators] and
802[@../../libs/tokenizer/index.html Tokenizer]."]
803]
804
805[blurb [*Rational Discovery LLC]\n\n
806[@http://www.rationaldiscovery.com Rational Discovery]
807provides computational modeling, combinatorial
808library design and custom software development services to the
809pharmaceutical, biotech and chemical industries.\n\n
810['"We do a substantial amount of internal research to develop new
811approaches for applying machine-learning techniques to solve chemical
812problems. Because we're a small organization and chemistry is a large
813and complex field, it is essential that we be able to quickly and
814easily prototype and test new algorithms. We have found the Boost
815libraries, a reliable source of high-quality code, to be
816indispensable.\n\n
817Boost libraries used:
818[@../../libs/python/index.html Python],
819[@../../libs/graph/index.html Graph],
820[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
821[@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
822[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
823[@../../libs/random/index.html Random],
824[@../../libs/algorithm/string/index.html String Algorithms],
825[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple],
826[@../../libs/numeric/ublas/index.html uBLAS]."]
827]
828
829[blurb [*Archelon LLC]\n\n
830[@http://www.archelon-us.com Archelon LLC] is a global securities firm
831headquartered in Chicago. We actively trade equities, futures and
832derivatives in both electronic and floor-based markets. Archelon is
833one of the highest volume market makers on EUREX and a leading
834U.S. option market maker focusing on the most active securities.\n\n
835['"We use:
836[@../../libs/any/index.html Any],
837[@../../libs/array/index.html Array],
838[@../../libs/bind/index.html Bind],
839[@../../libs/date_time/index.html Date Time],
840[@../../libs/function/index.html Function],
841[@../../libs/conversion/lexical_cast.htm Lexical Cast],
842[@../../libs/optional/index.html Optional],
843[@../../libs/rational/index.html Rational],
844[@../../libs/regex/index.html Regex],
845[@../../libs/signals/index.html Signals],
846[@../../libs/smart_ptr/index.html Smart Pointer],
847[@../../libs/tokenizer/index.html Tokenizer],
848[@../../libs/tuple/index.html Tuple] and
849[@../../libs/utility/index.html Utility]."]
850]
851
852
853[endsect]
854
855[section:submit Submissions]
856
857If you have an application or library that's using Boost and would like to be
858listed here, please post the following information to the
859[@http://www.boost.org/more/mailing_lists.htm#main main Boost developer
860mailing list]:
861
862* The name of the Application/Product/Service.
863* The name of the company (where appropriate).
864* A paragraph describing the Application/Product/Service.
865* Any information you can provide about which parts of Boost you used,
866  along with any comments you may have on how Boost helped your product
867  development.
868* URLs to your companies home page, and the home page of the
869  Application/Product/Service if there is one.
870 
871Finally, if the subheadings used in the structure of these pages
872don't fit your Product/Application/Service please say so: we're
873always interested to hear how these pages can be improved or better
874structured.
875
876[endsect]
877
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