<s>
Arden2ByteCode	B-Application
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
Arden	O
Syntax	O
compiler	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compiler	B-Language
translates	O
HL7	O
International	O
Arden	O
Syntax	O
for	O
Medical	O
Logic	O
Modules	O
(	O
MLMs	O
)	O
to	O
Java	B-Language
Bytecode	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arden2ByteCode	B-Application
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Virtual	I-Language
Machine	I-Language
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arden2ByteCode	B-Application
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
Arden4Eclipse	O
a	O
plugin	O
for	O
the	O
eclipse	O
framework	O
that	O
allows	O
easy	O
development	O
of	O
medical	O
logic	O
modules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arden2ByteCode	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
part	O
or	O
the	O
Lower	O
Saxony	O
research	O
network	O
"	O
Design	O
of	O
Environments	O
for	O
Ageing	O
"	O
(	O
GAL	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
the	O
compiler	B-Language
supported	O
a	O
subset	O
of	O
the	O
standard	O
version2.5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
test	O
the	O
standard	O
compliance	O
a	O
JUnit-based	O
test	O
framework	O
has	O
been	O
developed	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
test	O
other	O
compilers	B-Language
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
