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BeOn Announces the ``Next Generation'' BeOn PC; With Stunning Looks, the BeOn PC Pushes Computing Out of the Square, Beige Box and Into the 21St Century!
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000--BeOn Operating Company, (a subsidiary of CompUSA Inc.) today announced the formal introduction of the BeOn(TM) PC, a full-featured PC packaged in an artistic, elegant chassis.
Targeted to the general, high-end leading edge PC market, the BeOn PC is being introduced just as the industry is starting to look beyond the traditional beige box.
"Consumers want more than a beige box," said Mark Clauder, Senior Director of Product Development for BeOn Operating Company. "The PC industry, while quick to innovate technically, has been extremely uncreative in overall PC artistry. Everybody waits until someone else takes the risk. Here at BeOn, we are innovative leaders and believe that the time to launch this new design, in conjunction with the new Microsoft Windows(R) Me operating system, is now."
CONFIGURATIONS, PRICE AND AVAILABILITY
But elegant looks aren't all there is to the BeOn PC. Some of the most innovative ideas of BeOn PC are the service programs that are part of the BeOn PC experience. Each BeOn PC comes with a three-year, "bumper-to-bumper" on-site warranty with 7/24-telephone support and in-store configuration. Also included is a three-hour "Start Right" training class that the customer can schedule at any CompUSA store, and thirty days of CompUSA's Dial-A-Tech(SM) telephone technical support for software. "BeOn is committed to making sure our customers feel confident with owning and using their new BeOn PC," stated Clauder.
Launching with two models, the BeOn PC is a full-featured machine. The LI-700 entry model sports an Intel Pentium III 700Mhz processor with 96MB SDRAM, 15GB Hard Drive, 3.5" Floppy, CDRW Drive, 56K modem, 10/100 NIC, Internet Keyboard, 2-button scroll mouse and Windows(R) Me. The LI-800 model will feature an Intel PIII-800Mhz processor, 128MB SDRAM and a 40GB Hard Drive. BeOn PC will be available at CompUSA Superstores in September 2000.
ABOUT BeOn OPERATING COMPANY
BeOn Operating Company's mission is to manufacture computers and other digital devices that offer performance and value without compromise.
Available to BeOn's customers are local sales, service and support, access to thousands of additional products, immediate access to the newest technologies, tested compatibility of components, extensive multi-level training options, competitive pricing and government buying schedules.
For further information on BeOn Operating Company, please visit our Web site at http:\\www.beonpc.com.
(c)2000 BeOn Operating Company (a subsidiary of CompUSA). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. BeOn is a trademark of CompUSA Management Company. All other brand and product names are registered trademarks, trademarks or servicemarks of their respective holders and are gratefully acknowledged. All specifications subject to change without notice.
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Revelations Entertainment and Intel Work Together to Define Digital Cinematography
SANTA MONICA, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000-- Revelations Entertainment, the production company co-owned by three-time Academy Award(R) nominee Morgan Freeman and producing partner Lori McCreary, Tuesday announced that it is working with Intel Corp. to define a new methodology for end-to-end media production.
Anticipating that most films will eventually originate digitally (shot on digital cameras and designed in 3D on computers) and ultimately will be digitally distributed on any platform, both companies are committed to enhancing the role that digital effects play in film, and pioneering "digital cinematography" that is not readily visible to the viewer.
With pilot systems shipping in Q4 of 2000, the Intel(R) Itanium(TM) processor-based workstations will be a platform of choice for digital cinematography. Some of the new software for the Itanium processor-based workstations include: Alias Wavefront's Maya, Arete Image Software, Digimation, Cebas, Discreet 3D Studio Max(R), project: messiah Group, NewTek, Next Limit, Reyes Infografica, Mental Images, Right Hemisphere, Softimage, TGS and Volume Graphics.
Will Swope, Vice President and General Manager, Intel Solutions Enabling Group commented: "The Itanium processor-based workstations will be a work horse for designers who need increased performance for developing digital content including complex 3-D modeling, animation, scene rendering, video editing and special effects.
"Workstation platforms based on the Itanium processor will enable content producers like Revelations Entertainment to meet ever more stringent time-to-market pressures while creating complex special effects and data visualizations."
Freeman stated, "I believe that the current trend toward more digital effects in film will continue until digital cinematography is the norm, not the 'event' that it is now. Lori and I created Revelations with this kind of technological leap in mind."
McCreary is one of the few Hollywood producers who has a degree and experience in computer programming and software design, and speaks the language of the digital revolution. Stated McCreary, "With the upcoming release of production-ready technologies for the Intel Pentium(R) processor and the 64-bit Itanium processor, the time is now for end-to-end digital content creation."
About Revelations Entertainment
Revelations recently produced "Under Suspicion," a remake of the French film, "Garde a Vue", teaming Freeman with Gene Hackman, Thomas Jane and Monica Bellucci. The remake was written by W. Peter Iliff
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pulver.com: Intel and Lucent products first iNOW! certified technology hosted in pulver.com Open Test Network
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 12, 2000--pulver.com, the voice of telephony on the net, today announced that it has created an IMTC iNOW! certification testbed within the pulver.com Open Test Network (OTN). Intel's Internet telephony software technology and Lucent's Exchange Plus family of software products will be the first iNOW! certified technology located in the OTN.
The pulver.com Open Test Network was established to provide a free resource to qualified members of the VON Industry with the goal of accelerating widespread interoperability between equipment vendors. As both vendor neutral and service provider neutral the OTN offers the industry a unique opportunity to address interoperability issue. The OTN supports testing of many of the emerging protocols developed by the voice over IP industry, including: SIP, H.323, iNOW!, OSP, MGCP. IMTC's iNOW! is a broad-based industry initiative set up in 1998 to establish interoperability among IP telephony platforms. The IMTC recently launched the IMTC iNOW! Certifiation Program, which provides equipment vendors and service providers with a uniform iNOW! test plan. Products that pass the interoperability test receive the IMTC iNOW! certification.
"Interoperability needs to happen in order for the Internet telephony industry to grow. IMTC's iNOW! Activity Group has done a great job in accelerating the ability for equipment from multiple vendors to become interoperable," said Jeff Pulver, President and CEO of pulver.com. "We are pleased to offer a testbed in our Open Test Network for equipment working towards their iNOW! certification and thus interoperability."
About pulver.com: Jeff Pulver founded pulver.com at the end of 1994. In addition to producing the highly successful VON conferences, pulver.com is engaged in many activities that promote growth in communication technology utilizing Internet Protocol.
The pulver.com website (http://pulver.com) is a key source of information for those in the IP Communications industry. Jeff Pulver's The Pulver Report ( pulver.com ) is a widely-read source of information on the latest developments in emerging net technologies.
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