REALimage Grows as Graphics Technology of Choice Among High-End NT Workstation Makers; NEC Selects REALimage-enabled AccelECLIPSE II Board
BusinessWire, Thursday, March 05, 1998 at 13:14
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1998--Since inaugural
shipments last June, REALimage(TM) technology from Evans & Sutherland
Computer Corp. (E&S(R)) (NASDAQ:ESCC) has been selected by 12 computer
manufacturers for their most powerful NT systems (see attached list).
The most recent, NEC Computer Systems Division, selected the
REALimage-enabled AccelECLIPSE II graphics board from AccelGraphics
(NASDAQ:ACCL) for the Powermate Professional 9000 workstation. The new
workstation represents NEC CSD's entry into the NT marketplace.
The total market for NT workstations has a projected value of $6
billion, according to a recent report from International Data Corp.
(IDC). As UNIX workstation users and other professionals who demand
exceptional graphics performance migrate to Windows NT systems, they
are discovering that REALimage graphics rendering technology is the
power behind the performance.
"1997 was a banner year for REALimage technology adoption, and
1998 looks to be just as strong," said Peter ffoulkes, a principal
analyst with Dataquest. "In the coming months, as E&S introduces even
higher performance REALimage 3D graphics technology, the company is
well positioned to continue increasing its share of the Windows NT
market."
The REALimage chip set from E&S combines the exceptional
performance of Mitsubishi's 3DRAM and CDRAM memory technology with
E&S's 30 years of graphics industry leadership. The result is the
fastest, most powerful graphics-rendering engine for OpenGL-based
applications in the industry.
"There's no doubt that REALimage is and will continue to be the
graphics performance standard for Windows NT workstations," said Rick
Maule, vice president and general manager of E&S's Desktop Graphics
Division.
In addition to the AccelECLIPSE II, REALimage graphics technology
is integrated into the Fire GL 4000 board manufactured by Diamond
Multimedia, and the PowerStorm 4D30T board from Digital Equipment. It
is both PCI and AGP compatible.
REALimage technology supports the full range of professional
graphics applications, including design engineering, simulation,
digital content creation, visualization, animation, and entertainment,
among others.
Incorporating powerful 2D and 3D rendering engines, cached local
texture memory, and on-chip DMA, VGA, and setup, the REALimage
architecture supports any combination of a robust set of graphics
features (lighting, Z-buffering, alpha blending, window clipping,
etc.) without compromising performance or image quality.
Current REALimage technology accelerates OpenGL graphics
applications such as Pro/E, Softimage, 3D Studio MAX, EDS/Unigraphics,
SDRC, Lightwave, and Lightscape at speeds of 2 million polygons/second
and 60 million filtered MIP-mapped pixels/second.
Evans & Sutherland
Evans & Sutherland develops and manufactures hardware and
software to produce highly realistic 3D synthetic worlds. E&S business
units deliver high-quality visual systems and graphics subsystems for
civil aviation, defense and commercial applications, as well as
high-performance systems for digital studio, desktop graphics,
entertainment, and education.
Founded in 1968 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, E&S operates
customer sales and support offices throughout the world. Visit the E&S
Web page at es.com.
NOTE TO EDITORS: E&S and REALimage are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City. All
other trade names or marks are the properties of their respective
owners.
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Computer Manufacturers with REALimage(TM)-based Graphics Technology
Maker Processor Model Board
Compaq Intel Professional Workstation Fire GL 4000
6000 and 8000 NT
Hewlett Intel HP Vectra XW Graphics AccelECLIPSE II
Packard PC Workstation
Digital Alpha and Personal Windows NT PowerStorm 4D30T
Equipment Intel Workstation a and i
series
Siemens Intel SCENIC Celcius Fire GL 4000
Nixdorf Workstation
NEC Intel Powermate AccelECLIPSE II
Professional 9000
Micron Intel Powerdigm XSU and Fire GL 4000
XLI Workstations
Gateway Intel E-5000 Series AccelECLIPSE II
Tri-Star Intel standard and customized AccelECLIPSE II
Workstations
XERT Alpha and Arclight 4000 Series AccelECLIPSE II
Intel Legion 4000 Series
Carrera Alpha and AccelECLIPSE II
Intel
Omnitech Intel AccelECLIPSE II
Aspen Alpha AccelECLIPSE II
(Evans & Sutherland, March 1998)
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CONTACT: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City
Ken Donoghue, 801/588-1920
kdonoghue@es.com
or
Copithorne & Bellows
Wayne St. Amand, 617/450-4300
wayne.stamand@cbpr.com
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