News March 8, 21:28 Eastern Time
MAR 8, 1999, M2 Communications - HUNTSVILLE, AL -- Intergraph Computer Systems today announced that it is shipping Intel's new Pentium III processor at 500 MHz in its award-winning line of TDZ 2000 ViZual Workstations. These products include the TDZ 2000 GL2 for the technical and creative markets and the StudioZ RenderRAX III -- first in the family of rackmount TDZ 2000 workstations -- for the broadcast/video and entertainment markets. As one of the first 500 MHz Intel Pentium III processor-based workstations, the TDZ 2000 GL2 delivers exceptional price/performance and the industry's broadest selection of graphics options, from high-end 2D through highest-performance 3D graphics. The StudioZ RenderRAX III is the first Pentium III processor- based rackmount rendering engine for animation and computer-generated imagery (CGI) applications. Intergraph workstations, featuring the highest Intel Pentium III processor speed and new instructions such as memory streaming and new media enhancements, deliver faster performance for creative and technical professionals working in digital media; prepress and publishing, MCAD, and visual simulation. The new 500 MHz Pentium III processor, Windows NT-based systems are available immediately with prices starting at $2, 750(U.S.).
"Intergraph Computer Systems is making an express delivery of 'Power to the creators' with immediate availability of Pentium III processor-powered workstations," said Jeff Edson, president of Intergraph Computer Systems' Visual Computing division. "Our customers demand leading-edge processor performance, and we're combining that with high-throughput systems design, world-leading graphics, and unique workstation capabilities, all at affordable price/performance points."
"The Intel Pentium III processor delivers top-of-the- line performance for workstations powering today's and tomorrow's complex visual computing needs," said Anand Chandrasekher, general manager, Intel Workstation Product Group. "Intergraph's TDZ 2000 line - based on the Pentium III processor - is a prime example of top performing workstations delivering the latest high-end technology to end users."
Pentium III Processor Performance in Affordable Mainstream Workstation Intergraph's low-cost TDZ 2000 GL2 featuring the Pentium III processor is a single- or dual-processor workstation that delivers mainstream visual computing performance for typical publishing and prepress, 3D digital content creation, and mechanical solid modeling applications. Powered by the Pentium III processor with new Streaming SIMD Extensions, the TDZ 2000 GL2 significantly boosts performance of new media, imaging, and rendering applications. The TDZ 2000 GL2 also gives creative and technical professionals broad flexibility in configuring systems for specific applications with an extensive range of graphics options, including the Intense3D Wildcat 4000, the world's fastest 3D graphics on Windows NT. Scalable, rack-mount rendering with Pentium III performance The StudioZ RenderRAX III features dual 500 MHz Pentium III processors in a rack-mount chassis that can be stacked and readily configured in distributed rendering farms of virtually unlimited CPU power. When used with distributed or multithreaded rendering software packages such as SOFTIMAGE5/8Mental Ray, Side Effects Houdini, NewTek Lightwave 3D with ScreamerNet, Kinetix 3D Studio MAX, or Alias/Wavefront Maya, the StudioZ RenderRAX III provides top rendering performance on Windows NT with exceptional price/performance for content creators rendering complex and processor-intensive models, computer generated images (CGI), and animations.
Pricing and Availability
The TDZ 2000 GL2 ViZual Workstation with Intel's 500 MHz Pentium III processor is available immediately from authorized Intergraph Computer Systems value-added resellers. Prices start at $2,750 (U.S.). Other TDZ 2000 GL2 models start as low as $1,959(U.S.). The StudioZ RenderRAX III with Pentium III processors is also available immediately with prices starting at $5,400(U.S.). For both the TDZ 2000 GL2 and the StudioZ RenderRAX III, Intergraph Computer Systems offers an upgrade program to Pentium III 500 MHz processors for Pentium II-based systems. For additional product and sales information, resellers or customers can call 800-763-0242 or visit the company's Web site at intergraph.com.
About Intergraph Computer Systems
Intergraph Computer Systems (Huntsville, AL) businesses -- Visual Computing, Enterprise Solutions, and Intense3D -- reflect its core competencies of systems engineering, systems integration, world-class service and support, and 3D graphics technology. The company develops, sells, and supports affordable, high-performance Windows NT-based graphics workstations, PCs, and servers using the latest Intel processors, and advanced 3D graphics accelerators for the creative and technical desktop in markets such as traditional CAD, MCAD, animation, content creation, publishing and prepress, visual simulation, graphics arts, and digital media. Intergraph's enterprise solutions include systems integration, consulting, hardware, networking and interoperability products for workgroup to enterprise performance for systems management, thin-client, and Internet/extranet/intranet communications. Intergraph Computer Systems is the world leader in 3D graphics technology and the sales of 3D graphics accelerators for Windows NT.
Intergraph Computer Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intergraph Corporation (NASDAQ: INGR).
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