McMannic - Re: "SSE will have about the same effect as MMX. Looks good but the apps aren't there."
Oh yeah?
Here's a few Pentium III SSE applications that ARE THERE !
Paul
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March 04, 1999 13:44
Portola Dimensional Systems Showcases Graphics Technology for Business Productivity
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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1999--
Optimization for Pentium III Provides Business Users Advanced Data Query, Analysis and Reporting Capabilities; Coronado Sole Desktop Business Application Featured at Intel Developer Forum {===========================}
March 04, 1999 12:44
Virtuosa Gold Sets New Standard for Audio Encoding With Significant Performance Increase
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AudioSoft's hi-fi software capitalizes on Intel's new Pentium(R) III processor to enable high-speed CD-to-PC music compressions
GENEVA, March 4 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioSoft, pioneer of technology for secure music distribution over digital networks, today announced the release of a new version of Virtuosa Gold that is optimized for Intel's Pentium(R) III processor. Engineered to use the new processor's extensive multimedia instruction set, Virtuosa Gold provides PC users with the most advanced MP3 compression technology available today and ensures superior digital audio quality.
AudioSoft's Virtuosa Gold is the ultimate jukebox, CD ripper and CD-burning software available on the Internet. Software tuned to Intel's Pentium III processor has significantly improved Virtuosa Gold's overall performance. The Pentium III processor-optimized MPEG 1 L3 (mp3) codec embedded in Virtuosa Gold speeds the compression of CD from 25 to 30 percent. This improved performance lets Virtuosa Gold users compress a three-minute track in less than one minute. Virtuosa Gold is the only all-in-one jukebox-Cd-Ripper-Cd-Burner digital audio application in worldwide demonstration at the "Pentium III Processor Showroom".
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Company Press Release
SOURCE: Infinite Pictures, Inc.
Infinite Pictures(TM) SmoothMove(R) Products Complement Adobe(R) and Kinetix(R) Software Using the Intel(R) Pentium(R) III
SmoothMove Technology by Infinite Pictures Enhances the Functionality Of Kinetix 3D Studio VIZ and Adobe PhotoDeluxe(TM)
PORTLAND, Ore., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Users of Kinetix 3D Studio VIZ and Adobe PhotoDeluxe will be able to more quickly and easily produce spherical panoramas using Infinite Pictures' SmoothMove technology along with Intel's next generation processor, the Pentium III. Embedded in 3D Studio VIZ and PhotoDeluxe is SmoothMove, a proprietary technology developed by Infinite Pictures that enables users to create and smoothly
navigate in real-time through interactive spherical panoramas created from photographs, computer generated images and architectural drawings.
''We're pleased that our SmoothMove technology is a part of the software products that have been optimized to
work with Intel's Pentium III,'' explains Roger Thomas, Chairman of Infinite Pictures. ''A faster processor allows users to maximize their ability to create real-life 360 degree panoramic images.''
With SmoothMove technology, users can move and look in any direction, stop at any point, and zoom in and out
of panoramas that are small enough to send via e-mail or post on web sites. Designed for use by multimedia content developers, architects, game developers, Web page designers and other 3D rendering professionals, SmoothMove software generates navigable panoramas that provide instant visualization of even the most complex models.
This week, Adobe PhotoDeluxe was chosen as a finalist in the Best Photo Editing Software category at the 75th annual Photo Marketing Association trade show and conference. PhotoDeluxe is considered the leading consumer digital imaging application with 14 million copies distributed worldwide. In April 1998, Adobe integrated Infinite Picture's SmoothMove panoramic technology -- SmoothMove PhotoStitcher -- into PhotoDeluxe Business Edition. A few months later, SmoothMove PhotoStitcher was incorporated into PhotoDeluxe Consumer Edition.
3D Studio VIZ users can augment their ability to create panoramic images and movies by upgrading to SmoothMove Panoramas for 3-D Studio VIZ. The upgrade includes a hotspot editor, CG seamer, browser plug-ins, viewer, and the ability to create SmoothMove Panoramic Movies. The SmoothMove PhotoStitcher upgrade for PhotoDeluxe allows users to seam together more than three photos and navigate around the resulting panorama.
A free demo CD of the SmoothMove technology is available by calling Infinite Pictures at 503-221-2449 or visiting the Infinite Pictures website at smoothmove.com. Located in Portland, Oregon, Infinite Pictures, Inc., is the leading developer of innovative navigational software tools that create the sense of real places through computer technology. Infinite Pictures' SmoothMove® technology allows multimedia authors to manipulate and interactively display photo-realistic environments using architectural drawings, photographs and
computer-generated images.
SOURCE: Infinite Pictures, Inc.
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Monday March 1, 2:33 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: iLumin Corporation
iLumin Teams With Intel to Provide Secure Enforceable Electronic Transactions; Product Taps Into the Power of the Pentium III Processor
OREM, Utah, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- iLumin Corporation, an Internet e-commerce company providing enforceable electronic transactions(TM) for the Internet E-conomy(TM), announced today the addition of Intel's Pentium® III processor serial number as an optional added security feature in iLumin's newest suite of software products and services. iLumin's products and services will move customers closer to the new Internet E-conomy by allowing the purchase of automobiles and homes, the completion of corporate mergers and court filings, and the electronic execution of legally binding document transactions over the Internet.
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Monday March 1, 6:04 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Cygnus Fuels Linux With GNUPro Software Development Tools
Cygnus Working to Maximize Performance on Intel Architecture
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 1999 - Cygnus® Solutions today announced it is working to optimize its industry leading GNUPro® Toolkit for Linux on Intel® Architecture.
This optimization work to the core Linux development technology will allow Linux software platform providers and applications developers to take advantage of Intel's Pentium® II processor. GNUPro Toolkit for Linux, a complete software development toolsuite, enables developers to increase the performance of the Linux operating system (OS) as well as commercial applications running on the Linux OS.
''With its popular GNUPro Toolkit, Cygnus has proven the power and benefits of its open-source technology and support model for Linux,'' said Bob Young, CEO of Red Hat Software. ''By optimizing GNUPro tools for Linux on Red Hat Linux, and by working with Intel on optimizations for Pentium® processors, Cygnus continues to advance the commercial adoption of Linux as a robust, high performance operating system.''
Cygnus is currently optimizing its GNUPro software development technology to support a range of Intel processors, including Celeron(TM), Pentium® II and Pentium® III processors. {=============================} March 09, 1999 12:55
Quadrant International Delivers DVD Solution for Intel Pentium III Systems; Leading PC Manufacturers Shipping Latest PIII Systems with QI's MPEG-2 Decoders
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MALVERN, Penn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1999--Demonstrating its commitment to providing DVD support to the PC industry, Quadrant International (QI), a leader of digital video and audio solutions, has again won industry recognition with its CineMaster(tm) Digital Media Suite, including MPEG-2 software and hardware decoders. Following a recent string of awards and strategic customer wins, QI's technology has been licensed to major PC manufactures shipping the latest 500 MHz Intel Pentium(R) III computers.
Of the top seven Pentium III systems recently reviewed by PC Magazine, QI's MPEG-2 decoders were integrated into all but one, including the "Editor's Choice" -- Compaq's Desktop Prosignia, further establishing QI's position as a provider of the industry's best overall system performance and integration. Other systems reviewed, included offerings from Dell, Gateway, Micron, NEC, Quantex and CompUSA.
"This is yet another milestone for Quadrant as we continue to provide DVD solutions that meet the functionality and performance requirements of today's multimedia PCs," said Leonard Sharp, vice president of marketing for QI. "QI's CineMaster(tm) decoders have been setting the standard for DVD for years. Now, QI's CineMaster98 product family provides optimum price/performance solutions for PC consumers while enabling the highest quality DVD playback experience available."
In the past, the company has received recognition from several prominent industry organizations, including Frost & Sullivan's Marketing Engineering Competitive Strategy Award, acknowledgment in PC Magazine's Editor's Choice awards, support in PC Computing's MVP winning systems, as well as mentions in PC Gamer's "Editor's Choice" list, and C/Net's "Buy It" rating.
About Quadrant International
Quadrant International (QI) is an expert provider of digital video and audio solutions to manufacturers of PCs, consumer electronics appliances and convergence devices. QI addresses the convergence of the personal computer and consumer electronics markets through a full line of software and hardware products designed around a unique, modular software architecture that provides a consistent look and feel across technology platforms. Combining the best on-screen quality with the best overall system performance and integration, QI provides flexible and cost-effective solutions to a spectrum of partners in the PC-OEM, CE-OEM and semiconductor markets, including Intel, Compaq, Dell Computer, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Packard Bell/NEC, Quantex, Sony, ATI Technologies, C-Cube, and ST Microelectronics. Founded in 1994, QI is headquartered in Pennsylvania and has offices in the Silicon Valley, Seattle, Germany and Japan.
All companies and product names mentioned herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
CONTACT: Quadrant International Lori Crenny, 610/408-7494 lcrenny@qi.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Kelley MacMaster, 650/596-5813 kmacmaster@miller.shandwick.com
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Data Translation's Strategic Relationship With Intel Yields High-Quality Digital Video Product for Pentium III Processor
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MARLBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1999--
Broadway, the Easy-to-Use Video Editing System Supports New Intel Technology Delivering Real-Time MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 Encoding
Data Translation(R), (NASDAQ:DATX) a leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of high-performance digital video products and test and measurement systems, recently announced Broadway(TM) Pro 4.0, an enhanced version of its award-winning Broadway digital video editing product line. Users can capture analog video from camcorders or VCRs into the PC to be edited digitally, saved, or streamed over the Internet. Formally introduced at the recent Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Preview Day Event, Broadway Pro 4.0 is designed to take advantage of Pentium III processor technology to provide users with a compelling multimedia experience.
"Broadway Pro 4.0 packs professional-level features and years of digital video technology experience into a product optimized for PC users," said Fred Molinari, president and CEO of Data Translation. "And now that Pentium III machines are currently shipping, users can take immediate advantage of the most advanced video editing systems available for the PC."
Intel's new Pentium III processor technology allows Broadway to compress video in real-time to the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 format, which enables shorter compression times. CD-ROM and Video CD multimedia authoring, Web authoring, and multimedia presentation authoring all benefit from video encoded in MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 format. The Pentium III processor accelerates the creation of high-resolution, smaller files that require less storage space on a PC.
Availability
Broadway Pro 4.0 will be available from Data Translation in Spring 1999. For further information, visit our Web site at b-way.com or contact the Broadway sales department at (508) 481-3700 or (800) 249-1000.
About Data Translation
Data Translation, Inc. (NASDAQ:DATX) is a world leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of high performance Application Video, multimedia, imaging and data acquisition systems. Founded in 1973 and headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., the company is at the forefront of the development of standards-based digital video editing and playback systems that offer significant price and performance advantages over competing products. More information is available on Data Translation's Web site at datatranslation.com.
Statements made herein which are not historical facts are forward looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include such factors as the ability of the Company to meet its future capital requirements, the competitive pricing environment of the Company's industry, consumer demand for and market acceptance of the Company's products and other risks identified in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTACT: Data Translation, Inc. Susan Walsh, 508/481-3700, ext.205 swalsh@datx.com b-way.com {============================} Friday March 12, 9:30 am Eastern Time
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blaxxun interactive Offers 3D NURBS Technology
Cooperation With Intel on Next-Generation Internet Solutions
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1999--After completing the optimization of its Community Platform 4.0 for the Intel Pentium III processor, blaxxun now supports NURBS technology.
For the first time, objects developed with NURBS techniques can be displayed via the Internet. NURBS reduce the bandwidth requirements for complex 3D data by an average of 80% while displaying three-dimensional models with astounding realism. A new generation of Internet applications that are no longer restricted to text and simple graphics or animations now becomes possible.
The new NURBS (Non-Uniform Rational B-Splines) technology is a co-development of blaxxun and Intel that provides a variety of improvements in addition to the faster display of high-quality 3D graphics. Content can be developed faster and more economically, since a single model can be used for all target platforms. NURBS technology allows complex animations and is supported by authoring tools such as 3D Studio MAX.
Content developers including Lunatic in Germany and Crea in France are already using blaxxun's NURBS technology. NURBS, long established in the graphics sector, is now available for the first time on PC platforms.
NURBS technology describes 3D models mathematically so that they can be transferred in a very compact form over the Internet. In contrast to traditional techniques, with which entire 3D models with all their polygons must be transferred from the Web to the PC, NURBS transfers only a few bytes and takes advantage of the Pentium III processor's performance to reproduce the model on the PC. This makes it possible to transfer animated 3D models over a normal phone line in real time.
''NURBS technology on Pentium III-based systems represents the breakthrough for 3D on the Internet,'' said Franz Buchenberger, CEO of blaxxun interactive. ''New interactive Web sites with rich media content can finally be realized on the Internet.''
blaxxun interactive, based in San Francisco and Munich, is the global leader in products and solutions for multimedia communication on the Internet and intranets. Its technology platform ties multimedia with rich communication features allowing the building of visually striking communities and venues where users interact and network with each other in 2D and 3D.
Applications are tailored to commerce, to collaboration with online education/training forums and virtual offices, and to communities like the award winning Cybertown (www.cybertown.com). More information about blaxxun interactive can be found at www.blaxxun.com.
Contact:
blaxxun interactive, San Francisco John Golden, 415/437-6163 blaxxun interactive, Munich Christiane von Stein, 49 89 544 628-0
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Company Press Release
SolidWorks Software Featured At Intel Pentium III Xeon Launch
3D CAD Software Featured At Intel's Global Product Launch
CONCORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1999--SolidWorks® Corporation, a leading provider of cost-effective, easy-to-use 3D CAD software for the mainstream design-centric market, today announced that the company's software will be featured at Intel's® (NASDAQ:INTC - news) global launch of the Pentium® III Xeon(tm) processor. Both SolidWorks 98Plus and PhotoWorks, the company's photo-realistic rendering software, will be used to demonstrate the high-end, fast, graphical capabilities of the Pentium III Xeon processor .
The SolidWorks demonstration will feature one of the company's consumer products customers, Scorpion Recreational Products (SRP). SRP used SolidWorks software on Intel-based workstations to design its Scorpion Snowmobile line, helping SRP reduce their design time and save hundreds of thousands of dollars in development costs. SRP's high performance snowmobiles contain precision assemblies with hundreds of custom-built parts. Before the first snowmobile was designed, SRP secured funding and a dealer network based on the realistic images of the snowmobiles created with PhotoWorks. All five snowmobile models produced in the first production run went together the first time, with no build errors. Attendees at the Intel launch will witness how SRP uses SolidWorks 3D solid modeling technology and creates photorealistic images quickly and efficiently, exploiting the power of the new Pentium III Xeon processor.
SolidWorks 98Plus is the sixth major release of the company's award-winning Windows®-native 3D mechanical design software. With more than 200 major customer-driven enhancements and innovations, SolidWorks 98Plus builds on the reputation of SolidWorks as a driving force in the 3D CAD industry. The product offers detailing, assembly design, surfacing, and sheetmetal design capabilities. Many features are exclusive to SolidWorks and are not available with any other Windows-based solid modeling solution.
''SolidWorks 98Plus, in combination with the Pentium III Xeon processor, offers customers an excellent CAD solution,'' said Andre Wolper, director of marketing, Intel Workstation Products Group. ''The performance improvements in SolidWorks' application complement our efforts to continue strong growth of Intel workstations in the MCAD market segment.''
''SolidWorks has seen significant improvements in rendering performance by taking advantage of the new graphical capabilities of the Pentium III Xeon processor,'' stated Robert McGill, manager for SolidWorks' Partner Program. ''SolidWorks' customers, such as Scorpion Recreational Products, utilize the power of the processor for photorealistic imaging of large assemblies. These dramatic, life-like images generate market demand for their specialty snowmobiles before they even reach the factory floor.''
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Company Press Release
SOURCE: Unigraphics Solutions
Unigraphics Solutions is Selected to Participate in Intel's Pentium III Xeon Launch Event
ST. LOUIS, March 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Unigraphics Solutions Inc. (NYSE: UGS - news) today announced that it will be one of the featured mechanical CAD applications at the New York and San Francisco launch events of Intel's (Nasdaq: INTC - news) new Pentium III Xeon processor. UGS was selected for this prestigious event to highlight the performance of this new technology for enterprise-wide CAD applications like Unigraphics. Working jointly with Intel and its partners, Unigraphics Solutions has certified and tuned its software to take advantage of the new SIMD instructions that are featured in the Pentium III Xeon architecture.
This announcement demonstrates a technology partnership that benefits Unigraphics customers who require high performance and fast interactive response. Based on early testing, customers can expect increased productivity. This performance benefit will be further enhanced when Unigraphics ships its recently announced native Windows NT implementation that will feature support for symmetrical multiprocessing. By incorporating the new multi-threaded Parasolid kernel, the simple addition of a second processor will give customers a significant performance boost in key Parasolid operations.
Unigraphics Solutions and Intel have partnered on a series of technical projects to improve Unigraphics performance on Intel. These projects include: 1) assisting in the development of the multi-threaded Parasolid kernel, 2) tuning compilers and Unigraphics source code to get dramatic performance gains in key application areas and 3) working with graphics vendors to tune their drivers to take advantage of the Streaming SIMD Extensions in the Pentium III Xeon processor. Unigraphics customers can expect to see the benefits of these mutual efforts in upcoming releases of Unigraphics.
''We are excited to partner with Intel on the release of this significant new technology from Intel,'' says Tony Affuso, vice president of Products and Operations for Unigraphics Solutions. ''Our sales of Unigraphics on Intel and Windows NT(TM) have been increasing dramatically each year. Intel's new Pentium III Xeon processor and the advanced software technology we are incorporating in the product, with the help of Intel, will offer tremendous productivity gains to our customers.''
About Unigraphics Solutions
Unigraphics Solutions Inc. (NYSE: UGS - news) provides end-to-end CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM software and related services designed to improve its customers' command of product development. The company provides tools appropriate to a collaborative engineering environment, converting ideas into easily shared concepts used to develop products of varying complexity such as motor vehicles, aircraft, heavy equipment and consumer goods and the parts that comprise them. Unigraphics Solutions' software is used worldwide and includes Unigraphics for high-end, complex design, manufacture and assembly; Solid Edge for mid-range, Windows-based product design; IMAN for product data management; and Parasolid, a design and manufacturing industries solid modeling standard. Many OEM software developers have licensed the Parasolid kernel. The company, formerly EDS Unigraphics, maintains corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Mo. and can be reached via the WorldWide Web at ugsolutions.com.
Unigraphics Solutions, Parasolid, Solid Edge, Unigraphics, ProductVision, IMAN, GRIP, managedServices and LightningStart are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of Unigraphics Solutions Inc. All other trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks belong to their respective holders. Copyright® 1999 Unigraphics Solutions. All rights reserved. The information within is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Unigraphics Solutions.
CONTACT: Jim Phelan of Unigraphics Solutions, 314-344-5290, e-mail, phelan@ugsolutions.com.
SOURCE: Unigraphics Solutions
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