McMannic - Re: "SSE will have about the same effect as MMX. Looks good but the apps aren't there."
Oh yeah?
Well here's EVEN MORE Pentium III SSE applications that ARE THERE !
Paul
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Intel and Dassault Systemes to work together on software optimization for Intel Architecture and Pentium III Xeon Processor
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CeBit, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 18, 1999--Intel Corporation and Dassault Systemes (Nasdaq: DASTY) have agreed to work together to optimize CATIA, the world's leading CAD/CAM/CAE software, for current and future generations of Intel(R) microprocessors.
As a first fruit of this collaboration, Dassault Systemes' CATIA Version 5 takes advantage of the performance boost offered by the Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processor. Launched at CeBit, the Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processor offers the workstation user industry-leading price performance and incorporates Intel's leading-edge technology Internet Streaming SIMD extensions, which deliver enhanced 3D graphic visualization, improved video and animation capabilities.
The collaboration between Intel and Dassault Systemes, formalized in a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed in November 1998, will ensure the availability of industry-leading CATIA Solutions on Intel Architecture platforms now and in the future. CATIA customers will benefit from the combination of both companies' leading-edge technologies, and from Intel Architecture as it evolves through both 32 and 64-bit platforms. As part of the agreement, Intel will support Dassault Systemes' laboratories, ensuring that development and implementation plans are synchronized.
"This agreement is another step forward for the adoption of Intel Architecture in the workstation market segment. Most of the largest and most prestigious automobile, aerospace, heavy equipment, and consumer goods manufacturers in the world use CATIA as the core component of their product and process development. They'll now be able to do that work even more effectively and productively on the Intel Architecture," said Anand Chandrasekher, General Manager of Intel's Workstation Products Group. "Our companies share the same vision for providing unique, high-end technologies and value to customers. Intel's commitment to working with Dassault Systemes will ensure that CATIA on Intel-based workstations delivers best-of-class performance."
"We are extremely pleased to establish this technological collaboration between our two companies," said Bernard Charles, President of Dassault Systemes. "This is great news for CATIA Version 5 customers who will take advantage of the native implementation of CATIA Version 5 on Intel Architecture and from Pentium III Xeon processor performance boost".
CATIA Solutions on Intel Architecture widens access to advanced and scalable product modeling applications and increases productivity.
CATIA Version 5 has been completely re-engineered to maximize the benefit and the advantages offered by the Intel Architecture. It utilizes next generation object technologies and leading-edge industry standards and delivers an innovative and intuitive user interface. The result is an easy-to-install, fun-to-learn, and natural-to-use system. Its native OLE and Internet/intranet Web compliance enables system integration within the office environment and across the digital enterprise. CATIA Version 5 delivers breakthrough, scalable applications for companies at all levels in design automation. At its core, CATIA Version 5 builds on powerful smart modeling concepts enabling the capture and re-use of corporate engineering knowledge and the implementation of generative rule-based product development processes. Version 5 offers compatibility with Version 4. This allows both systems to be used together and provides a smooth progression for existing users.
Dassault Systemes S.A. is a leading software developer for the CAD/CAM/CAE/PDM II market providing users with solutions for their product development needs. CATIA-CADAM and DENEB Solutions enable total simulation of the creation of a product. SolidWorks, a wholly-owned subsidiary, offers design-oriented software solutions based on Windows. With Java-based CATWEB e-business tools, everyone can exploit engineering data over the Web. ENOVIA PDM II Solutions deliver a new multi-CAD collaborative and innovative environment for the virtual product and process modeling and management across the extended enterprise. The customer base comprises over 13,000 CATIA-CADAM and 9,500 SolidWorks customers.
Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.
Dassault Systemes information is available at dsweb.com Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom CATIA press releases and general information on CATIA are available on the CATIA home page at catia.com
CATIA is a registered trademark of Dassault Systemes SA. ENOVIA, CATWEB are owned by Dassault Systemes SA.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the properties of their respective owners.
CONTACT: Intel Press Contact: DS Press Contacts: Orietta Sutherberry Martine Vesco Intel Corporation Dassault Systemes +44 1793 403000 33 1 40 99 42 18 Orietta.Sutherberry@Intel.com martine_vesco@ds-fr.com OR
Sheri Chow Dassault Systemes of America 818-673-2134 sheri_chow@ds-us.com OR DS Investor Contacts: Michele Katz/Elric Martinez Press: Brian Maddox/Estelle Bieber Morgen-Walke Associates, Inc. 212-850-5600 {==================================} March 17, 1999 16:57
Diamond Multimedia Announces Optimizations for Intel's Pentium III Xeon Processor; Diamond's Fire GL1 Drivers Take Advantage of Streaming SIMD Extensions
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SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 17, 1999--Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:DIMD), a leader in PC multimedia and Internet connectivity, today announced that the Diamond Fire GL1 professional graphics accelerator is designed to take full advantage of the Streaming SIMD Extensions included with Intel's Pentium III Xeon processor.
The Diamond Fire GL1, coupled with the new Pentium III Xeon processor and instruction set, delivers a powerful NT workstation solution for the professional digital content creation market.
"The Diamond Fire GL1 accelerator is optimized for Intel's Streaming SIMD Extensions which boost the performance of the Pentium III within the 3D geometry pipeline," said Ian Cartwright, vice president and general manager of Diamond Multimedia's Professional Graphics Division. "By supporting the new instruction set, the Fire GL1 accelerator leverages the on-chip capabilities of the Xeon processor to provide enhanced 3D graphics performance on the Windows NT platform."
"IBM's IntelliStation Z Pro workstation, including the Pentium III Xeon processor, offers a new level of 3D performance on the desktop," said Mike Kerr, worldwide marketing director, IBM Professional Workstations. "We are pleased that the Diamond Fire GL1 can take advantage of the Streaming SIMD Instructions to provide unparalleled 3D graphics acceleration."
Delivering up to 15 million anti-aliased vectors per second, the Diamond Fire GL1 is the first accelerator that is able to keep pace with the on-board geometry acceleration provided by the Pentium III Xeon processor. The Fire GL1 also includes specialized software drivers that auto-detect for Streaming SIMD Extensions and leverage the 3D geometry capabilities of the processor. In a comparison of Intel processor-based systems, the Diamond Fire GL1 yielded a performance increase of 60 percent in ProCDRS and CDRS tests conducted with the Streaming SIMD Extensions enabled (for a graphical representation, visit "Press Center" at www.diamondmm.com).
Featuring IBM's first graphics chipset and the first 256-bit engine for the Windows NT platform, the Diamond Fire GL1 accelerator brings outstanding price-performance graphics to NT workstations. The new Diamond Fire GL1 accelerator, priced at $995 MSRP with 32MB of memory, is optimized for multi-processor systems with multi-threaded OpenGL drivers. Product shipments of both PCI and AGP configurations are expected to begin in April 1999.
Intel's Pentium III processor- and Pentium III Xeon processor-based systems with the Diamond Fire GL1 accelerator will be on display at CeBIT '99 in Hannover, Germany from March 18 through March 24, at the Diamond Multimedia booth No. A47 in Hall 21.
About Diamond Multimedia
Diamond Multimedia is a leader in PC multimedia and Internet connectivity, providing advanced products that enable desktop computer users to create, access and experience compelling, new media content from their PCs and through the Internet. Products include the Rio series of Internet audio appliances, the Stealth and Viper(R) series of video accelerators, the Monster series of 3D gaming accelerators, the Fire series of professional graphics accelerators, the Supra(R) series of modems, and the HomeFree line of home networking products. Diamond's common stock is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol DIMD, and its web site address is diamondmm.com. The Company's Internet music portal site is at rioport.com.
How to Contact Diamond Multimedia
There are many ways to reach Diamond for sales support, technical assistance, driver updates and general information:
Internet Web Sites: diamondmm.com and rioport.com Diamond Multimedia's Headquarters and Multimedia Division: 408/325-7000; Fax: 408/325-7070 Communications Division (Supra brand modems) Main Phone Number: 360/604-1400; Fax: 360/604-1401 European Division (Germany): +49-8151-266-0; (UK): +44-1189-444400; (France): +33-1-55381600 Korean Office (Seoul): +82-2-551-2700; Fax: +82-2-551-2710 Japanese Office (Tokyo): +81-3-5695-8401; Fax: +81-3-5695-8403 ASEAN Office (Singapore): +65-353-9511; Fax: +65-353-9510 Hong Kong Office: +852-2262-9518; Fax: +852-2262-9555 Australian Office (Sydney): +61-2-9460-2355; Fax +61-2-9460-2360 Swedish Office: +46-417-40060; Fax +46-417-40054 Latin America Office (Miami): 305/593-8777; Fax: 305/593-2779 Mexico Office (Guadalajara): 523/110-1144; Fax: 523/110-0744 Product Support (Voice), United States: 541/967-2450; Europe (Germany) +49-8151-266-330; Europe (UK) +44-1189-444444; Europe (France) +33-1-55381616; TDD/TTY Support 541/967-2451 Product Support (Fax), United States: 541/967-2401; Europe (Germany) +49-8151-266-331; Europe (UK): +44-1189-444445; (France) +33-1-55381601 Pre-sales Information: 1-800/468-5846 24-Hour Fax-On-Demand Service: 1-800/380-0030 Investor Relations: 408-325-7476; 1-888/474-3463 (U.S. and Canada) FTP site: ftp.diamondmm.com BBS: Europe (Germany) BBS at +49-8151-266333 (to 28.8 Kbps) or +49-8151-266334 (ISDN); Europe (UK) at +44-1189-444415 (to 33.6 Kbps)
Note to Editors: HomeFree, Monster 3D, Rio, Shotgun, SpeedStar and SupraSonic are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Monster is a registered trademark of Monster Cable. Viper is a registered trademark of Directed Electronics, Inc., Used under License. All other trademarks referenced are the service mark, trademark or registered trademark of their respective manufacturers. This announcement relates to products whose introductions are in North America. The product name, contents, prices and availability may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements.
Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this press release, such as statements relating to the Company's ability to successfully exploit technological and market developments, the timing and success of new product introductions by the Company and its competitors, and the Company's ability to invest in new technologies and to enhance its existing systems are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the impact of competitive products and pricing and alternative technological advances, the timely and successful development and market acceptance of new products and upgrades to existing products, and other risks as detailed from time to time in Diamond Multimedia's SEC filings, including its most recent Forms 10-K and 10-Q.
CONTACT: Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. Joan Huang, 925/461-0394 joan@diamondmm.com
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Company Press Release
SOURCE: Discreet
Discreet Announces Support for the Intel Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) Processor
Optimized Software Delivers Faster Rendering, Expanded Interactivity and Immediate Availability
MONTREAL, March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Discreet (Nasdaq: DSLGF - news) today announced that paint*, effect* and 3D Studio MAX® its award-winning Windows- NT based paint, special effects and 3D modeling and animation
software, have been optimized to run on the new Pentium® III Xeon(TM) processor. Discreet has rewritten several filters in paint* and effect* to take advantage of the new Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) instructions in the Pentium III chips. All three applications are multi-threaded by nature so they take full advantage of multiple CPU systems, one of the many advantages of the Xeon processor. There are currently eight optimized filters expected to be available on March 17th direct from the Discreet website (www.discreet.com).
The recently launched 3D Studio MAX R3, a major new release of the world's best-selling professional 3D modeling and animation solution for PCs, also makes full use of Streaming SIMD optimized drivers for Open GL, Heidi and Direct 3D. For example 3D Studio MAX has seen an approximate 30% increase in viewport performance using Autodesk's Heidi Driver allowing animators to work more efficiently, saving time and allowing animators to concentrate on the next step of the creation process.
Mahmoud Al-Daccak, vice president of products at Discreet, commented, ''Artists using paint*, effect* and MAX will see huge time savings when using the optimized paint* and effect* plug-in filters and accelerated display which are expected to be 30% faster. We will simply offer the enhancements as downloads from our website, so users can immediately take advantage of the latest technology and best possible tools for the job. We are looking forward to the possibilities of optimizing more filters in the future that take advantage of the Pentium III instructions.''
Discreet tested the performance of the new 550 MHz Pentium III Xeon processor rendering a video sequence in paint*. The test compares the relative performance of the 450 MHz Pentium II Xeon processor, using plug-ins that presently ship with paint* and effect*, with a 550 MHz Pentium III Xeon processor, using pre-release versions of these plug-ins optimized to use Streaming SIMD Extensions. The sequence rendered 90 frames of video, making extensive use of the new optimized Gaussian Blur, Dolly Blur and Lens Flare using Streaming SIMD Extensions. The results of the test showed that this sequence could be rendered 2.5 times as fast with the new filters on the 550 MHz Pentium III Xeon processor. Other video sequences and video effects may show different performance results, but on average the new filters are about twice as fast as the original filters running on the same CPU. In some cases the new filters were found to be four times as fast.
paint* and effect*
paint* is an interactive, vector-based painting and animation system for manipulating and enhancing both still frames and frame sequences. effect* offers digital artists distinctive video compositing, clip animation, and visual effects capabilities. With these applications, digital artists become directors of moving pictures: painting, animating and modifying images for film, video, web, animation and multimedia. Both applications share a library of special effects plug-ins; a number of these plug-ins have been optimized to take advantage of Streaming SIMD Extensions. The first eight filters to be made available to users are Gaussian Blur, Unconstrained Gaussian Blur, Dolly Blur, Pan Blur, Lens flare, Twirl, MinMax, 3D depth of field
About Discreet
Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc., develops systems and software for visual effects, 3D animation, editing and production used in the creation of digital moving pictures for video, HDTV, the Web, broadcast graphics, interactive games and feature films, including the last three years' winners of the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. Discreet products are used extensively in film and video post production, games and multimedia, broadcasters
graphics, programming and on-air event coverage. Software by Discreet is also popular with designers and architects for 3D visualization and conceptualization. Discreet was recently recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with a Scientific and Engineering Award for flame* and inferno*. Software by Discreet is also popular with designers and architects for 3D visualization and conceptualization. Headquartered in Montreal, Discreet was established in 1999 when Autodesk acquired Discreet Logic and merged its operations with Kinetix, the San Francisco-based multimedia business unit that Autodesk created in 1996.
About Autodesk
Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC design software and digital content creation. The company's 2D and 3D products are used in many industries for architectural design, mechanical design, mapping, film and video production, video game development and Web content development. The fourth largest PC software company in the world, Autodesk has more than four million customers in over 150 countries. For more information, contact any Authorized Autodesk Reseller, call Autodesk at 800-964-6432, type GO ADESK on CompuServe®, or point your web browser to autodesk.com. Autodesk shares are traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol ADSK.
Discreet is a division of Autodesk, Inc. Autodesk, Kinetix, 3D Studio MAX, 3D Studio VIZ and Character Studio are registered trademarks and RadioRay is a trademark of Autodesk, Inc. in the United States and in certain other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks are referred to solely for the purposes of identification and belong to their respective holders.
SOURCE: Discreet
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Thursday March 25, 12:33 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: Autodesk, Inc.
AutoCAD 2000 to Support Intel's New Pentium III Processor; Deliver Increased Performance for the Design Community
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., March 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to support innovations in the rapidly expanding PC and workstation markets, Autodesk, Inc. (Nasdaq: ADSK - news) today announced that its new AutoCAD® 2000 software will be compatible with Intel's new Pentium® III processor. The Streaming SIMD Extensions native to the Pentium III processor offer significant gains for 3D applications. It will be particularly beneficial for the new 3D Orbit and Dynamic Visualization capabilities in AutoCAD 2000, and for other Autodesk® programs like Mechanical Desktop® and AutoCAD Architectural Desktop(TM).
''The Pentium III processor looks like a winner and will more than deliver the power to support the 3D, Internet and overall productivity enhancements in our new AutoCAD 2000 and Design 2000 family of products,'' said Ajay Kela, vice president of the AutoCAD Group at Autodesk.
''For design professionals, AutoCAD 2000 optimized for the Pentium III processor is a significant step forward -- not only enabling new levels of productivity but also helping to simplify routine tasks,'' said Andre Wolper, director of marketing, Intel Workstation Product Group. ''We will continue to work closely with Autodesk to identify Intel-based technology innovations to enhance their ability to deliver tools to help customers work more efficiently.''
AutoCAD 2000
AutoCAD 2000 is a landmark release of AutoCAD software, setting new standards in productivity, flexibility and connectivity for design professionals in all markets. AutoCAD 2000 will incorporate over 400 individual enhancements that improve users' productivity. Significant new features include MDE (Multiple Design Environment), which allows users to open, edit and design within multiple drawings in a single session of AutoCAD; and AutoCAD® DesignCenter(TM), a central repository that enables users to both browse their existing designs and to ''mine'' design ideas and content from existing drawings. In addition, AutoCAD 2000 will serve as a powerful, intelligent foundation for the next generation of integrated solutions that support the design needs of a wide spectrum of industries. In January, beta copies of the software were sent to over 20,000 customers, and final copies are scheduled to start shipping in the spring.
For more information on AutoCAD 2000 go to www.autodesk.com/autocad. For more information on the Pentium III processor visit www.intel.com.
About Autodesk
Autodesk is the world's leading supplier of PC design software and digital content creation with more than four million customers in 150 countries. The company's 2D and 3D products are used in many industries for architectural design, civil engineering design and surveying, mechanical design, mapping, film and video production, video game development and Web content development. Its Discreet(TM) division develops systems and software for visual effects, editing and broadcast graphics used in the creation of digital moving pictures. They also develop high-tech tools for design professionals. For more information, contact any Authorized Autodesk Reseller, call Autodesk at 800-964-6432, or visit www.autodesk.com.
NOTE: Autodesk, the Autodesk logo, AutoCAD and Mechanical Desktop are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the United States and/or other countries. Discreet, AutoCAD Architectural Desktop and DesignCenter are trademarks of Autodesk, Inc. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective holders.
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The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. Teams With Hewlett-Packard; MSC Software and HP Workstations Combine to Optimize Performance in Product Design Process
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1999--MSC (NYSE:MNS), the world's leading developer of simulation software, teamed with Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE:HWP) to demonstrate innovative features and vastly improved performance enhancements through collaboration with new processor technology.
MSC has fine-tuned its two leading engineering applications, MSC.NASTRAN and MSC.PATRAN, to take full advantage of HP's VISUALIZE family of workstations based on Intel's Pentium III Xeon processor.
"As the only CAE 'Global' Partner in HP's Global Partner Program, MSC's technical and creative expertise is used to deliver the performance enhancements that our customers demand," said Chris Smith of HP. "MSC's truly outstanding MCAE market position allows us to work closely together as a team to integrate our graphics capabilities and provide unique solutions to our joint customers as soon as the technology is available."
"Being able to help our customers simulate larger designs, evaluate more design alternatives and more accurately represent reality places a greater need for increased performance and throughput in the computer systems they are using," said Frank Perna Jr., chairman and chief executive officer of MSC.
"This gives us an enviable position in the MCAE space. Our relationship with HP demonstrates how two market leaders partner to deliver complete software and hardware solutions to a growing product design and development market place," Perna added.
About MSC
The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp. is the world's leading supplier of simulation software. MSC's products play a key role in the design of virtually every major automobile, aircraft, and space vehicle. MSC products are supported by offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. For additional information visit www.macsch.com.
About Hewlett-Packard
Hewlett-Packard is a leading global provider of computing, Internet and intranet solutions, services, communications products and measurement solutions, all of which are recognized for excellence in quality and support. HP has 122,800 employees and had revenue of $47.1 billion in its 1998 fiscal year. Information about HP and its products can be found on the World Wide Web at www.hp.com.
CONTACT: The MacNeal-Schwendler Corp., Los Angeles Joanne Keates, 323/259-4263 joanne.keates@macsch.com
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