To: yomaz who wrote (1873 ) 8/31/1999 4:38:00 PM From: dkgross Respond to of 18222
Developers Rally Around Apple's New Power Mac G4 Nearly 60 Hardware and Software Companies to Deliver Products Optimized for G4 Speed SEYBOLD, SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating industry enthusiasm for the new Power Mac(TM) G4, Apple(R) today announced that nearly 60 industry-leading developers have optimized their hardware and software products to take advantage of the unprecedented speed and performance of the G4 Processor with Velocity Engine. G4-optimized products being announced include high-end graphics applications, non-linear video cards, DVD software, medical imaging software and 3D game engines, with some shipping immediately. "Our new G4 takes performance to an entirely new level that surpasses even the fastest Pentium III-based PC," said Clent Richardson, vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Developers around the world are realizing incredible improvements in their applications, often at twice the speed, and are creating great new products that customers have come to expect from the Macintosh platform." Third-party developers announcing or previewing new products optimized for the Power Mac G4 include 3dfx Interactive Inc., ATTO Technology Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Avid Technology Inc., Bungie Software, Casady & Greene, Linker Systems, Macromedia, Maxon Computer Inc., Media 100, Research Systems Inc., Sonic Solutions, Synthetik Software, Terran Interactive and TeraGlobal. "Currently, the G4 is significantly faster than any platform we've seen running Photoshop 5.5," said John Warnock, CEO and chairman, Adobe Systems. "The combination of the G4's speed, the Apple Cinema Display, and Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat embodies the professional publisher's dream system." "The new G4 is an unbelievable machine for creating compelling content that adds life to the web," said Rob Burgess, chairman and CEO of Macromedia. "We believe customers will love the performance of Dreamweaver and Flash on the new G4, the next great product from Apple."