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12/10 09:17 3Dlabs and MaxVision Strengthen Engineering Alliance for GLINT
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3Dlabs and MaxVision Strengthen Engineering Alliance for GLINT GMX Workstation
Graphics Technology
MaxVision Brings 3Dlabs GLINT GMX Technology to Alpha and PCI Markets;
MaxVision's Titan II Board Certified to Run 3Dlabs' Oxygen PowerThreads
Drivers
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Dlabs(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: TDDDF)
today announced that it is coordinating board, software engineering, and
marketing efforts with MaxVision Corporation (Huntsville, AL) to extend the
market coverage of workstation graphics cards based on the 3Dlabs GLINT(R) GMX
2000 chipset to include the PCI and Alpha-based markets.
Complementing 3Dlabs' commitment to bringing high-performance graphics to
the Intel(R) market and supporting the AGP architecture with the award-winning
Oxygen GMX accelerator board, MaxVision offers the TITAN II card on the PCI
bus to deliver workstation-class professional 3D graphics for the upgrade and
Alpha(R) markets. Furthermore, 3Dlabs' exclusive PowerThreads(TM) drivers
have now been certified to run on MaxVision's TITAN II, further enhancing the
performance of the card for all supported platforms, including PCI and
Alpha-based systems.
"MaxVision is a valued and long-standing partner of 3Dlabs and we are
pleased that they continue to use GLINT GMX 2000 to serve the needs of
graphics professionals," said Neil Trevett, vice president of workstation
products at 3Dlabs. "We will be fully supporting MaxVision as they deploy
PCI-based GLINT GMX technology for the Intel and Alpha platforms."
"MaxVision designs and manufactures both graphics accelerators and
complete workstation solutions, and therefore our expertise allows us to
provide an exceptional complement to the outstanding GLINT GMX technology
developed by 3Dlabs," said Bruce Imsand, president of MaxVision. "By offering
the GLINT GMX 2000-based TITAN II, we aim at providing end-users and resellers
with the best supported product at the lowest possible price."
The results of supporting 3Dlabs' PowerThreads drivers on TITAN II are
evident in several recent benchmark scores in which the TITAN II delivered a
CDRS-03 score of 132.5 and achieved the top Gbench98 score or 24 in the
September issue of Pro/E: The Magazine. In addition, 3Dlabs' PowerThreads
drivers have boosted the CDRS-03 performance of TITAN II from 54 to 102 on the
Alpha platform.
About GLINT GMX 2000, PowerThreads, Oxygen GMX and TITAN II
The GLINT GMX 2000 chipset developed by 3Dlabs incorporates two GLINT MX
rasterizers and one GLINT Gamma(R) hardwired geometry processor to accelerate
the complete OpenGL(R) geometry, lighting, and rasterization pipeline. The
GLINT Gamma geometry processor provides 2Gflops of processing power to boost
the interactivity of complex models and scenes by up to 400%.
Based on the GLINT GMX 2000 chipset, both 3Dlabs Oxygen GMX and MaxVision
TITAN II have a peak geometry throughput of 3.3 million lit, transformed
polygons-per-second (50% backface removed, Gouraud-shaded, 32-bit color and Z)
and delivers up to 66 million mip-mapped pixels-per-second fill fates. The
boards performs high-precision, sub-pixel accurate rendering, including full
32-bit Z-buffering. With 96 Mbytes of on-board memory true-color
high-resolution displays up to 1920 x 1080 with over 24 Mbytes of available
local texture storage are supported.
The award-winning MaxGraphix(TM) TITAN II is 100% compatible with 3Dlabs'
exclusive Oxygen GMX PowerThreads drivers for optimized OpenGL performance.
The TITAN II is offered in both AGP and PCI versions; and fully certified
drivers are available for both Intel and Alpha NT platforms. In addition,
dual monitor support is expected to be available in first quarter of 1999.
3Dlabs' PowerThreads driver is a high-performance OpenGL ICD that employs
advanced processing and optimization techniques to extract the maximum OpenGL
throughput from a combination of a host CPU, or CPUs, and a workstation-class
graphics accelerator. 3Dlabs' PowerThreads technology uses multi-threading to
boost geometry throughput on cards without on-board hardware geometry
acceleration. Graphics boards with hardware geometry acceleration, such as
the GLINT Gamma processor on the Oxygen GMX and TITAN II, deliver high-end
geometry and lighting throughput that is far superior to the fastest CPUs and
do not need to use the multi-threaded feature of PowerThreads. Geometry
accelerated boards such as Oxygen GMX and TITAN II benefit from the
single-threaded PowerThreads optimizations to deliver superior application
performance.
About MaxVision
Founded in 1993, MaxVision Corporation is a prominent computer systems
company developing, optimizing, manufacturing, and supporting high-performance
workstations, servers and graphics accelerators for the Microsoft(R) Windows
NT(R) environment. MaxVision Corporation is headquartered in Huntsville,
Alabama and markets, sells and supports its products worldwide. For complete
product information call 800-533-5805 or visit www.maxvision.com.
About 3Dlabs
Founded in 1994, 3Dlabs is a leading innovator and a fabless supplier of
high-performance graphics semiconductors, accelerator boards, software and
related technologies designed to bring cost-effective 2D and 3D graphics to
the personal computer. The Company has introduced eleven 3D graphics
processors and accelerator boards over the last four years with price,
performance and functionality designed to meet the demand for 3D on the PC,
ranging from low-cost consumer to high-end workstation market segments.
The Company markets its award-winning merchant 3D graphics processors and
boards to PC and graphics OEM customers and selectively licenses its
embeddable graphics processor cores on a royalty-bearing basis to strategic
technology partners. Companies using 3Dlabs' graphics processors in their
systems include Acer, Compaq, Dell, Digital Equipment Corporation, Fujitsu,
Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM, MaxVision, Micron, NEC, Siemens
Nixdorf, and Tri-Star. Leading card vendors using 3Dlabs' graphics processors
include AccelGraphics, Appian Graphics, Creative Labs, Diamond Multimedia,
ELSA, Hercules, Leadtek, and Omnicomp.
For more information on 3Dlabs and its products, please visit the
company's Web site at www.3dlabs.com or call toll-free 800-464-3348.
Forward Looking Statement
Various matters set forth in this press release, such as statements
relating to the performance characteristics, specification, and market
position of Oxygen GMX and TITAN II are forward-looking statements. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including without
limitation, 3Dlabs' and MaxVision's ability to manufacture, produce and
deliver Oxygen GMX and TITAN II in a timely, cost-effective and
commercially-viable manner; the ability of 3Dlabs and MaxVision to obtain and
keep design wins for Oxygen GMX; the ability of Oxygen GMX and TITAN II or
systems incorporating Oxygen GMX and TITAN II to adequately meet the
price/performance requirements of its customers; the success of 3Dlabs' and
MaxVision's customers in achieving sustained demand for systems incorporating
Oxygen GMX and TITAN II; the impact and pricing of competitive products; the
introduction of alternative technological advances and other risks detailed
from time-to-time in 3Dlabs' SEC reports.
NOTE: 3Dlabs, GLINT, Oxygen, Permedia, and PowerThreads are either
trademarks or registered trademarks of 3Dlabs, Inc. and/or 3Dlabs, Inc. Ltd.
Windows NT is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon
Graphics, Inc. All other trademarks are acknowledged and recognized.
SOURCE 3Dlabs, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Josephine Mong, Public Relations Manager, 408-530-4773, or
josephine.mong@3dlabs.com, or Neil Trevett, Vice President, Workstation
Products, 408-530-4750, or neil.trevett@3dlabs.com, both of 3Dlabs, Inc./
/Web site: maxvision.com
/Web site: 3dlabs.com
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