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To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (45573)	1/12/1999 10:32:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573643

Kevin, Coupled with anemic software support, KNI will disappoint in its earliest (Pentium III) form. It sounds like PII -> PIII is almost as big a step forward as K6 -> K6-2 was. Intel will try to make it sound earth shattering however. Scumbria

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (45573)	1/12/1999 1:25:00 PM
From: Petz	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573643

For Pentium III benchmarks, watch firingsquad.com or its home page. Kenn Hwang, who is doing the benchmarking promised me that overclocking tests would only be an afterthought. BTW, curiously, the huge heatsink for the P3 includes NO FAN, but gets extremely hot during simple tests, as he put it, "its a lot closer to 100 (degC) than 56." Also, this sample again has only 32K of L1 cache, so the 64K option was not done. Petz

To: Kevin K. Spurway who wrote (45573)	1/12/1999 1:31:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573643

Kevin - Re: " Coupled with anemic software support, KNI will disappoint in its earliest (Pentium III) form. " Wrong again ! Here's the start of the software support - in addition to the DirectX 6.1 which ALREADY AVAILABLE from MicroSOFT ! Paul {====================================} Monday January 11, 6:33 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Ligos Technology Announces Optimized Real-Time MPEG-2 Software Codec for Intel's Pentium III Processor Enhanced Instruction Set Provides Optimization Needed For GoMotion to Deliver DVD-Quality MPEG-2 Real-time Encoding in Software SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 11, 1998-- Ligos Technology, the leaders in real-time MPEG software encoding solutions and technology, announces that it has worked to fully utilize the multimedia capabilities of Intel's Pentium® III processor and bring digital video to the desktop. Ligos has optimized its GoMotion(tm) software-only MPEG-2 codec for the processor's new instruction set and capitalizes on the enhanced multimedia processing capabilities of the chip. ''Intel's Pentium III processor is giving GoMotion real-time MPEG-2 encoding capabilities at quality comparable to systems using dedicated MPEG-2 silicon,'' said Peter Forman, president and CEO of Ligos Technology. ''We will continue to deliver high quality, cost-efficient versions of the codec that capitalize on Intel's ever faster processors, while shrinking the data rate and increasing video quality. GoMotion will make a significant impact on a number of market segments, including professional and broadcast, networking, business desktop, DVD publishing, and consumer applications.'' ''Ligos has developed the first software-only codec for encoding high-quality MPEG-2 video in real-time,'' said Norvin Leong, industry analyst, Frost & Sullivan. ''The GoMotion codec aims to deliver a higher standard of video quality to the consumer market, comparable to hardware at a fraction of the cost. Additionally, in light of the availability of faster and more powerful processors, the codec has the potential to be an effective, viable solution for the corporate and post-production markets.'' The GoMotion codec has demonstrated real-time, 29.97 frames-per-second, performance at Half-CCIR601 (352x480) pixel resolution on a 400 MHz Pentium II and SIF (352x240) resolution on the 266MHz Pentium® II processor. GoMotion delivers MPEG Layer 2 audio and uses full IPB compression at data rates ranging from 1.2 to 3.6 megabits per second. The combination of higher clock speeds and new instructions that will be available on Intel's Pentium III processor offer even greater performance and quality with higher CPU efficiency. GoMotion will achieve CCIR601 resolution (720x480) when the Pentium III is introduced in the first quarter 1999. About Ligos Technology Headquartered in San Francisco, Ligos Technology is the leading worldwide provider of real-time software-only MPEG encoding and decoding technology. Ligos is an award-winning developer of multimedia software, dedicated to delivering the highest-quality MPEG solutions to enable the future of digital video on the desktop. Ligos is a wholly owned subsidiary of Integrated Data Systems of Savannah, Ga., developers of the first software multimedia codec for standard PCs. For more information on Ligos Technology, MPEG products, or licensing, access the company Web site at ligos.com or call toll-free (888) 464-8765. Note to Editors: GoMotion is a trademark of Ligos Corporation. All other trademark contained herein are the property of their respective owners. Contact: G/H Technologies Sean Kauppinen, 415/808-9830 skauppinen@shandwick.com or Ligos Technology Susan Stearman, 415/437-6137 marcom@ligos.com