belated thanks for your response...I gather your not very keen on 3d.
So what do make of this news:
Sorry I couldn't provide you a link...
3Dlabs Oxygen GVX1 Workstation Graphics Accelerator Breaks Pri
3Dlabs' Family of Oxygen Graphics Accelerators Selected by Everex
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3Dlabs' Family of Oxygen Graphics Accelerators Selected by Everex
for StepStation Professional Workstations
Everex to Ship High-End, Mid-Range and Entry-Level Oxygen Graphic Solutions
in Their StepStation 510 and 520 Pentium III Xeon-Based Workstations
SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Dlabs(R), Inc. (Nasdaq: TDDD)
today announced that Everex Systems, Inc. (Fremont, CA) has selected the
3Dlabs Oxygen(TM) GMX, Oxygen GVX1 and Oxygen VX1 as the high-end, mid-range
and entry-level graphics accelerators for their StepStation workstation
family. Available in single and dual configurations of Pentium III Xeon(TM)
550 MHz processors, the Oxygen-powered Everex StepStation 510 and 520
workstations will provide robust solutions for today's engineering and
graphics design professionals. The Oxygen family of workstation graphics
accelerators is fully-tested and certified by leading software developers and
will enable Everex StepStation workstations to deliver cost-effective,
high-performance OpenGL(R) acceleration for graphics-intensive professional 3D
applications such as 3D Studio MAX(R), Maya(TM), Softimage(R)I3D, CATIA(R)
Version 5, Pro/ENGINEER(R), and SolidWorks(R).
"Everex is significantly strengthening its momentum in the workstation
market by selecting the complete family of 3Dlabs Oxygen accelerators to
provide the most competitive and cohesive range of workstation graphics
solutions in the industry," said Peter Ow, executive vice president at Everex.
"The Oxygen family of graphics accelerators enables Everex to provide the
uncompromising performance demanded by design engineers and content creators
as they satisfy the increasing need for new media content."
"3Dlabs is delighted that Everex has selected Oxygen graphics accelerators
for their entire range of new-generation workstation graphics systems," said
Neil Trevett, vice president of marketing at 3Dlabs. "There is considerable
synergy between 3Dlabs and Everex as we team to combine the strengths of the
two companies to create an outstanding range of workstation products."
High-end -- Oxygen GMX
Based on 3Dlabs' GLINT(R) GMX 2000 chipset, Oxygen GMX accelerates the
complete OpenGL(R) geometry, lighting, and rasterization pipeline on a single
AGP card. The on-board GLINT Gamma(TM) geometry processor provides 2Gflops of
processing power to boost the interactivity of complex models and scenes by up
to 400%. Oxygen GMX performs high-precision, sub-pixel accurate rendering,
including full 32-bit Z-buffering. With 96MB of on-board memory, Oxygen GMX
supports true-color high-resolution displays up to 1920 x 1080 with over 24MB
of local texture storage.
Mid-range -- Oxygen GVX1
Oxygen GVX1 provides full hardware geometry acceleration by integrating
3Dlabs' new GLINT R3 and GLINT Gamma G1 workstation rasterization and geometry
processors on a single AGP board. Oxygen GVX1 boosts the productivity of
design professionals with best-of-class 2D and 3D performance and innovative
technology, including Virtual Textures that shatters the limitation of
on-board graphics memory.
Entry-level -- Oxygen VX1
Oxygen VX1 uses 3Dlabs' new GLINT R3 workstation graphics processor to
deliver industrial-strength workstation graphics for the same price as a mere
games board. Oxygen VX1 ships with 3Dlabs PowerThreads SSE drivers with full
Pentium III optimizations to maximize 3D geometry throughput.
About Everex
Founded in 1983, Everex Systems, Inc. is a leading supplier of award-
winning server, workstation, handheld personal computers, notebook and desktop
solutions to the United States Government, military, private corporations, and
end users. In 1993, Everex became a member of a $14 billion multinational
corporation, enabling Everex to leverage vertical integration economies and
processes and obtain the highest quality components at very aggressive prices.
This affords the end-user exceptional value, while providing the company with
engineering and financial resources to design, manufacture, and support
state-of-the-art computer systems, and peripherals. More information about
Everex's products and services can be found at: everex.com.
About 3Dlabs
Founded in 1994, 3Dlabs is a leading innovator and a fabless supplier of
high-performance graphics accelerator boards, processors, and software
designed to bring cost-effective 3D and 2D graphics to the personal computer.
The Company offers a wide range of graphics accelerator boards and processors
for desktop PC and high-end workstation markets with price, performance, and
functionality designed to meet the demand for 3D on the PC. 3Dlabs markets
and sells its award-winning products to PC and graphics OEM customers as well
as reseller channel partners.
Companies using 3Dlabs' graphics processors or boards in their systems
include Compaq, Dell, Everex, Gateway, Hewlett-Packard, Hitachi, IBM,
MaxVision, NEC, and Siemens-Nixdorf. For more information on 3Dlabs and our
products, please visit our Web site at www.3dlabs.com.
Forward Looking Statement
Various matters set forth in this press release, such as statements
relating to the expected performance characteristics, specifications, and
market position of Oxygen products and the expected success of Everex products
incorporating the Oxygen products are forward-looking statements. These
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including without
limitation, 3Dlabs' ability to manufacture, produce and deliver Oxygen
products in a timely, cost-effective, and commercially-viable manner; the
ability of 3Dlabs to obtain and keep design wins for these products; the
ability of Oxygen products to adequately meet the price/performance
requirements of its customers; the ability of Everex to sell products
incorporating the Company's Oxygen products; 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.
3Dlabs, GLINT, Gamma, and Oxygen are either trademarks or registered
trademarks of 3Dlabs, Inc and/or 3Dlabs, Inc. Ltd. OpenGL is a registered
trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. All other trademarks are acknowledged and
recognized.
SOURCE 3Dlabs, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Neil Trevett, Vice President Marketing of 3Dlabs,
408-530-4720, neil.trevett@3dlabs.com; or Michael Hu, Director of Marketing &
Business Development of Everex, 510-683-2272, michaelh@everex.com/
/Web site: everex.com
/Web site: 3dlabs.com
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