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To: Paul Engel who wrote (80448)	5/5/1999 2:46:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Respond to of 186894

Intel Investors - Intel Provides Advanced 3D Streaming Software to RealNetworks for new Release of RealPlayer G2 Multimedia Software. This kind of press release sure beats the kind where a company announces it is EXITING the PC CPU BUSINESS ! Paul {=================================} biz.yahoo.com Wednesday May 5, 11:34 am Eastern Time Company Press Release SOURCE: RealNetworks, Inc. RealNetworks Teams with Intel to Deliver First Streaming 3-D Solution For Fonts & Effects Intel Software Allows Developers to Incorporate Streaming 3-D Text and Effects Into RealPlayer G2 Multimedia RealNetworks Conference & Exhibition '99 -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks®, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNWK - news) and Intel Corporation today announced they have teamed to deliver RealText® 3D, a low- bandwidth, client-based solution for creating 3-D text with animation and interesting visual effects such as twists, melts, fades and wipes. RealText 3D messages load quickly and produce text messages that are visually more appealing and maintain the Web site visitors attention. RealNetworks has licensed and will offer the Web Design Effects (WDE) Software from Intel Architecture Labs (IAL) as a plug-in to RealPlayer G2. This technology provides developers with an easy way to deliver streaming 3-D graphics along with other multimedia content to create compelling SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)-based Web multimedia. ''The combination of this 3-D technology with RealPlayer G2 allows developers easily to use eye-catching effects on their Web sites,'' said David P. Ryan, director of marketing for the Intel Architecture Labs. ''Our work with RealNetworks is a part of our ongoing effort to accelerate industry delivery of a more compelling Internet experience.'' ''We are extremely pleased that Intel has chosen to work with RealNetworks, enabling a new range of experiences for the more than 60 million registered users of RealPlayer,'' said Ben Rotholtz, general manager, Systems & Tools, RealNetworks, Inc. ''The integration of rich 3-D capabilities with SMIL-based streaming media in RealSystem G2 provides an exciting new dimension to the Internet broadcasting experience.'' About RealText 3D Content using 3-D has not been used widely on the Internet because the large file size of 3-D models typically results in long downloads. RealText 3D eliminates this problem by creating the model on the client and limiting the amount of information that must be downloaded. The XML-based extensions utilize the power of the client's processor to produce high quality 3-D text effects and animations, using negligible amounts of bandwidth to transfer the information. RealText 3D energizes text messages and adds excitement to RealPlayer SMIL- based content with scalable low-bandwidth features. The technology, available through the RealPlayer G2 AutoUpdate(TM), provides 3-D text with True Type* font support, background color, lighting, animation, effects and transitions. This content is streamed via a RealNetworks-based server with the RealText3D server component. A content developer kit, which includes a step-by-step manual that teaches Web authors how to use the custom extensions to XML, as well as samples and templates, is also available from RealNetworks. The client plug-in, Content Developer Kit and server component are available as a free download from www.real.com/products/index.html. About RealNetworks RealNetworks, Inc., based in Seattle, WA, is the recognized leader in the streaming media market. It develops and markets software products and services designed to enable users of personal computers and other consumer electronic devices to send and receive audio, video and other multimedia services using the Web. RealNetworks can be found on the World Wide Web at www.real.com. About Intel Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products. Additional information about Intel is available at www.intel.com/pressroom. NOTE: RealNetworks, RealText, RealServer, RealPlayer, RealSystem, and AutoUpdate are trademarks or registered trademarks of RealNetworks, Inc. Intel® and Pentium® are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. All other companies or products listed herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. SOURCE: RealNetworks, Inc. More Quotes and News: RealNetworks Inc (Nasdaq:RNWK - news) Related News Categories: computers, internet, ISDEX, software

To: Paul Engel who wrote (80448)	5/5/1999 9:58:00 PM
From: John F. Dowd	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul: If you don't think the server scheme they announced the other day isn't involved with some kind of storage than perhaps there have been some breakthroughs I have missed. I was suggesting that this thing that DELL is considering can be magnified by the server scheme that INTC proposed the other day. The storage is not the crucial element - the server angle is. The fact that the server is used for a search engine matters not - it is the fact that concepts like DELL's lend themselves to redistribution that could be done most efficiently under the concept INTC introduced the other day. DELL will need a lot of processing power to give effect to this engine. Speaking of missing things what is this web pad thing? JFD