3DLABS NAMED TOP WORKSTATION GRAPHICS VENDOR.3Dlabs(R), Inc. Ltd. (Nasdaq:TDDD TDDD Test-Driven Database Design (software development) ) celebrated a year of milestones that confirm its position as the industry's Workstation Graphics Authority. Since last year, 3Dlabs has accumulated widespread acclaim from analysts, and graphics professionals with a series of landmark achievements, including the following: 3Dlabs Named Top Graphics Vendor -- A study by Jon Peddie Associates confirmed that 3Dlabs shipped more 3D workstation-class graphics controllers in 2000 than any other company for the year 2000. Reviews Prove Performance Leadership -- Introduction of the next-generation Wildcat II 5110, heralded as "the fastest workstation graphics on the planet" by PC Magazine (March, 2001). Wildcat Widely Available in Channel -- A new Wildcat Partner Program that makes Wildcat graphics accelerators available in the reseller channel for the first time. -- Introduction of the Wildcat II 5000, with best-of-class performance for an estimated street price of less than $1,400. Record-Breaking Benchmark Scores -- First-ever breaking of the 200 mark on the SPECviewperf(TM) AWadvs-04 benchmark. Top Workstations Feature 3Dlabs -- Key OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and design wins including Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. , Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles. "From notebooks to networks", their slogan says. http://us.dell.com. , SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. , and Sun Microsystems, along with HP certification of Wildcat graphics for HP workstations. First PC Graphics to Drive Apple Cinema Displays -- Single Oxygen GVX420 graphics card drives dual Apple Cinema Displays on PC-based workstations (announced today). About 3Dlabs 3Dlabs is the workstation graphics authority, supplying graphics accelerator solutions for professionals in Computer Aided Design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". (CAD), Digital Content Creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. (DCC), and visual simulation markets. 3Dlabs shipped more 3D workstation-class graphics controllers in 2000 than any other company. Its award-winning Oxygen and Wildcat graphics are available in the industry's top OEM workstations, to the channel through an international distributor/reseller network, and directly to end-users at 3Dlabs' online store. For more information, visit http://www.3dlabs.com or call 408/530-4784. |
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