3Dlabs First to Support Dual Apple Cinema Displays on the PC; Single Oxygen GVX420 Graphics Card Drives Dual Apple Cinema Displays on PC-Based Workstations for First Time.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 2001 3Dlabs(R) Inc. Ltd. (Nasdaq:TDDD TDDD Test-Driven Database Design (software development) ) announced today that a premium edition of its Oxygen GVX420 will soon be available with software and hardware support for driving up to two Apple Cinema Displays(TM) on the PC. Apple Cinema Display is one of the finest 22" digital flat-panel displays in the industry for CAD, digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. , publishing, and visual simulation applications. Until now support for it has only been available on the Apple Macintosh Platform. An industry first, 3Dlabs will be demonstrating the new solution this week at the SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, www.siggraph.org) The arm of the ACM that specializes in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Providing publications, workshops and conferences, it has served technicians and researchers as well as the artist and business community tradeshow, booth number 1423. "3Dlabs' customers expect the ultimate in professional workstation graphics, which is why we made it a priority to extend the dual digital display capabilities of the Oxygen GVX420 to drive the stunning Apple Cinema Display," said Osman Kent, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of 3Dlabs. "3Dlabs is proud to be the first to deliver this capability on the PC workstation platforms." About the Oxygen GVX420 The 3Dlabs Oxygen GVX420 professional graphics accelerator includes dual GLINT R4 rasterizers and the GLINT Gamma 2 geometry processor, along with 128 MB graphics memory and 256 MB virtual texture store. The premium edition comes with the necessary software, converters, cables and power supplies to drive the Apple Display Connector The Apple Display Connector (ADC) is a proprietary modification of the DVI connector that combines analog and digital video signals, USB, and power all in one cable. (ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. ) present on the Apple Cinema Displays running under Windows NT 4 and Windows 2000 operating systems. About the Apple Cinema Display The Apple Cinema Display is a digital 22-inch (viewable) active-matrix liquid crystal display An active matrix liquid crystal display (AMLCD) is a type of flat panel display, currently the overwhelming choice of notebook computer manufacturers, due to light weight, very good image quality, wide color gamut, and response time. The term was first used in 1975 by Dr T. that supports up to 1600 by 1024 pixels resolution and 16.7 million saturated colors. The 16:10 aspect ratio is wide enough to allow a dual-monitor configuration to display four full A4-size pages of text, with ample space left over for menus, video clips, tool bars and palettes. 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 (DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. ), 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 (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 workstations, to the channel through an international distributor/reseller network, and directly to end-users at 3Dlabs' online store. For more information on 3Dlabs, visit www.3dlabs.com. Forward Looking Statements Various matters set forth in this press release, such as statements relating to the potential user benefits and useability of the Apple Cinema Display on the PC platform with 3Dlabs graphics accelerators are forward-looking statements. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, the ability of 3Dlabs, its manufacturing partners, and third-party vendors to deliver a compliant connector kit for the Apple Cinema Display in a commercially viable manner; changes in third-party policies regarding connector kits, the impact and pricing of competitive products; and other risks detailed from time-to-time in 3Dlabs' SEC reports. There can be no guarantee that 3Dlabs will see increased sales due to support for the Apple Cinema Display. Note to Editors: 3Dlabs, Oxygen and Wildcat are trademarks or registered trademarks of 3Dlabs Ltd., 3Dlabs Inc. Ltd., or 3Dlabs Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Apple Cinema Display is a trademark of Apple Computer. All other trademarks are acknowledged and recognized. |
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