AVS to Add CAVELib Advanced Device Support to AVS/Express Multipipe Edition.Business Editors & Technology Writers 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 2001 WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2001 Advanced Visual Systems, Inc. (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :MUZE) announced today that it has licensed the CAVELib(TM) library from VRCO Inc. to facilitate cross-platform capability in future versions of its popular AVS/Express(TM) Multipipe Edition (MPE MPE abbr. Master of Public Education ) software. Use of the CAVELib package will enable AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard) A video compression technique developed by Chinese companies and supported by the Chinese government. Expected to provide better compression than MPEG-2, AVS was created to avoid paying royalties to the MPEG licensors, which are outside to provide cross-platform support for multiple-screen displays and other devices as part of any application created using AVS/Express MPE. AVS/Express, on which MPE is based, is a software development system that enables rapid, object-oriented development of rich and highly interactive data visualization See information visualization. applications. MPE extends these applications from the desktop domain to the realm of full 3D stereo immersion in large visualization theatres and presentation facilities. Sold as a comprehensive development system, the MPE software allows rapid construction of immersive applications without requiring a detailed understanding of the low-level multi-channel graphics programming. The current release of MPE, version 5.1.1, is the result of joint-development activities by Advanced Visual Systems, 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. , Kubota Graphics Technologies, and the Manchester Visualization Centre, in conjunction with the International AVS Centre. AVS/Express MPE currently runs on SGI's Onyx2(R) high-performance workstations only. Integration of CAVELib from VRCO will enable AVS to adapt MPE for use not only on Irix but also Linux, Solaris, Windows and HP-UX HP's version of Unix that runs on its 9000 family. It is based on SVID and incorporates features from BSD Unix along with several HP innovations. (operating system) HP-UX - The version of Unix running on Hewlett-Packard workstations. . The CAVELib API provides building-block support for creating robust VR environments with minimal time and effort. The package encompasses perspective calculations, display-process synchronization and stereo view drawing along with support for various devices and networking capabilities. "A large portion of the research industry already uses AVS/Express and is happy with it; we have a comparable user base for CAVELib," said Jim Costigan, VRCO president. "By combining these packages, AVS will allow its users to take advantage of big-screen immersive environments, tracking and advanced interactive devices on the platforms of their choice--without imposing an unfamiliar technology. It opens up a new world of possibilities for those customers." "More and more developers need to accommodate teams of users on a variety of platforms," said Gary Kessler, Director of Product Management at AVS. "We provide that capability with AVS/Express Professional and Visualization Editions, and we want to extend it to the growing number of MPE users. CAVElib moves us significantly closer to that goal." More information about AVS/Express Multipipe Edition can be found at http://www.avs.com. More information about CAVELib is available at http://www.vrco.com and from VRCO in the Trimension booth (No. 1647) at the SIGGRAPH convention in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. this week. About Advanced Visual Systems Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) provides industry-leading, interactive data visualization software and solutions that help business, scientific and engineering users gain critical insight from all types of data. AVS' complete line of software products speeds decision-making by bringing information to life using the latest in graphics, Web-based and interactive technologies on all major computing platforms. AVS is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of MUSE Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:MUZE). For more information on AVS or MUSE call 781/890-4300, write to info@avs.com, or visit www.avs.com. About VRCO, Inc. Since it was founded in 1996, VRCO has been providing software and consulting services for high tech virtual reality applications around the globe. The CAVELib(TM) and trackd(R) are used to run the majority of virtual reality displays worldwide, with research and development applications in the manufacturing and design industries, medicine, military and the space program. Physical headquarters are in Virginia Beach, VA; company information is available worldwide at www.vrco.com. CAVELib is a licensed trademark of the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. at the University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. . |
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