Advanced Visual Systems Unveils AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition; AVS' Multi-Pipe Edition Offers Flexible Data Visualization Solution for Use in Virtual Reality Systems.Business/Technology Editors WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 22, 2000 Advanced Visual Systems Inc. (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 ), the premiere global provider of data visualization See information visualization. technology, today announced AVS/Express(R) Multi-Pipe Edition which brings the power of AVS visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all to collaborative virtual reality environments. The new AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition offers scientists, researchers, and other technical professionals the most comprehensive suite of data visualization and analysis capabilities in a multi-pipe or multi-channel display environment. The new edition provides state-of- the-art technology to be used in various markets such as oil and gas, medical, engineering, and various research institutes in government. PORTABILITY, FLEXIBILITY AND POWER IN IMMERSIVE GRAPHICS ENVIRONMENTS The new AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition's visual programming environment makes it easier for users to interactively visualize their data in a full 3D, stereo, immersive environment. Teams of investigators can be inside the same virtual data space, sharing insight and making new discoveries. The new edition displays an application's structure in a flowchart-type graphic, where the user graphically connects objects together to build a visualization network. This gives users the ability to experiment with interactive data exploration, selecting the most appropriate technique in real time during an immersive session. With AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition, users can quickly change a display environment so an application being displayed on a desktop workstation can be deployed in an immersive 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. (TM) Reality Center(TM) or CAVE(TM) environment. "Using high performance multi-channel display systems allows researchers to overcome the limits of workstation displays for large and complex problems," said Ian Curington, director of technical marketing, Advanced Visual Systems Inc. "Now, this means very large data sources can not only be presented, but explored through direct navigation. Silicon Graphics Inc. (SGI) collaborated with AVS to help overcome portability issues, enabling AVS customers to move from laptop to the SGI Reality Center in the same application." IMPROVED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT AND CONFIGURATION The AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition provides the first application development tool to create a common portable platform for visualization development. Developers can use the system to deploy immersive applications with one SGI executable that can run on all of the configurations with only an ASCII ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers. configuration file change. The AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition, using the Silicon Graphics(R) Onyx onyx (ŏn`ĭks), variety of cryptocrystalline quartz, differing from agate only in that the bands of which it is composed are parallel and regular. 2(R) workstation, can be configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: to use a number of high performance modes where images, graphics objects or different frames in an animation sequence can be rendered on separate graphics pipelines to dramatically improve performance. The Onyx2 workstation delivers the high quality, realistic images and interaction necessary for designers, engineers and managers to achieve insight and make better, more informed decisions - saving time and money in the process. "AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition and the SGI Reality Center is the type of collaborative visualization solution that will enable our customers to focus on making critical decisions, in turn saving time and maximizing their return on investment," said Michael Brown Michael or Mike Brown may refer to: In politics:
Process of graphically displaying real or simulated scientific data. It is a vital procedure in the creative realization of scientific ideas, particularly in computer science. Solutions Manager for SGI. "By unlocking the power of the Silicon Graphics Onyx2 workstation, AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition offers a powerful new tool for scientific and engineering customers." "High performance computing (HPC (Handheld PC) A palmtop computer that weighs less than one pound and runs specialized versions of popular applications. Microsoft coined the term for its Windows CE operating system, which is an abbreviated version of Windows. See Pocket PC. ) results in huge data volumes, and requires high quality visualization more frequently for physical understanding or interpretation," said Professor Takayuki Aoki, Tokyo Institute of Technology Tokyo Institute of Technology (東京工業大学 . "The visualization on a wide screen with a super high resolution will let us see both the whole feature and the fine detail structure at the same time. I believe it is rapidly becoming a strong tool for scientists and engineers using HPC." The AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition is the result of an active research and development project by Silicon Graphics Inc., Kubota Graphics Technology Inc., the Manchester Visualization Centre and Advanced Visual Systems Inc. AVAILABILITY AND PRICING AVS/Express Multi-Pipe Edition is available immediately from AVS. For additional information and pricing, call AVS at 781-890-4300. ABOUT ADVANCED VISUAL SYSTEMS Advanced Visual Systems Inc. (AVS) is the pre-eminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae global provider of sophisticated data visualization technology that transforms massive and complex quantities of data into visual representations. The company provides solutions for developers who build customized visualization software, as well as ready-to-use applications for end users who analyze information contained in graphical representation. More than 12,000 users in 2,000 organizations around the world use AVS technology to gain insight and competitive advantage from data. They look to AVS to reduce development costs, incorporate industry standards, and speed time to market. For more information on AVS, call 1-800-728-1600, e-mail info@avs.com or visit the AVS Web site at: http://www.avs.com. AVS/Express is a registered trademark of Advanced Visual Systems Inc. Silicon Graphics and Onyx2 are Registered Trademarks, and SGI and Reality Center are Trademarks, of Silicon Graphics, Inc. CAVE is a trademark of the University of Illinois University of Illinois may refer to:
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