Alias/Wavefront Expands Third Party Developer Program.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2003 Expanded Conductors Program Offers Three Levels of Membership to Provide Greater Access for Growing Community of Developers Alias/Wavefront(R), an 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SGI) company, announced today that its third party developer program - the Conductors Program(TM) - will now offer three levels of participation, in response to the strong surge in developers seeking to create plug-ins and other complementary add-ons for Maya(R) and StudioTools(TM) software. The new membership levels offer expanded options and increased accessibility for the Alias/Wavefront developer community. New Conductors Program Levels Effective today, there are three levels of participation, each designed for the different needs of the developer community: 'Conductor', 'Semi-Conductor' and 'Conductor Community'. Conductor Level The 'Conductor' level membership is the program's premium offering and is designed for developers of commercial third party products. It is now available for an annual fee of $1,999 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. and includes all Conductors Program benefits, including: four seats of Maya Unlimited(TM) or StudioTools software, full hotline technical support, beta software Noun 1. beta software - software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it" access, participation in the bi-monthly newsletter, access to a members only web site with API knowledge base access, a product catalog page on the Alias(R) Conductors web page and other co-marketing activities. Semi-Conductor Level The new 'Semi-Conductor' level membership is tailored for third party developers of both commercial and non-commercial plug-ins, scripts, or who ensure data compatibility with other applications that work with Maya and StudioTools software. It now offers up to three seats of DesignStudio(TM) or Maya Complete(TM) software, participation in the bi-monthly newsletter, members site and API knowledge base, catalog web page and all other co-marketing activities for $999 USD. Community Level In recognition of the vast amount of developer activity around public domain Maya Embedded Language The Maya Embedded Language is a scripting language used to simplify tasks in Autodesk's 3D Graphics Software Maya. Most tasks that can be achieved through Maya's GUI can be achieved with MEL, as well as certain tasks that are not available from the GUI. (MEL (Maya Embedded Language) See Maya. Mel - The story of Mel (TM)), Alias is now introducing a new free level of participation called 'Conductor Community'. The Community level embraces all interested developers and offers members site API knowledge base and Maya and StudioTools software branding for members web sites. "Immersion Corporation Immersion Corporation of San Jose, California, is a developer of haptic technology. The company was founded in 1993.[1] Immersion's technology is employed in automotive, entertainment, medical training, mobility, personal computing, and three-dimensional greatly appreciates a well-organized developer program that affords easy access to tools, software licenses In computing, software that is copyrighted and licensed under a software license is done under a variety of licensing schemes. For end-users there are proprietary licenses and there are free software licenses, and there are proprietary Within these schemes are further classifications. , support and customers," said Greg Belaus, senior director of Immersion's 3D and Professional Products group. "With the help of the Conductors program, we were able to achieve a successful on time launch of MicroScribe Connections for Maya." "It's great time to be developing plug-ins that are compatible with Alias/Wavefront products as our products continue to be the tool of choice across the games, design and entertainment industries," remarked Craig Dean Craig Dean (born 26 June 1988) was a fictional character on the long-running British Channel 4 television soap opera Hollyoaks. He was played by actor Guy Burnet. , Conductors program manager. "With the expansion of our Conductors program we now offer more choice and support for developers at all levels, whether they are creating new content or porting existing technology." For more information on the Conductors Program or to sign up as a Conductor, please visit http://www.aliaswavefront.com/conductors. About the Conductors Program Started in 1999, the Alias/Wavefront Conductors Program, is one of the most successful third party developer programs in the computer graphics field, with more than 90 members developing a wide array of market specific applications compatible with either Maya or StudioTools software. The result is a multitude of exciting products designed to further extend the functionality of Alias/Wavefront's award-winning software through market-specific tools that optimize workflow creativity and pipeline efficiency. About Alias/Wavefront As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias/Wavefront develops software for the games, film and video, web, interactive media, industrial design, and visualization markets. On March 1 2003, the company was awarded an Oscar(R) for Technical Achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its development of Maya software, its professional 3D animation and effects package. Entertainment and games customers include: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. , Core Design Limited, Digital Domain, Disney, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Factor 5 LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Midway Games, Nintendo, Pacific Data Images Pacific Data Images was a computer animation production company that was bought by DreamWorks SKG. It is now known as PDI/DreamWorks and is half of DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc., the public company formed by merging PDI and the feature animation division of DreamWorks. (PDI PDI Protein Disulfide Isomerase PDI Personal Docente e Investigador (Spanish: Personal Educational and Investigating) PDI Pre Delivery Inspection PDI Professional Development Institute ), Pixar, Sega, Sony Pictures Imageworks Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc. is an Academy Award-winning, state-of-the-art visual effects and character animation company. Individuals at the company have been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences with Oscars for their work on Spider-Man 2 , Square Co., Ltd., Warner Feature Animation and Weta Ltd. Design customers include: AT&T, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. , Boeing, Fiat, Fisher-Price, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Italdesign, Kodak, Mattel, Rollerblade, Trek Bicycle, Teague and Timex. Alias/Wavefront is a wholly owned, independent software company of SGI(R) with headquarters in Toronto and custom development center in Santa Barbara. Please visit the Alias/Wavefront web site at http://www.aliaswavefront.com or call 1-800-447-2542 in North America. International contact numbers include: Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, +44 (0) 1494 441273; Germany, East & Southeast Europe, 0049 89 31 70 20; France, Spain and Portugal, +33 1 44 92 81 60; Italy, 39 039 6340011; Japan and other parts of Asia Pacific, 81 3 5797 3500, 81 3 3470 8282 and Latin America, 770 393 1881. (C) 2003 Alias/Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. All rights reserved. Alias/Wavefront, Alias, the Alias/Wavefront logo, and DesignStudio are registered trademarks and Conductors Program, Maya Complete, Maya Unlimited, MEL, and StudioTools are trademarks of Alias/Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited in the United States and /or other countries worldwide. Maya is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., exclusively used by Alias/Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. SGI is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. Oscar is a registered trademark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Any and all other trademarks, service marks, trade names, product names mentioned herein are property of their respective owners. Note to Editors: There should be a pipe symbol between "Alias" and "Wavefront Noun 1. wavefront - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium wave front ". The pipe symbol was changed to a forward slash ("/") for transmission purposes only. |
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