Alias Systems: Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 Now Available for Free Download.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2003 Alias (1) An alternate name used for identification, such as for naming a field or a file. See CNAME record. (2) In the Mac, an alias is an icon that points to a program or data file. Systems, a Silicon Graphics Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : 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. ) company, announced today that the highly anticipated Maya Personal Learning Edition(TM) 5 software is now available for free download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. from www.alias.com/mayaple. Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 offers almost every feature found in the full commercial version of Maya Complete(TM) 5 including an industry-leading set of modeling, animation, rendering and effects tools. Alias is a leader in providing free non-commercial use software to the 3D community. The Maya Personal Learning Edition software program, first announced in January 2002, brought the 3D tool widely used in feature films and the game development industry to the masses. To date, more than half a million 3D enthusiasts and professionals around the world have downloaded Maya Personal Learning Edition. The Maya Community The Maya Personal Learning Edition is more than software. Central to the experience is a web-based community center that provides access to enhanced video tutorials, discussion forums, a 3D 101 section which covers the basic concepts of 3D computer graphics and Maya(R), plus an area where users can download free sample files, shaders, scripts, models and more. The Maya community center can be accessed at www.alias.com/community. Availability Free download of Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 is available immediately at www.alias.com/mayaple. The Maya Personal Learning Edition is for Mac OS(R) X and Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 2000 Professional and Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and is available with online documentation. Japanese online documentation can be obtained at the Alias Japan web site, www.alias.co.jp/mayaple. For those new to 3D, the Learning Maya(TM) | Beginner's Guide package can be purchased for $19.99(1) at the Alias online store at http://store.alias.com. The Beginner's Guide contains a one-hour DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. learning guide with English, French, German, Japanese and Korean language Korean language Official language of North Korea and South Korea, spoken by more than 75 million people, including substantial communities of ethnic Koreans living elsewhere. tracks, an Introduction to Maya booklet and a bonus Maya Personal Learning Edition 5 CD. (1) All prices are in U.S. dollars. International pricing may vary. Copyright (C) 2003 Alias Systems, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. All Rights Reserved. Alias is a registered trademark and the Alias logo and the swirl logo are trademarks of Alias Systems, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries worldwide. Maya is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., exclusively used by Alias Systems, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited and Maya Personal Learning Edition, Learning Maya and Maya Complete are trademarks of Alias Systems, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. SGI is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries worldwide. Microsoft and Windows are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, , in the United States and/or other countries. Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the United States and other countries. All other products or companies mentioned are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the name Learning Maya(TM) | Beginner's Guide noted in this news release, there is a pipe symbol between Learning Maya(TM) and Beginner's Guide. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. |
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