Appian Jeronimo Pro 4-Port Graphics Card Chosen for Line of HP Kayak PC Workstations; Multiple Monitor Card Brings Increased Productivity to Customers Desktop.Business/High Tech Editors REPEATING... REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2000 Appian Graphics Since its inception in 1994, Appian Graphics was one of the leading suppliers of multi-monitor graphics accelerators. The company was famous for its Jeronimo and Gemini product lines, and for the HydraVision display management software. today announced that the Hewlett-Packard Company has chosen the Jeronimo Pro 4-Port as a standard option in the Kayak kayak (kī`ăk), Eskimo canoe, originally made of sealskin stretched over a framework of whalebone or driftwood. It is completely covered except for the opening in which the paddler sits. line of PC Workstations. Specifically, HP will integrate the card at the customer's request into the HP KAYAK XM600 and HP KAYAK XU800 PC Workstations. With support for up to 4 monitors from a single PCI slot (hardware) PCI slot - A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card. and multiple card support for up to 16 monitors in one system, the card is well suited for the financial market by enabling access to a tremendous amount of information quickly. Powered by four Permedia(R) 2 chips from 3Dlabs, the Jeronimo Pro 4-Port provides users with instant access to text, graphics and video, and the ability to create and manipulate complex 2D/3D graphic images. Additionally, it supports DirectX(R) across monitors and has video-in capability. "We are pleased to announce this very important design win for our customers," said Jim Greenup, vice president of sales, Appian Graphics Corp. "They have literally been `breaking down the door' for an HP/Appian combination. This gives them just what they're asking for." "As a leader in the PC-workstation market, it makes sense to team with a leader in the multiple monitor graphics card industry, such as Appian," said Alain Amroun, Kayak product manager for HP's Business Desktop Division. "This winning combination of HP Kayak PC Workstations and Appian's Jeronimo Pro 4-Port card provides our customers with everything they need to take advantage of the benefits of a complete multiple monitor solution." Benefits of Choosing Appian Every Appian graphics card comes bundled with the company's patented HydraVision(TM) desktop management software and AppianXtras(TM), an ever-expanding kit of specialty tools that enhance the functionality and performance of the multi-monitor environment. HydraVision lets the user manage and manipulate information across multiple monitors, with time saving features like automatic dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. repositioning repositioning Laparoscopic surgery The changing of a Pt's position during a procedure to improve access or visualization of the operative field, which may be linked to complications, as it changes anatomic planes of operation. Cf Laparoscopic surgery. , multi-desktop management and SnapApp hot key window placement. Together, the card and software provide a complete multi-monitor solution. By using an Appian single slot, 4-monitor graphics card instead of multiple single-output graphics cards, users can save valuable PCI slots. In turn, they receive higher graphics performance, receive multiple monitor specific support, and get the timesaving time·sav·ing adj. Serving to save time through an efficient method or a shorter route; expeditious. time benefits from desktop management software designed to enhance their productivity. HP Kayak PC Workstations The HP Kayak PC Workstation is the proven market leader. The HP Kayak line further demonstrates HP's commitment to providing its customers with best in-class price and performance, and advanced diagnostics to keep pace with the way people work. Whatever the customers' computing computing - computer needs -- sophisticated office capabilities, high-performance 3D graphics, or dual processing for optimized multitasking multitasking Mode of computer operation in which the computer works on multiple tasks at the same time. A task is a computer program (or part of a program) that can be run as a separate entity. -- the Kayak PC product family has the best high-performance desktop to get the job done. About Appian Market leader Appian Graphics Corporation designs, manufactures and markets award-winning, high-performance multiple monitor display cards for information intensive markets such as finance, computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive (CAD), process control and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. . Dominating the multiple monitor industry with nearly half the market share, as reported by Dr. Jon Peddie in his April 1999, multi-monitor study, Appian's solutions have been recognized by world-renowned technology leaders such as Compaq, Hewlett-Packard, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Dell and Microsoft(R). Additional information about the Redmond, Wash., based company can be found on the World Wide Web at www.appian.com. Appian Graphics is a registered trademark of Appian Graphics Corp. Appian Jeronimo, AppianXtras and HydraVision are trademarks of Appian Graphics Corp. Appian software programs and Appian hardware devices are covered by one or more of the following U.S. patents: 5,835,090; 5,848,294; 5,949,437. 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