Appian Traveler Offers Extended-Desktop Solution for Laptops; Industry Leader Opens Notebook Display Bottleneck.Business Editors, High-Tech Writers REDMOND, Wash.,--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 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. Corp., the worldwide leader in multi-monitor solutions, announced today the availability of the Appian Traveler, a cardbus-based, Digital Visual Interface-Integrated (DVI-I (DVI-Integrated) See DVI. ) add-in display adapter The plug-in card (AGP, PCI or PCI Express) in a desktop computer that creates the electronic signals required by the monitor. It determines the maximum resolution, refresh rate and number of colors that can be displayed, which the monitor must also be able to support. . The first of its kind, Appian Traveler allows users to extend their Windows desktops by adding a second analog or digital display to their laptop computers. Appian Traveler presents a multi-monitor solution for anyone who uses a portable computer. Appian Traveler offers a portable, multi-monitor alternative to a docking station, and will also allow a projector to display information to a group while leaving the presenter with room for notes on the laptop screen. Its DVI-I interface allows full support for digital displays and projectors as well. InFocus Corporation, the worldwide leader in data/video projection, offers the Appian Traveler as a complimentary accessory with their data/video projectors that include DVI (1) (Digital Video Interactive) An earlier compression technique that provided up to 72 minutes of full-screen video on a CD-ROM. Acquired by Intel in 1988 from RCA's Sarnoff Research labs, Princeton, NJ, DVI never caught on. connectivity. "Every projector we have announced in 2000 is future ready, incorporating connectivity for the DVI standard," said Bob Betts, vice president and general manager for customer service at InFocus. "The Appian Traveler offers our customers excellent flexibility when using these DVI enabled projectors, providing them with an innovative solution that takes advantage of our projectors' dual connectivity and crisp image quality." Supporting the standard developed by the Personal Computer Memory Card International Association (body, hardware, standard) Personal Computer Memory Card International Association - (PCMCIA, or "PC Card") An international trade association and the standards they have developed for devicies, such as modems and external hard disk drives, that can be plugged into notebook (PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. ), Appian Traveler is compatible with all major Windows 98- or 2000-based laptops with a PC Card expansion port. In addition, Appian Traveler ships standard with HydraVision, Appian's patented desktop management software, and integrates the DVI standard into its architecture, allowing connection to either a digital or analog display. "The rising popularity of notebook platforms makes the Appian Traveler a natural choice for the multiple monitor market," said Scott Lathe lathe (lāth), machine tool for holding and turning metal, wood, plastic, or other material against a cutting tool to form a cylindrical product or part. It also drills, bores, polishes, grinds, makes threads, and performs other operations. , Vice President of Marketing at Appian. "People who take their work with them need the extra display space to have email, spreadsheets and a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. open all at once, so they can get more done. Appian Traveler is an elegant, affordable solution to their needs, allowing laptop users to combine desktop real estate with portability, where previously these were mutually exclusive features." Features -- DirectX 7.0 support -- DDC and ACPI support -- HydraVision desktop management software -- DirectX 7.0 support -- DDC and ACPI support -- Supports native resolutions up to 1280 x 1024 About Appian Graphics Market leader Appian Graphics designs, manufactures and markets 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. . 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. Appian Jeronimo, Appian Gemini, AppianXtras, AppianDX, AppianRotate, AppianSync, AppianColor, AppianMode, HydraThread and HydraVision are trademarks of Appian Graphics. 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. Additional patents are pending. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.(c)2000, Appian Graphics. |
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