Atari Corp. and ATOMIX confirm Web site development deal to support Jaguar Internet users.SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1995--Atari Corp. Wednesday announced an agreement with ATOMIX Inc. (formerly TOPIX TOPIX Tokyo Stock Price Index , an Emmy Award-winning CGI CGI in full Common Gateway Interface. Specification by which a Web server passes data between itself and an application program. Typically, a Web user will make a request of the Web server, which in turn passes the request to a CGI application program. and new media development house) to develop a next-generation user support World Wide Web Domain on the Internet. The pages that make up the domain, with planned installation by Oct. 6, will host Internet users worldwide with news and information regarding Atari's next-generation 64-bit Jaguar 64. "The Internet is exploding with popularity, almost as if telecommunications were being discovered all over again," stated Don Thomas, Atari's director of customer service marketing. "Jaguar 64 is the most advanced multimedia entertainment platform, and only Atari can offer 64-bit technology for less than $150. It makes sense that Atari would demand a next-generation development team focused on our Web Page development." Visitors to Atari's Web Domain will be treated to a wide variety of information, previews, reviews and interactive games. A domain is an interactive billboard that is connected to the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises worldwide information database anchored by universities, military sites and corporate participation. Individual users can visually travel to places established for entertainment or to sell goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . Sometimes specific topics are covered largely by colorful text, but most pages integrate eye-popping graphics, stunning animation, appealing sound effects sound effects Noun, pl sounds artificially produced to make a play, esp. a radio play, more realistic sound effects npl → efectos mpl sonoros and interactive activities. Access to Web Pages is made available by special programs called Browsers, which connect through an established host system. CompuServe Information Service (company) CompuServe Information Service - (CIS) One of the services run by CompuServe Corporation. CIS provides a wide variety of information and services, including bulletin boards, on-line conferencing, business news, sports and weather, financial transactions, electronic mail, is one such service which offers economical and versatile access. "The combined creative, technical and networking experience of ATOMIX programming artists offers Atari Corp. over 30 years of experience in innovative application to Web Page design," stated Kirt McMaster, director of new media for ATOMIX. "Our primary focus is to engulf en·gulf tr.v. en·gulfed, en·gulf·ing, en·gulfs To swallow up or overwhelm by or as if by overflowing and enclosing: The spring tide engulfed the beach houses. our clients in an arena of `next-level' development. Utilizing innovative new Web technologies such as Sun Microsystems' `Hot Java,' we will overwhelm visitors to Atari Corp.'s Web Domain with a multimedia experience that pushes the envelope of known standards." ATOMIX, based in Hollywood, combines the resources of talent, hardware and creative application. More than 12 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. workstations are staffed by the industry's most desired artists and expert programmers. ATOMIX enjoys a portfolio which includes work on movies like "Judge Dredd
Judge Joseph Dredd is a comics character whose strip in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD " and "Candyman II." Studio production work includes animated logo material for Twentieth Century Fox which made its debut with the premiere of "True Lies." The firm has also integrated digital visual and sound technology in motion rides such as the one popularized at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. Music video work includes performers such as TLC TLC total lung capacity; thin-layer chromatography. TLC abbr. 1. thin-layer chromatography 2. and David Bowie. Industrial and commercial references include General Motors, Michelob, Discover Card, Toshiba, McDonald's and Pirelli Tires. Atari has been in the video game business for more than 20 years. Today, Atari markets the 64-bit Jaguar, the only American- made home video game system. Atari is based in Sunnyvale. -0- NOTE: Atari is a registered trademark of Atari Corp. Jaguar is a trademark of Atari Corp. Hot Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems. ATOMIX is a trademark of ATOMIX Inc. All other trade names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owning companies. CONTACT: Dorf & Stanton Communications Inc., Los Angeles Patricia Kerr or Jessica Nagel, 310/479-4997 or 800/444-6663 |
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