Compaq Brings The Arcade and Hi-Fi Stereo To The Home PC; PowerVR 3D Graphics, JBL Pro High Performance Speaker Technology To Be Demonstrated at E3.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 1996--In a major technological leap forward, Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) today announced two key strategic partnerships that for the first time will bring arcade graphics and true high fidelity high fidelity n. The electronic reproduction of sound, especially from broadcast or recorded sources, with minimal distortion. high stereo to the home personal computer. Compaq announced that it will include the world's most advanced 3-D graphics technology available, PowerVR, in its new Presario products due out later this year. PowerVR is up to four times faster than today's most powerful dedicated game systems, with the ability to process up to one million polygons per second. It will enable consumers to enjoy real arcade-quality 3D graphics on their home PC with lifelike and vivid graphics, smooth animation and rich colors which dramatically improve the gameplay and multimedia experience. PowerVR is supported by the world's leading arcade and PC game developers who are currently working on a wide variety of titles to take full advantage of PowerVR's advanced features. These titles are expected to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. shortly. "This is a defining moment for the home PC," said Rod Schrock, vice president, Presario Business Unit, Compaq. "Consumers today view the home PC as a powerful productivity and education tool. Compaq is taking giant steps forward to broaden the home PC appeal to consumers as the ultimate gaming and entertainment device. This demonstrates Compaq's commitment to lead the industry in bringing ground-breaking multimedia technologies to the consumer marketplace." Compaq and Harman Partner to Deliver World Class Audio To further advance the multimedia experience, Compaq announced that it has partnered with Harman International Industries Harman International Industries is an international audio equipment company. Brands
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature JBL John Bradshaw Leyfield (wrestler) JBL Jonathan Bell Lovelace (investment research) Pro audio speakers for the new Presario line up due out later this year. The new JBL Pro audio system will for the first time provide consumers with PC audio performance that rivals the sound quality of today's home hi-fi stereo systems. This new level of audio performance for the home PC will significantly enhance game and multimedia titles, as well as music CDs. Compaq and Harman are collaborating on the design of the audio systems which will result in custom designed speakers carefully tuned for each new Presario model. By working together at the system design level -- mechanical, acoustical, electrical, and industrial design -- the companies have eliminated many of the compromises inherent in other multimedia PC sound products. "This collaboration between Compaq, the world's leading PC manufacturer and Harman International, the worldwide audio leader, will result in a dramatic leap forward in sound quality and computer entertainment delivered to consumers today. Our partnership will provide, through Compaq computers and JBL speakers, a world class PC audio and multimedia experience," said Dr. Sidney Harman Dr. Sidney Harman, currently chairman of Harman International Industries, Inc., has been active in education, government, and industry. He served for three years as president of Friends World College, a worldwide, experimental Quaker College, and is the founder and an active member , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Harman International Industries, Inc. Technology Demonstrations at E3 Show, May 16-18 (Room: 409B) The PowerVR 3-D graphics technology and JBL Pro Premium Powered Speakers Powered speakers (or active speakers) are speakers that have built-in amplifiers. They can be connected directly to a mixing console or sound source, without the need for an amplifier. Such speakers are available with passive or active crossovers built into them. will be demonstrated on existing Compaq Presario Presario is a series of desktop computers and notebooks from Compaq. The Presario family of computers was launched for the consumer marketplace in September 1993. Although HP has since acquired Compaq, the Presario name was not discontinued due to its marketability. PCs at the upcoming Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) show, May 16-18 at the Los Angeles Convention Center The Los Angeles Convention Center (abbreviated LACC) is a convention center in downtown Los Angeles. The LACC hosts annual events such as the Greater Los Angeles Auto Show, and was best known to video games fans as host to E3 until its cessation in 2006. . The technology demonstrations will take place in the PowerVR meeting room -- Room 409B -- during each day of the show. Advanced Arcade-Quality 3D Graphics The PowerVR Arcade 3D graphics super-accelerator is the most powerful 3D acceleration technology available for the PC. PowerVR runs up to four times faster than competing 3D accelerators and dedicated game systems with the capability of processing up to 1 million large polygons per second, with full texturing, shading, and mip-mapping. PowerVR is a scalable architecture for both arcade and PC products. It is the future of high quality 3D graphics for the next generation of interactive entertainment. Its revolutionary techniques create the ultimate in realistic, real-time 3D rendering. PowerVR is the first and only 3D acceleration technology which allows the latest arcade hits to be flawlessly converted to the PC. Arcade titles converted to PowerVR not only retain their full visual quality, but can actually look better than the original arcade version. Leading arcade developers are converting their most popular games to run on PowerVR, while top PC game developers are taking advantage of its power to bring arcade-quality 3D realism to their newest titles. PowerVR was developed jointly by NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. and VideoLogic, with the design team drawing on years of experience in flight simulators, ray tracing A rendering method that simulates light reflections, refractions and shadows. It follows a light path from a specific source and computes each pixel in the image to simulate the effect of the light. It is a very process-intensive operation. See reflection mapping and radiosity. and other advanced 3D fields to produce a system that breaks conventional performance barriers by eliminating bandwidth bottlenecks. PowerVR is supported by several APIs, each targeting different requirements. These include Microsoft's Direct3D, Microsoft's RealityLab and the NEC/VideoLogic PowerVR SGL SGL See Speculative Grade Liquidity Rating (SGL). . Support for Microsoft's Direct3D will allow standard Windows 95 titles to exploit PowerVR's capabilities. PowerVR SGL takes full advantage of PowerVR's features, such as shadows and search lights, and also provides a unified programming environment, allowing the same code to be used for console, PC and arcade development. Company Background Compaq Computer Corporation is the world's largest supplier of personal computers, offering desktop PCs, portable PCs, servers and options. The company reported 1995 worldwide sales of $14.8 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through Compaq marketing partners and sold directly to customers through Compaq Direct Plus at 1-800-888-5858. Compaq provides 24hour customer support and can be reached through the Compaq forums on America Online See AOL. , CompuServe, Internet (http://www.compaq.com), and Prodigy, or by calling 1-800-OKCOMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations can be obtained by calling 1-800-345-1518. -0- Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Innovate Forum is a service mark of Compaq. CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corporation Mike Berman 713-514-0484 or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Wendy DeFeudis, Matt Lloyd 617-536-0470 mlloyd@miller.shandwick.com or PowerVR Cohn & Wolfe Lisa Stein 310-226-3021 lisa_stein@yr.com or Harman International Industries, Inc. Don Courvisier 810-353-9700 |
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