Cybernet Systems to Develop Tools and Middleware for Sony Computer Entertainment's PlayStation 2.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 25, 2002 License Extends Cybernet's OpenSkies(TM) Massive Multi-player Network Engine to Computer Entertainment System Cybernet Systems, an Ann Arbor-based research and development firm focused on advancing the state of human-machine interaction, today announced the conclusion of a Standard Tool & Middleware Development and License Agreement (STMDLA) with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI SCEI Sony Computer Entertainment, Incorporated SCEI Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. ). The agreement places Cybernet's OpenSkies Massive Multi-player network engine into general availability for all licensed PlayStation(R)2 developers, to facilitate the creation of massive multi-player titles for the popular console game
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. platform. This extension of OpenSkies to the computer entertainment system represents the next step in Cybernet's overall effort to advance the massive multi-player online gaming See gaming. industry. "Our overriding goal is to make OpenSkies available to game developers working on any PC platform or console," said Charles Cohen Based in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area, Charles Cohen has been creating music since 1971. Taking inspiration from free jazz pianist Cecil Taylor[1], his music is entirely improvisational and produced solely on a vintage Buchla Music Easel synthesizer, an extremely , Cybernet's vice president of research and development. "Consumers are demanding the ability to access the Internet through their PlayStation(R)2s for online game playing. And just as there are now MMPG MMPG massively multiplayer online game MMPG Mid-Michigan Physicians Group titles on PCs, there will be dozens if not hundreds of MMPG titles for PlayStation(R)2 in the near future. Our OpenSkies system will assist PlayStation(R)2 developers in creating the networking piece of an MMPG title. As a licensed SCEI middleware vendor, Cybernet will be able to work with these developers and scale the OpenSkies network engine to their needs. We would like to hear from any interested PlayStation(R)2 developers at www.openskies.net." Previously available only to the PC gaming community A gaming community is usually a group of like minded individuals working towards a goal (such as promoting fair play and team work) or supporting each other within games (usually online video games such as MMORPG's or FPS's) RTS(real time strategy) games are developing larger , OpenSkies enables tens of thousands of players to simultaneously interact in the same online environment and significantly reduces the cost and time typically required for developers to augment existing multi-player games or create new ones. The network engine is already available with a Linux port, and plans are currently in the works to further extend OpenSkies to the Mac OS X operating environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system. . The three-year worldwide STMDLA allows Cybernet to distribute tool and middleware products to licensed PlayStation(R)2 developers in all Sony Computer Entertainment territories, which include Japan, Korea, Europe, Australia and North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "PlayStation" is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. About OpenSkies(TM) Cybernet's OpenSkies MMPG architecture delivers real-time intelligent routing across a distributed network server system. Game clients connect to distributed servers, which act as traffic cops Traffic Cops is a documentary series on BBC One which follows traffic officers from various police forces including Hampshire, Cheshire and South Yorkshire. It shows what is involved in the day-to-day role of a traffic officer and the incidents they come across. directing real-time data requests across the backbone and minimizing redundancy. Sophisticated culling culling removal of inferior animals from a group of breeding stock. The removal is premature, i.e. before completion of its life span, disposal of an animal from a herd or other group. rules further lower the bandwidth load by 25 to 90 percent. The result is a high-performance, low cost solution for easily implementing the MMPG architecture into online games and simulations. For further information about Cybernet's OpenSkies massive multi-player networking technology or about licensing requirements, contact Cybernet directly at 734/668-2567 or visit the OpenSkies web site at www.openskies.net. About Cybernet Systems Cybernet Systems Corp. is a profitable, rapidly growing technology-based company focused on developing products that combine software and Internet intelligence with human-machine interaction. Cybernet has successfully leveraged its wealth of intellectual property to bring force feedback technology to market in the form of game controllers and joysticks, introduced a line of Linux-based Internet appliance software, and launched a PC game enhancement software product. The company continues to innovate in the areas of Internet medical systems, large-scale distributed network training and gaming and gesture control interface technology. Additional information on Cybernet Systems is available on the web at www.cybernet.com. |
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