DAZ Productions Acquires Eovia US Corp.; Deal Bolsters DAZ's Commitment to High-Quality, Affordable 3D Solutions and Ensures Solid Future for Eovia's Widely Acclaimed Software.DRAPER, Utah Draper is a city in Salt Lake County and Utah County, Utah, United States, located about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City along the Wasatch Front. Between 1990 and 2000 Draper was Utah's fastest-growing city over 5,000 people (as of 2000). -- DAZ Productions Inc., a leading developer of professional quality 3D models and software, today announced that it has acquired Eovia(TM) Corp., developer and publisher of leading 3D animation, modeling and rendering See render. (graphics, text) rendering - The conversion of a high-level object-based description into a graphical image for display. For example, ray-tracing takes a mathematical model of a three-dimensional object or scene and converts it into a bitmap image. solutions, based in Mountain View, Calif. Effective immediately, DAZ Productions has taken ownership of Eovia Corp. including its entire development, marketing and sales divisions and all the technology rights to Carrara(TM), Eovia's 3D modeling, animation and rendering software. DAZ Productions has also acquired all technology rights to Hexagon, Eovia's 3D modeling software, from Eovia Europe S Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). .A. DAZ Productions is not acquiring Eovia Europe S.A. "This move provides an important step forward in achieving our vision to expand the 3D market to the masses by providing high-quality 3D software that is economical and easy to use," said Dan Farr, president of DAZ Productions. "In a short period of time, Eovia has generated tremendous industry buzz and established itself as an important player in the world of approachable 3D software. By delivering professional-level tools with remarkable affordability and responding to the competitive needs of professional artists, Eovia's Carrara and Hexagon product families have turned heads and earned new respect throughout the 3D community. By bringing together Carrara and Hexagon with the Bryce(R), Mimic(TM) and DAZ Studio DAZ Studio is a software application released by DAZ 3D Inc. It is compatible with most files intended for use in the Poser human animation application. It is available free of charge (registration required). Version 1.0 was released in Fall 2005. Version 1.7.1. (TM) solutions, we will provide a compelling suite of 3D software tools with a unified vision." The combination of DAZ and Eovia will provide customers with a more powerful set of solutions for creating, managing and rendering compelling 3D media. This unification (programming) unification - The generalisation of pattern matching that is the logic programming equivalent of instantiation in logic. When two terms are to be unified, they are compared. will meet a wider set of customer needs and have a significantly greater opportunity to grow into new markets. "Now is a great time for DAZ and Eovia products to come together as a dynamic force in the 3D industry," said Bob Stockwell, director of sales and marketing for Eovia Corp. "DAZ is already a proven leader in the content field, and over the last two years Eovia has changed industry perceptions to compete effectively against much more expensive 3D programs. We are excited about the opportunity this provides for Carrara and Hexagon. The passionate Eovia user community will be pleased to know that DAZ will continue to support and develop Eovia's most celebrated products." Eovia and DAZ share a similar philosophy based upon ease-of-use, power and affordability. DAZ has long been known for providing world-class 3D assets and tools at mass-market prices. Eovia's flagship products A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Carrara and Hexagon, offer professional and approachable 3D modeling, animation and rendering capabilities. Eovia and DAZ have been partners since 2004, when Eovia became the exclusive representative for all DAZ products in Europe. Terms of the acquisition have not yet been released. Additional information and an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) A group of commonly asked questions about a subject along with the answers. Vendors often display them on their Web sites for use as troubleshooting guidelines. on the acquisition are available on the DAZ Web site (www.daz3d.com) and the Eovia Web site (www.eovia.com). About DAZ Productions Founded in 2000, DAZ Productions Inc., a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. located in Draper, Utah, is a market leader in 3D software and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. . The company's model library is renowned for containing high-quality 3D content at the industry's most competitive prices. DAZ also develops powerful software applications that support its content, including DAZ Studio(TM), a free 3D digital art creation tool, Mimic(TM), a lip-synching application, and Bryce(R), a complete 3D environment and animation package. DAZ's products have been used in many professional productions, television shows and print publications such as "X-Men 2," "Spiderman," "Average Joe," "48 Hours," The Wall Street Journal, Popular Science, Scientific American Scientific American U.S. monthly magazine interpreting scientific developments to lay readers. It was founded in 1845 as a newspaper describing new inventions. By 1853 its circulation had reached 30,000 and it was reporting on various sciences, such as astronomy and , and the History Channel. For more information, visit the company's Web site at www.daz3d.com. Copyright 2006 DAZ Productions Inc. DAZ Studio software is a copyright of DAZ Productions Inc. DAZ and Bryce are Registered Trademarks of DAZ Productions Inc. Mimic is a trademark of DAZ Productions Inc. Carrara, Eovia and Hexagon are registered trademarks or trademarks of Eovia Corp. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, service marks or trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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