E&S RAPIDsite Now Available On the Web; Evans & Sutherland Provides New Options For Web-Based Sales and Technical Support.Business Editors SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 2000 Evans Ev·ans , Herbert McLean 1882-1971. American anatomist who isolated four pituitary hormones and discovered vitamin E (1922). & Sutherland (E&S(R)) (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ESCC ESCC Eastern Shore Community College ESCC East Sussex County Council ESCC Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma ESCC Enhanced Serial Communication(s) Controller ESCC Electrically Self-Calibrating Cavity ), Wednesday announced new options for web-based sales and support for E&S RAPIDsite(TM) - the first and only cost-effective, easy-to-use, land development visualization Using the computer to convert data into picture form. The most basic visualization is that of turning transaction data and summary information into charts and graphs. Visualization is used in computer-aided design (CAD) to render screen images into 3D models that can be viewed from all tool. Customers may now purchase E&S RAPIDsite online, and in addition, current E&S RAPIDsite(TM) users can directly access customer support from E&S RAPIDsite development engineers via a password-protected technical support extranet site. Customers 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. may now purchase E&S RAPIDsite either online at www.es-rapidsite.com or from their local E&S RAPIDsite sales affiliate. Online purchasing coupled with E&S RAPIDsite flexible licensing enables customers to choose the manner of purchase and type of license that is most convenient for them. In addition, customers can use the website to learn more about the product and to request an in-office demonstration, a multimedia demo demo - /de'moh/ 1. A demonstration of a product, often of an early version or prototype. A demo is a far more effective way of inducing bugs to manifest themselves than any number of test runs, especially when important people are watching. 2. demo version. 3. CD, or evaluation software. Another newly added benefit to the E&S RAPIDsite website is the technical support extranet site, which features the "Support Engineer of the Week." Customers can submit specific problems or questions to a member of the E&S RAPIDsite software development team--the "Support Engineer of the Week"--and receive a knowledgeable, prompt, and complete response to their inquiries. "The 'Support Engineer of the Week' approach to customer service sets us apart in the industry," said Robert Ard, E&S group vice president, applications group. "Instead of receiving scripted responses from a separate technical support group relying on a database limited to known problems, E&S RAPIDsite customers receive tailored responses from those most qualified to provide them--the engineers who wrote the software." All members of the development team rotate periodically through the "Support Engineer of the Week" assignment, ensuring that the product development team maintains an ongoing consciousness of the experiences and challenges of customers. "The result," Ard added, "is a better product and more responsive technical support." In addition to online technical support and sales, the E&S RAPIDsite website provides numerous useful resources to E&S RAPIDsite customers, including FAQs, best practices, and tips and tricks. Customers may download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. service packs, new releases of the software, as well as new additions to the E&S RAPIDsite model and texture libraries. Customers can also utilize a shareware Software on the "honor system." The concept is that users try a product, and if they like it, they voluntarily pay a set registration fee or make a donation to the program's creator. There are tens of thousands of shareware programs; some fantastic, some awful. library to exchange their own models and textures with other E&S RAPIDsite users. About E&S RAPIDsite E&S RAPIDsite is the first and only true visualization tool designed expressly for in-context visual impact analysis. RAPIDsite features fast 3D-model construction, fast graphics 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. performance, and interactive exploration of a proposed development on a Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. (R) computer with an OpenGL graphics accelerator A display adapter that performs a specialized set of graphics functions to render an image on screen. Today, all display adapters provide basic rendering functions in hardware, but many have graphics processing units (GPUs) that are sophisticated computers. . Cost effective and easy-to-use, this new tool enables the development of a photo-realistic model of a site and its surroundings, new and existing buildings, and new and existing landscape in a fraction of the time required by other visualization tools. The base price for RAPIDsite is $1,995. About Evans & Sutherland Evans & Sutherland develops and manufactures hardware and software to produce highly realistic 3D images. E&S business units deliver high-quality visual systems for simulation and training in defense and commercial applications; graphics systems for high-performance workstations; and related applications throughout the world. Visit the E&S web page at http://www.es.com. E&S RAPIDsite is a trademark, and E&S is a registered trademark of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City. All other trade names or marks are the properties of their respective owners. |
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