Evans & Sutherland's New Rhythm Technology to Support 'VAPS' From Virtual Prototypes.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 1, 1997--Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp.(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 ) and Virtual Prototypes Inc. (VPI VPI Voice Print International (Camarillo, CA) VPI Virtual Path Identifier (used in Asynchronous Transfer Mode) VPI Virginia Polytechnic Institute (aka Virginia Tech) ) of Canada Monday announced a product support partnership between the two firms. VPI's VAPS VAPS Video Arcade Preservation Society VAPS Variable Assist Power Steering VAPS Virtual Avionics Prototyping System VAPS Virtual Applications Prototyping System VAPS Virginia Power Shift (student conference on global climate change) product, a family of powerful software tools, will be ported to and supported natively on E&S's new Rhythm "simulator on a board" technology. "This combination of leading-edge software and hardware shatters current benchmarks for performance, economics and design of avionics simulation systems and similar applications," said Allen Tanner, general manager of E&S Displays Business Unit. "It represents a major leap forward for developers and customers of these systems." VAPS is a suite of tools that enables rapid prototyping Building a part one layer at a time using a method of additive fabrication such as 3D printing. Such parts are used for concept modeling to determine if the product design meets the customer's expectations. , design, development and deployment of graphical human-machine interfaces. The software is used internationally by leading aerospace and defense companies to develop and deploy real-time, interactive graphical applications on embedded systems Embedded systems Computer systems that cannot be programmed by the user because they are preprogrammed for a specific task and are buried within the equipment they serve. . VAPS allows users to intuitively draw objects, specify data-driven animation, connect to application data and specify event/response behavior with the use of a mouse, touch screen, or other interactive device. E&S's Rhythm is a complete, single-board simulator supported by the 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) platform. Up to 16 boards can be used in a single chassis to create a powerful, compact, multi-channel simulator. Rhythm fully exploits E&S's REALimage(R) rendering technology to bring real-time, high-performance 3D graphics to the lower end of the simulation market. Additionally, each board has a local processor to run application programs, and a large local memory to retain databases. Local processing allows Rhythm to control its own logical and geometric calculations, allowing multi-channel systems to be constructed on an industrial NT backplane An interconnecting device that has sockets for printed circuit boards to plug into. Passive and Active Although resistors may be used, a "passive" backplane adds no processing in the circuit. . The Windows NT system controls bootstrapping Bootstrapping A procedure used to calculate the zero coupon yield curve from market figures. Notes: Since the T-bills offered by the government are not available for every time period, the bootstrapping method is used to fill in the missing figures in order to derive the , applications loading, communications and interfaces. "Together, VAPS and Rhythm constitute a powerful, robust and cost-effective solution for a wide range of simulation applications," said Nick Nardi, director of VPI's Visual Software Division. Virtual Prototypes Founded in 1985, Virtual Prototypes Inc. is a leading supplier of software tools for the development of real-time interactive graphical applications. Headquartered in Montreal, VPI has offices and distributors throughout 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. , Europe and Asia. VPI's customers include 400 leaders in the aerospace, automotive, medical instrumentation and other high-technology industries in more than 20 countries. VPI can be reached at 514/341-3874, or at its Web site, http://www.VirtualPrototypes.CA . Evans & Sutherland Evans & Sutherland develops and manufactures hardware and software to produce highly realistic 3D synthetic worlds. E&S business units deliver high-quality visual systems and graphics subsystems for civil aviation, defense and commercial applications, as well as high-performance systems for digital studio, desktop graphics, entertainment and education. Founded in 1968 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, E&S operates customer sales and support offices throughout the world. Visit the E&S Web page at http://www.es.com . -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: E&S and REALimage are registered trademarks of Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City. All other trade names or marks are the properties of their respective owners. CONTACT: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City Ken Donoghue, 801/588-1920 Fax: 801/588-1925 E-mail: kdonoghue@es.com |
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