Fathammer Optimizes X-Forge Mobile Game Engine for Intel StrongARM and Intel XScale Microarchitecture.Business Editors and Technology Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 2001 Fathammer today announced it is optimizing its X-Forge(TM) video game engine for the Intel(R) StrongARM SA-1110 processor and the Intel(R) XScale(TM) microarchitecture, utilizing the Intel(R) Integrated Performance Primitives Overview Intel's Integrated Performance Library (Intel IPP) is a library of multi-core-ready, optimized software functions for multimedia and data processing applications, produced by Intel. (IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) A protocol for printing and managing print jobs over the Internet using HTTP. Initially conceived by Novell, Xerox and others, the IETF made it a standard in 2000 that includes authentication and encryption. See printing protocol and LPD. ). The X-Forge engine provides game developers with the ability to deliver high frame rate, console-quality 3D games with low memory footprint Memory footprint refers to the amount of main memory that a program uses or references while running. This includes all sorts of active memory regions like code, static data sections (both initialized and uninitialized), heap, as well as all the stacks, plus memory required to hold on a wide variety of PDAs, smartphones and handheld game devices. In addition to IPP, which is a set of software services for enabling highly optimized wireless technologies, Fathammer is working with Intel to help define additional optimized software primitives that assist game technologies like X-Forge in taking advantage of the advanced multimedia capabilities of Intel processors. Use of the software primitives will enable the X-Forge game engine to achieve significantly increased frame rates and add rich graphic features on the Intel StrongARM SA-1110 processor and Intel XScale microarchitecture. "Fathammer is the standard for cross-platform 3D game development on mobile devices," said Brian Bruning, 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. , Fathammer. "The X-Forge technology is the ideal demonstration of the capabilities of the Intel StrongARM SA-1110 processor and the Intel XScale microarchitecture and we are pleased to work with Intel as a premier silicon vendor in the wireless market segment. With Intel's support, we have optimized X-Forge to bring the family room 3D console-game experience to your pocket." "Leading companies like Fathammer demonstrate the commitment of the technology industry to the Intel Personal Internet Client Architecture (Intel PCA (tool, programming) PCA - A dynamic analyser from DEC giving information on run-time performance and code use. )," said Mark Casey, director of marketing for Intel's Handheld Computing Division. "Fathammer's X-Forge engine, utilizing the Intel StrongARM SA-1110 processor and the Intel XScale microarchitecture, provides a powerful platform to develop next generation 3D games for the mobile market segment." The Intel XScale microarchitecture is the next-generation of the Intel StrongARM processor, allowing for longer battery life and higher processing power to wireless devices. The Intel IPP is a software library consisting of highly optimized functions for the development of advanced multimedia applications, including building blocks for MPEG-4, MP3, H.263 and GSM-AMR codecs The following is a list of codecs. Audio codecs Non-compression formats
About X-Forge Fathammer's X-Forge(TM) gaming technology and suite of supporting tools allows game developers to create original titles and bring existing properties to multiple mobile platforms. The X-Forge(TM) 3D game engine pioneers a new category for handheld devices and entertainment software -- Mobiletainment(TM) -- enabling console quality gaming on popular mobile devices. Fathammer's X-Forge supports multiple mobile operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , including those from Microsoft and Symbian as well as mobile Linux. About Fathammer Fathammer, with offices in Helsinki, Finland, and San Jose, Calif., has developed the first cross-platform 3D video game engine optimized for current and future mobile devices. For more information, please visit http://www.fathammer.com. Note to Editors: Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others. |
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