IA Corp. licenses LEADTOOLS imaging compression software from LEAD Technologies.CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1996--LEAD Technologies Inc. announced today that IA Corp. has agreed to license a UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). version of LEADTOOLS(R), which contains LEAD's image compression Noun 1. image compression - the compression of graphics for storage or transmission compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required technology, on behalf of McDonnell Douglas. IA Corp. is licensing its DocuVision(TM) III product, an object-based, client-server system to McDonnell Douglas, which provides single enterprise-wide repository for engineering and technical drawings/images, supporting documentation and electronic data. MCDonnell Douglas requested LEAD's imaging compression technology to be incorporated within this Docu Vision application in order to provide the smallest image file size while maintaining the best image quality. "It was extremely gratifying grat·i·fy tr.v. grat·i·fied, grat·i·fy·ing, grat·i·fies 1. To please or satisfy: His achievement gratified his father. See Synonyms at please. 2. to learn that after testing and evaluating various compression methods available including JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. , fractal, and wavelet (mathematics) wavelet - A waveform that is bounded in both frequency and duration. Wavelet tranforms provide an alternative to more traditional Fourier transforms used for analysing waveforms, e.g. sound. , LEAD's proprietary compression technology (LEAD CMP CMP (cytidine monophosphate): see cytosine. (1) (CMP Media LLC, Manhasset, NY, www.cmp.com) Part of United Business Media, CMP is a leading integrated media company that offers a wide variety of publications and services in the information ) was selected for integration into McDonnell Douglas' documentation/data management system," said Rich Little, president of LEAD Technologies Inc. "We know that our image compression will prove invaluable to IA and McDonnell Douglas." IA Corp., based in Emeryville, Calif., is a vendor of business-critical, client-server solutions for the financial services and manufacturing industry. Its object-based, client-server systems are distributed and scaleable, and incorporate high-volume workflow, document imaging and multimedia capabilities. The IA/McDonnell Douglas contract represents the growing number of large companies that have entered licensing agreements with LEAD Technologies Inc. Thousands of developers including Corel Corp. currently utilizes LEAD's image compression, as well as Triplespace(R) (now known as LEADTOOLS DATA Compression Toolkit) to reduce the number of diskettes within their entire suite of software products. Other companies licensing LEAD's imaging compression are AT&T, Canon, Delrina, Intel, Intuit, Kodak, Lockheed, Martin, Logitech, Micrografx, Olympus, Prodigy, Reuters, Rockwell, Sharp Electronics, 3M, Upjohn and Xerox. LEAD, long known for its image compression and image processing expertise, allows programmers a choice of optimized industry standard compression techniques such as JPEG and CCITT See ITU. CCITT - Commite' Consultatif International de Telegraphique et Telephonique. (International consultative committee on telecommunications and Telegraphy). CCITT changed its name to ITU-T on 1 March 1993. G3/G4, and its acclaimed proprietary CMP compression technology. LEAD's implementation of JPEG is the industry's fastest and supports over 60 "flavors" of the interchange file format (file format) Interchange File Format - (IFF, full name "EA IFF 1985") A generic file format published by Electronic Arts as an open standard. IFF is chunk-based and hierarchical so files can include other files. It is easily extensible and an all round Good Idea. . The CMP compression will deliver a smaller compressed file while maintaining more of the original image quality than the industry's standards. LEAD's imaging toolkits, LEADTOOLS DLL (1) See data link layer. (2) (Dynamic Link Library) An executable program module in Windows that performs one or more functions at runtime. DLLs are not launched by the user; they are called for by an executable program or by other DLLs. , OCX (OLE Control EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enables a Windows program to add functionality by calling ready-made components. Generally called "OLE controls" or "OLE custom controls," they appear to the end user as just another part of and VBX (Visual Basic EXtension) A component software technology from Microsoft that enabled a Visual Basic (Windows) program to add functionality by calling ready-made software modules. follow the company's successful product make-up of offering a comprehensive imaging solution, which supports: scanning, color conversion, displaying, annotation, processing, file formats, compressions options, and printing. Now programmers have access to the rich image processing functions only previously available in high-end image applications, such as PhotoShop or PhotoStyler. The toolkits ship with over 40 demo samples complete with source code to assist the programmer in the development process. The sample code is designed so that in many cases the programmer can simply "cut" code from the examples and "paste" the LEAD code right into their application. LEADTOOLS can be used as a Windows DLL (WIN16, WIN32s, WIN95, NT-TM) for Microsoft C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ and Borland C/C++, Watcom C/C++ compilers, and OS/2 DLL for OS/2 C-Set, Borland C/C++, Watcom C/C++ and any language which supports the calling of a DLL.LEADTOOLS VBX, can be used with earlier version of Visual Basic and any language which supports a VBX. LEADTOOLS OCX is available in a 16-bit version for WIN16, and a 32 bit version for Windows 95 and Windows NT, and is compatible with any applications that can make use of an OCX. A DOS version is also available. The toolkits start at $295. The products are available directly from LEAD Technologies, as well as through authorized distributors and resellers. LEAD Technologies Inc. is an industry leader in the field of compression, image compression and image processing technology, licensing technology to thousands of developers, software publishers and OEMs, including Corel Corp. for use in CorelDRAW products and Inset Systems for use in HiJaak. Other OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and clients include AT&T, Canon, Delrina, Intel, Intuit, Kodak, Lockheed Martin, Logitech, Micrografx, Olympus, Prodigy, Reuters, Rockwell, Sharp Electronics, Softkey International, 3M, Upjohn and Xerox. LEAD's products include LEADVIEW 3 for Windows, an image management tool aimed at end-users, LEADTOOLS, a family of imaging software development toolkits and LEADTOOLS DATA Compression Toolkit (formerly TripleSpace), a data compression technology aimed at OEMs. LEAD can be contacted for sales at 1-800-637-4699, 704/332-5532, sales@leadtools.com or by fax 704/372-8161. -0- LEAD, LEADVIEW and LEADTOOLS are registered trademarks of LEAD Technologies Inc. LEADTOOLS DATA Compression Toolkit is a trademark of LEAD Technologies Inc. Microsoft, Windows and Visual Basic are registered trademarks and NT is trademark of Microsoft Corp. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: LEAD Technologies Inc., Charlotte Jeanne Desrosiers, 704/332-5532, ext.1235 http://www.leadtools.com/ |
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