Intergraph Computer Systems TDZ 2000 Now Available with New Intense 3D Wildcat 4105 and 3510 3D Graphics Accelerators.HUNTSVILLE, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 1999-- TDZ TDZ The Dead Zone (movie) TDZ Touchdown Zone TDZ Temperature Danger Zone (food safety) TDZ Tvornica Duhana Zagreb (Croatian tobacco factory) TDZ thiazolidinediones 2000's Unmatched Workstation Technologies Leverage Industry's Fastest Graphics to Deliver Electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. Performance and Unprecedented Value for Creative and Technical Professionals Intergraph Computer Systems (Nasdaq:INGR) today announced the immediate availability of Intense3D's(TM) latest Wildcat wildcat, common name of two Old World cats, the European wildcat, Felis sylvestris, of Europe and W Asia, and the African wildcat, or kaffir cat, F. lybica, of Africa and Asia. (TM) 4105 and 3510 3D graphics accelerators in their powerful Intel(R)/Windows NT(R)-based TDZ(R) 2000 GX1 and TDZ 2000 GL2 ViZual Workstations(TM). The top-of-the-line model, the TDZ 2000 GX1 with Wildcat 4105 graphics, delivers unmatched geometry acceleration and texture performance for the most demanding 3D applications, at a starting price starting price n (COMM) → precio inicial starting price n → prix initial starting price start n (at auction of $4395 (U.S.). Next is the affordable TDZ 2000 GL2 with Wildcat 3510 graphics, which delivers optimized driver support for Intel's Streaming SIMD extensions (architecture) Streaming SIMD Extensions - (SSE) Intel Corporation's floating point SIMD extention of their Pentium microprocessor architecture. SSE was formerly know as KNI (Katmai New Instructions). It was introduced with the Pentium III. Intel Pentium III. ipoem. , taking full advantage of the TDZ 2000 GL2's Pentium(R) III processors. Wildcat 3510 improves the TDZ 2000 GL2's mid-range 3D performance by up to 70 percent on Viewperf tests and at 33 percent less cost, while boosting popular MCAD MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD Mechanical Computer Aided Design MCAD Medium-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (inherited metabolic disease) MCAD Minneapolis College of Art and Design applications up to 12 percent at a significant cost savings. This exceptional midrange midrange Epidemiology The halfway point or midpoint in a set of observations; for most data, MR is calculated as the sum of the smallest observation and the largest observation, divided by 2; for age data, one is added to the numerator; a midrange is usually 3D graphics performance is available at an unbelievably low starting price of $3700 (U.S.). In addition to the raw graphics horsepower of Wildcat 3D graphics, the TDZ 2000 GX1 and GL2 are performance-tuned for the industry's most powerful software applications because of Intergraph's close collaboration with leading software vendors in a variety of creative and technical markets. This combination of 3D graphics acceleration, application performance, and overall system engineering makes the TDZ 2000 the workstation of choice for professionals working in MCAD, visual simulation, 3D animation, digital media, content creation, scientific visualization scientific visualization Process of graphically displaying real or simulated scientific data. It is a vital procedure in the creative realization of scientific ideas, particularly in computer science. , and any graphics-intensive field. "Intergraph Computer Systems continues to deliver `Power to the creators' like never before with the immediate availability of Intense3D's Wildcat 4105 and 3510 -- the industry's fastest 3D graphics -- in our TDZ 2000 GX1 and GL2 ViZual Workstations," said Jeff Edson, president of Visual Computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. at Intergraph Computer Systems. "The flexible price/performance parameters of these new Wildcat graphics accelerators fits in seamlessly with Intergraph's broad TDZ 2000 product line, helping us to serve professionals with a wide range of performance and budget requirements." Ultimate Platform for Wildcat 4105/3510 Intergraph's unmatched expertise in workstation technologies makes TDZ 2000 ViZual Workstations the ideal platform for the new Wildcat 4105 and 3510 3D graphics accelerators. With optimized, balanced throughput in all areas of the system, TDZ 2000 ViZual Workstations take full advantage of Wildcat's powerful graphics engine to deliver unmatched performance for creative and technical professionals. To meet differing budget and performance needs, the TDZ 2000 with the latest Wildcat 3D Graphics is available in two models: -- TDZ 2000 GX1 w/ Wildcat 4105 3D Graphics: Powered by single or dual Pentium A PC with a motherboard that contains two Pentium CPUs. Such machines are designed for use with an operating system that supports symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), such as Windows NT or 2000. See SMP. III Xeon(TM) processors, the TDZ 2000 GX1 outperforms RISC/UNIX-based workstations at a fraction of the cost, while optimizing the Wildcat 4105's leading-edge capabilities, such as: -- Stereo viewing support: Enhances realism when viewing complex MCAD assemblies, scientific visualizations, and 3D character models. -- Onboard 3 GFLOPS See gigaFLOPS. GFLOPS - gigaflops geometry accelerator A high-performance graphics engine that performs geometry calculations. See geometry calculations. : Offloads CPU-intensive floating point calculations, freeing up CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. cycles for application performance. -- Dedicated 64 MB texture memory Memory on the display adapter used to hold the texture maps. See texture mapping. : Enables accelerated performance for texture-intensive projects such as large-scale terrain databases or real-time interactive simulations. -- TDZ 2000 GL2 w/ Wildcat 3510 3D Graphics: The TDZ 2000 GL2 with single or dual Pentium III processors offers the industry's best price/performance, with affordable workstation performance and outstanding mainstream 3D graphics acceleration from Wildcat 3510, with features such as: -- Optimized drivers for Streaming SIMD extensions: Delivers optimum multimedia performance from the TDZ 2000 GL2's Intel Pentium III The successor to the Pentium II from Intel. Introduced in the spring of 1999 at 500 MHz, the Pentium III architecture was similar to the Pentium II with the addition of 70 new instructions optimized for multimedia (see SSE). processors. -- 16 MB frame buffer An area of memory used to hold a frame of data. Typically used for screen output, the buffer is the size of the maximum image that can be displayed on the screen. The memory, which is either a separate memory bank on the display adapter or a reserved part of regular memory, holds a : Enables hardware-accelerated alpha-blending, fogging, z-buffering, and other realism-enhancing operations. -- 16 MB dedicated texture memory: Combined with the frame buffer, enables a 68 Mpixel textured fill rate, suitable for high-performance mainstream 3D applications. Price and Availability Intergraph's top-of-the-line TDZ 2000 GX1 with Intense3D Wildcat 4105 3D graphics is available immediately from authorized Intergraph resellers with prices starting at $4395 (U.S.). The affordable TDZ 2000 GL2 with Wildcat 3510 3D Graphics is also available immediately at a low starting price of $3700 (U.S.). Other TDZ 2000 GL2 models start as low as $2180 (U.S.). For more information about Intergraph Computer Systems' Windows NT-based workstations, customers can call 800-763-0242 or visit the Intergraph Web site at www.intergraph.com/ics. Intergraph Computer Systems Intergraph Computer Systems' (Huntsville, AL) businesses -- Visual Computing, Enterprise Solutions, and Intense3D -- reflect its core competencies of 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. expertise, systems engineering, systems integration, world-class service and support, and 3D graphics technology. The company develops, sells, and supports affordable, high-performance Windows NT-based graphics workstations, PCs, and servers using the latest Intel processors, and advanced 3D graphics accelerators for the creative and technical desktop in markets such as digital media, animation, content creation, publishing and prepress, visual simulation, graphics arts, and traditional CAD, MCAD. Intergraph's enterprise solutions include systems integration, consulting, hardware, networking, and interoperability products for workgroup to enterprise performance for NT migration, enterprise management, internet/intranet/extranet, and enterprise communication. Intergraph Computer Systems is the world leader in 3D graphics technology and the sales of 3D graphics accelerators for Windows NT. Intergraph Computer Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Intergraph Corporation (Nasdaq:INGR). For more information about Intergraph Computer Systems, call 800/763-0242, or visit the company's Web site at www.intergraph.com/ics/. NOTE TO EDITORS: Intergraph Computer Systems' Virtual Press Room contains today's announcement and the latest product news, press kits, and digital images for downloading. Visit the press room at http://www.intergraph.com/ics/vpr. Please contact Marla Robinson, 256/730-1813 or mcrobins@ingr.com for additional product information. For reader inquiries about Intergraph Computer Systems, please list 800/763-0242 or our World Wide Web address, http://www.intergraph.com/ics. Intergraph and TDZ are registered trademarks and ViZual Workstations, Intense3D, and Wildcat are trademarks of Intergraph Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corp. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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