Khronos Group Grows Significantly with New Members ETRI, Futuremark, NVIDIA, Oki, Secret Level, TAKUMI & WOW4M.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2004 International CES LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2004 Press and Developers Invited to Meet New Khronos Members and See Demos of OpenGL ES-Based Products in Action at CES Press Conference on January 8th The Khronos Group This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. is pleased to announce that ETRI ETRI Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (Korea) ETRI Enhanced Threat Reduction Initiative ETRI Electronics Telecommunication Research Inc. , Futuremark, NVIDIA, Oki, Secret Level, TAKUMI and WOW4M have all joined as Contributing Members to work with the fifty other Khronos Group Members to support OpenGL(R) ES as the standard graphics API for 3D handheld applications. The Khronos Group is a consortium focused on the development and deployment of royalty-free, open standard APIs that enable authoring and playback of dynamic media on a wide variety of platforms and devices. These new members are now enabled to participate in the ongoing development of OpenGL ES OpenGL ES (OpenGL for Embedded Systems) is a subset of the OpenGL 3D graphics API designed for embedded devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and video game consoles. , which defines subset profiles of OpenGL(R) and brings advanced 3D graphics to a wide range of 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. ; and OpenML(R) 1.0 which enables developers to easily integrate video, audio and graphics capabilities into their application suites. All Khronos Members are empowered to contribute to the development of Khronos specifications, vote at various stages before public availability, and are therefore able to accelerate the delivery of their cutting-edge 3D platforms and applications through early access to specification and conformance testing Conformance testing or type testing is testing to determine whether a system meets some specified standard. To aid in this, many test procedures and test setups have been developed, either by the standard's maintainers or external organizations, specifically for drafts. To inquire about becoming a Khronos Member visit: www.khronos.org/members/. Invitation to January 7th Demo Sessions and January 8th Press & Developer Conference January 7th 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. -- Digital Games Day This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Riviera Hotel Please visit the Khronos booth to see Member demos and hear Neil Trevett Neil Trevett is currently Vice President of Embedded Content at NVIDIA. He is responsible for enabling and encouraging compelling applications on non-PC platforms, including cell phones and automobiles. Prior to joining NVIDIA, Mr. , Khronos Group President and Chairman of the OpenGL ES Work Group speak on a panel at 5:40 p.m. (Conference Entrance Fee) January 8th 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. - Khronos Conference, Embassy Suites (across from Hard Rock) Press and Developers are invited to a Conference & "Meet the Members" Reception. A map of the location is available at http://www.khronos.org/news/releases/ces2004_invite.pdf. At this conference Khronos and its members will have major new announcements; including new OpenGL ES-based products and the availability of OpenGL ES 1.0 Adoption and Conformance Testing. Demo descriptions and details on these events may be found at: http://www.khronos.org/news/events.html. "The Khronos Group welcomes these new members as they join to further the momentum of OpenGL ES for the good of all companies seeking to grow their businesses in the embedded graphics market," said Neil Trevett, senior vice president of market development at 3Dlabs, president of the Khronos Group and chairman of the OpenGL ES Working Group. "Khronos works hard to keep costs to a minimum and we are proud that these companies can gain all of the advantages of membership for just $3,500 a year." New Member Quotes: "ETRI has a long history as a pioneer in technical achievements in Korea, is a leading developer of CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. technology, and has played a large role in implementing successful mobile telecommunication," said Kim, Hyun Bin Hyun Bin (Korean: 현빈) is a South Korean endorser/actor who is known for his role as cocky restaurant owner Hyeon Jin Hun in the MBC drama My Name is Kim Sam Soon. , Vice President of Digital Content Research Division. "We realize that open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced for mobile graphics will enable a huge boost in the growth of mobile content business, and have joined the Khronos Group to ensure that we stay on the cutting edge of mobile 3D graphics development." "Futuremark now provides benchmarks, demos and custom solutions for Smartphone development," said Tero Sarkkinen, Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Futuremark Corporation. "We are excited to join the Khronos Group as interaction with other Khronos members will help to develop our new Smartphone Benchmark into one of the most robust mobile platform test suites available." "TAKUMI Corporation is very pleased to join the Khronos Group. We have selected the OpenGL ES 1.0 API as our standard graphics API for the entire GSHARK family of products," said Hiro Nitta, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Engineering Group at TAKUMI. "We believe that this will enable us to have a more productive relationship with software solution companies resulting in more advanced and attractive 3D applications." Other New Member Company Backgrounds: NVIDIA is a leader in graphics processors and media and communications devices. The breadth of products enriches 3D, 2D, video, audio, communications, broadband connectivity, and high-definition digital video and television for every audience and platform including desktop PCs, game consoles, workstations, Internet-enabled appliances, Macintosh, and mobile PCs. More information is available at http://www.nvidia.com. Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. provides top-quality technologies solutions to its customers through its telecommunications systems, information systems and electronic devices segments. All are integrated into one effective organization that functions as a collective force to create exciting new products and technologies. Visit Oki's global web site at http://www.oki.com/. Secret Level balances tools, technology and title development for the console game
A console game is a form of interactive multimedia used for entertainment. industry, with developer licenses for all of the NextGen consoles including PS2, Xbox and Gamecube and "Tools & Middleware" licenses for the Xbox and PS2. More information is available at http://www.secretlevel.com. WOW4M provides mobile 3D content created using their OpenGL ES-based "NF3D" Authoring and Rendering applications. NF3D can be used to create 3D games, applications, screensavers and other 3D content for mobile devices. The NF3D Works authoring package offers immediate and retained mode Retained mode refers to a programming style for 3D graphics where a persistent representation of graphical objects, their spatial relationships, their appearance and the position of the viewer, is held in memory and managed by a library layer. rendering, a scenegraph, and supporting libraries. The NF3D Render software offers geometry, textures, lighting and pixel operations. http://www.wow4m.com About the Khronos SIG The Khronos Group was founded in January 2000 by a number of leading graphics and digital media companies including 3Dlabs, ATI (ATI Technologies Inc., Markham Ontario, http://ati.amd.com) A leading manufacturer of graphics chips and display adapters. Founded in 1985 by K. Y. Ho, Benny Lau and Lee Lau, ATI chips and boards are widely used by OEMs. , Discreet, Evans & Sutherland, Intel, SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. to promote the creation and deployment of rich media through the creation of open standard APIs to enable the authoring and playback of dynamic media on a wide variety of platforms & devices. Go to www.khronos.org for more information. Ends OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., OpenML is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc. used by permission by Khronos. All other product names, trademarks, and/or company names are used solely for identification and belong to their respective owners. |
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