Latest Release of AVS/Express Multipipe Edition Adds Features for Interactive, Large-Scale Data Visualization.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2001 Advanced Visual Systems Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: MUZE) Thursday announced the release of AVS/Express(TM) Multipipe Edition (MPE MPE abbr. Master of Public Education ) Version 5.1.1, adding a host of features that allow users of large-scale visualization facilities such as the 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. (TM) Reality Center(TM) or CAVE(R) to dynamically interact with data from technical, scientific and industrial disciplines. The latest release is the result of joint-development activities by Advanced Visual Systems, SGI, Kubota Graphics Technologies (KGT KGT Key Generator Transmitter KGT Klingon for the Galactic Traveller Inc.), and the Manchester Visualization Centre (MVC (Model View Controller) An architecture for building applications that separate the data (model) from the user interface (view) and the processing (controller). ), in conjunction with the International AVS (Audio Video Coding Standard) A video compression technique developed by Chinese companies and supported by the Chinese government. Expected to provide better compression than MPEG-2, AVS was created to avoid paying royalties to the MPEG licensors, which are outside Centre (IAC (1) (InterApplication Communications) The interprocess communications capability in the Macintosh starting with System 7.0. Many IAC events take place behind the scenes. ). AVS/Express, on which the Multipipe Edition is based, enables rapid, object-oriented development of rich and highly interactive data visualization applications. MPE extends these applications from the desktop domain to the realm of full 3D stereo immersion in large visualization theatres and presentation facilities by exploiting the power of SGI's Onyx2(R) high-performance workstations. Sold as a comprehensive development system, the MPE software allows rapid construction of immersive applications without requiring a detailed understanding of the low-level multi-channel graphics programming. New features as of AVS/Express MPE 5.1.1 include: -- Use of more-efficient Pthreads parallel rendering; previous versions used process-based parallelism; -- Two-pass transparency for improved appearance of transparent objects; -- Frame Decomposition (DPLEX mode), which allows multiple windows, pipes and channels to be combined to improve the frame rate in the final scene; -- Multiple input devices, such as Head-tracking and Wand devices, via VRCO's trackd software interface; -- Support for new format MPK 1.0 configuration file (.mpconfig) and inclusion of corresponding example .mpconfig files; -- Expansion of MPE's already comprehensive suite of application examples with new Medical, Seismic and Finance visualizations. Additional information on AVS/Express Multipipe Edition and the full line of data visualization software products is available at http://www.avs.com. About Advanced Visual Systems Advanced Visual Systems (AVS) provides industry-leading, interactive data visualization software and solutions that help business, scientific and engineering users gain critical insights from their data. AVS' focused and sophisticated product line speeds decision-making by bringing information to life using the latest in graphics, Web-based and collaborative technologies on all major computing platforms. AVS 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 MUSE Technologies Inc. For more information on AVS or MUSE call 781/890-4300, write to info@avs.com, or visit www.avs.com. |
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