New Products Enable 3D World Creation and Viewing on the World Wide Web; Intervista Software and ParaGraph International Announce VRML Strategic Alliance.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 1995--In a move designed to further the rapid evolution of the Internet towards 3D, VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. (Virtual Reality Modeling Language (virtual reality, language) Virtual Reality Modeling Language - (VRML) A draft specification for the design and implementation of a platform-independent language for virtual reality scene description. VRML 1.0 was released on 1995-05-26. http://vrml.org/. Wired. ) pioneers Intervista Software, Inc. (San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA) and ParaGraph International (Campbell, CA) today announced an optimized suite of products for creating and viewing online 3D content. The VRML standard enables web-surfers to experience 3D, full-color `worlds' which offer the same linking and information options as standard HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. `pages.' Beta versions of Intervista's WorldView world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. VRML Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. (the first standalone VRML browser for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 95) and ParaGraph's Home Space Builder, an easy-to-use VRML world creator for Windows, are both available on the Internet. Both products will be optimized to provide maximum throughput and performance when used together, which will have a profound impact on users with low-bandwidth (under 28.8 kbps) connections. Both companies will also work together in verifying that their products are fully compliant with the industry-standard VRML specification -- the 3D successor to HTML (Hypertext Markup Language (hypertext, World-Wide Web, standard) Hypertext Markup Language - (HTML) A hypertext document format used on the World-Wide Web. HTML is built on top of SGML. "Tags" are embedded in the text. A tag consists of a "<", a "directive" (in lower case), zero or more parameters and a ">". ) in which Intervista's president, Tony Parisi, was one of the founding developers. Intervista and Paragraph will be publicly demonstrating their VRML products for the first time at the SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, www.siggraph.org) The arm of the ACM that specializes in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Providing publications, workshops and conferences, it has served technicians and researchers as well as the artist and business community show August 8-10 in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Intervista and Paragraph will be exhibiting at the Microsoft booth (No. 2341) and both company's products will also be shown in several other areas on the show floor. How to get the software: WorldView is available from Intervista at: "http://www.hyperion.com/intervista/" Home Space Builder for Windows is available on ParaGraph International's World Wide Web site: "http://www.paragraph.com/whatsnew/homespce.htm". Quotes: "We are very excited by our alliance with ParaGraph and the capabilities of Home Space Builder," said Tony Parisi, president of Intervista Software, Inc. "ParaGraph is a front-runner in providing low-cost VRML world creation software and Home Space Builder's capabilities will have a profound impact on the `look' of the Web. 3D on the Internet is no longer a dream and Intervista with its partner companies will be at the forefront of this change." "We are happy to work with Intervista, as they helped us join the VRML community," said Stepan Pachikov Stepan Alexandrovich Pachikov (born February 1, 1950 in Vartashen, Azerbaijan) is the co-founder of ParaGraph Intl., Parascript, EverNote Corp. among other software companies which contributed heavily to the development of Handwriting recognition and VRML technologies. , president and 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. of ParaGraph International. "Today, Intervista's WorldView is the fastest available VRML browser for low-end PCs. We believe that the combination of our products will bring exciting 3D Web content to the consumer market. ParaGraph is inspired by this opportunity to contribute to the emerging VRML standard." WorldView Product Information: WorldView is a stand-alone Internet browser that enables real-time 3D manipulation and viewing of 3D "worlds" on the Internet, even without a Pentium-class computer. WorldView works most effectively on the most common PC multimedia configuration: a 486/50 with 8MB of RAM. This is possible through its use of the powerful Reality Lab 3D rendering library from Microsoft -- an API designed specifically for 3D acceleration through software. Unlike other VRML products, WorldView does not require an existing HTML browser to pull URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. addresses off the Internet - it is a complete browser package. WorldView does, however, interface extremely well with Netscape, enabling it to pass URL addresses seamlessly. WorldView will be distributed in both freeware and supported versions (supported version to be handled by WebMaster Inc., Santa Clara, Calif.) and will be available at no charge to educational sites. The company will begin distribution of beta software in the third quarter of 1995 for all Windows platforms and is also developing versions for the Apple Macintosh and several UNIX systems. Home Space Builder Information: ParaGraph International recently announced the availability of Home Space Builder 1.0 (Beta 2), a powerful 3D authoring tool that will accelerate the World Wide Web's evolution from 2D home pages into a virtual reality universe. Beneath the HSB's simplicity lies ParaGraph's proprietary 3D rendering technology and sophisticated multimedia authoring capabilities. ParaGraph's 3D rendering is considered to be one of the fastest available under Windows for standard personal computers, allowing designers to move and build quickly and naturally. Multimedia features include integrated text, pictures, sound, movies, MIDI music, and walking shows. Additionally, the designer can link objects within the home space to other Internet sites, creating a unified, three dimensional Internet universe. Home Space Builder is available now on ParaGraph International's Web site. The Beta 1 version of Home Space Builder is free and the Beta 2 version of Home Space Builder with expanded features is available for $49.95. Company Information: Intervista Software, Inc. is a pioneer developer in creating 3D visualization tools for the World Wide Web. Intervista has the first standalone, high-performance VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) browser -- WorldView for Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT. WorldView was recently selected by Microsoft for inclusion in its Blackbird development package and for use on The Microsoft Network. The WorldView browser is currently available for all Windows platforms and will be released for the Apple Macintosh (680x0 and PowerPC) and a wide range of UNIX systems by fourth quarter 1995) ParaGraph International's mission is to identify innovative software technologies throughout Russia, incubate incubate /in·cu·bate/ (in´ku-bat) 1. to subject to or to undergo incubation. 2. material that has undergone incubation. in·cu·bate v. 1. them in Moscow, and market them worldwide. During the early days of Perestroika, an entrepreneurial group of Russia's top scientists came together with the goal of building a technological and cultural bridge between Russia and the West. This eventually led to the founding of a U.S. company, ParaGraph International, in 1991. In addition to 3D technology, ParaGraph has also developed the world's leading cursive handwriting recognition technology and is a leader in voice/data compression technologies. -0- Note to Editors: All trademarks and registered trademarks previously cited as such or otherwise referenced are hereby recognized and acknowledged. CONTACT: Intervista Software Tony Parisi, 408/345-1805 Internet: dagobert@netcom.com or Horizon Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most (Media contact for Intervista) Jonathan Hirshon, 408/982-2555 Internet: jh@horizonpr.com WWW WWW or W3: see World Wide Web. (World Wide Web) The common host name for a Web server. The "www-dot" prefix on Web addresses is widely used to provide a recognizable way of identifying a Web site. : http://www.webmaster.com/press/ or WebMaster Mark Owen, 408/345-1802 Internet: mark@webmaster.com or ParaGraph International Leonid Kitainik, 408/364-7700 Internet: Kitainik@paragraph.com |
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