RDI Computer Corp.'s portable SPARC workstations get presentation power with Ovation.CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1997-- Full-featured 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). presentation software is now available with RDI's PowerLite portable workstations RDI RDI - Receiver Data Interface Computer Corp. Tuesday announced that purchasers of its PowerLite portable SPARC-based workstations can now also receive the latest version of Ovation, the full-featured UNIX presentation software from Visual Engineering Inc. With Ovation, PowerLite users can create world-class presentations on the same high-performance, 100 percent Sun-compatible portable system that supports all their other UNIX-based applications. A demonstration copy of Ovation is bundled with each PowerLite. Ovation can be fully activated by downloading a free 30-day key from the Visual Engineering Web site or by purchasing it at a special discounted rate for PowerLite users. Major applications for PowerLite users of Ovation include sales presentations for trade shows and meetings, engineering project proposals and other uses that take advantage of the PowerLite's portability, high performance and Sun compatibility. PowerLites are used extensively by the software development industry to demonstrate UNIX software without sacrificing desktop-level performance and functionality. "RDI wants to continue to add value for our customers -- a strategy we're pursuing with Ovation and in future co-marketing arrangements for the PowerLite," said David Hartley, director of marketing, RDI. "By making Ovation easily available on every PowerLite we ship, we're delivering a tool that allows our customers to get the very best out of their PowerLite system and they don't have to rely on a separate PC for presentations." Ovation integrates the most sought-after features of the leading PC- and Mac-compatible presentation software, allowing both experienced and new users to easily create professional presentations. In addition to a built-in outliner An outliner is a special text editor that allows text to be structured as an outline. Outliners are typically used for computer programming, collecting or organizing ideas, Getting Things Done, or project management. and WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. slide editor, Ovation includes a range of advanced drawing and charting tools, customizable color palettes, and hyperlink support for creating interactive multimedia presentations. Ovation packages will be available on all PowerLites, including the new PowerLite Turbo 170. The first portable to be powered by the new 170 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. TurboSPARC processor, it combines impressive features -- up to 3.6 GB of hard disk space, 256 MB of memory, a 12.1-inch high-resolution display and SPARCstation 20 performance -- in a 7.5-pound notebook. The PowerLite is ideal for software demonstrations, sales presentations, off-site development, field support, network troubleshooting, training and trade shows. Applications typically running on a PowerLite include geoengineering, financial modeling, 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 , engineering analysis and military command and control. Software bundled with every PowerLite system includes either Sunsoft's Solaris 2.5.1 and Solaris 1.1.2 operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. , unmodified to ensure 100 percent binary compatibility See binary compatible. . RDI's mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings software environment, Virtual Workgroup A group of individuals who work on a common project via technologies such as e-mail, instant messages, shared databases, threaded discussions and calendaring. Virtual workgroups are mandated by company policy and employment requirements. Contrast with virtual community and pervasive computing. Architecture (VWA VWA Victorian Workcover Authority (Victoria, Australia) VWA Victim Witness Advocate VWA Vehicle Wash Agent VWA View with Alarm ), allows easy, automatic administration of connections to Sun and UNIX networks. A pioneer in combining the functionality and performance of desktop workstations with the flexibility of mobile computing, RDI Computer manufactures and markets a diverse line of portable SPARC-based workstations called PowerLite. The company's customers include industry leaders worldwide, as well as a long list of government agencies and organizations. With headquarters in Carlsbad, RDI has sales offices in North America and Europe. For sales information, the company can be reached at 619/929-0992 or 800/RDI-LITE, or e-mail: info@rdi.com. RDI's Web site can be found at http://www.rdi.com . Visual Engineering has headquarters in San Jose, Calif. For sales information, the company can be reached at 408/452-0600, or e-mail: info@ve.com. Visual Engineering's Web site can be found at http://www.ve.com . -0- PowerLite is a registered trademark of RDI Computer Corp. TurboSPARC is a trademark of Fujitsu Microelectronics Inc. All SPARC (Scalable Performance ARChitecture) A family of RISC CPUs from Sun that runs mostly under Sun's Solaris, but also under Linux and BSD operating systems. After development began in the mid-1980s by David Patterson of the University of California at Berkeley and Bill trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of SPARC International Inc. Ovation is a trademark and Visual Engineering is a registered trademark of Visual Engineering Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: RDI Computer Corp., Carlsbad David Hartley, 619/929-0992 d.hartley@rdi.com or Chvatal Associates Kris Wm. Chvatal, 619/633-2230 (editor contact) kris@chvatal.com |
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