STB Systems' Velocity 128 AGP Featured in New Systems From Dell Computer; Multimedia Accelerator to Provide Graphics Acceleration for Dimension Line.RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1997--STB Systems (Nasdaq:STBI), a leading supplier of multimedia subsystem products to the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and community, announced a major design win for its new Velocity 128 AGP (Accelerated Graphics Port) A high-speed 32-bit port from Intel for attaching a display adapter to a PC. It provides a direct connection between the card and memory, and only one AGP slot is on the motherboard. multimedia accelerator. The STB See set-top box. STB - set-top box Velocity 128 will be incorporated into systems from Dell Computer Corp. The Velocity 128 will be standard equipment on selected systems in the Dell Dimensions line and offered as an upgrade option on other systems. The Velocity 128 combines a true 128-bit multimedia engine with 4MB of 128-bit SGRAM (Synchronous Graphics RAM) A type of dynamic RAM chip that is similar to the SDRAM technology, but includes enhanced graphics features for use with display adapters. memory for maximum bandwidth and performance. STB has also incorporated a number of unique optimizations into its software driver to push the performance of the Velocity 128 ahead of competing multimedia accelerators in benchmark tests and real-world applications. Using PC Magazine's 3D Winbench 97 on a Pentium 2-266 with MMX technology, the Velocity 128 PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). broke the 200 3D Winmark barrier and posted a score of 230 (a). ``STB is bringing a technology to market that is far superior to anything that is available now or in the near future. Dell's customers can look forward to 2-D, 3-D and live-action video performance that was previously unavailable from a single card solution,'' said J. Shane Long, STB's vice president of sales and marketing. Based on the NVIDIA RIVA 128, the Velocity 128 supports many advanced 3-D rendering features for great detail and richer special effects for more realistic gaming. The Velocity 128 has the capabilities to output a display to a computer monitor or a standard television via S-video or composite connectors and is MPEG-2- compatible to support DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. data streams. The 230 MHz RAMDAC (Random Access Memory Digital to Analog Converter) The VGA controller chip that maintains the color palette and converts data from memory into analog signals for the monitor. RAMDAC - Random Access Memory Digital-to-Analog Converter supports flicker-free refresh rates up to 160Hz to reduce eyestrain eyestrain /eye·strain/ (-stran) fatigue of the eye from overuse or from uncorrected defect in focus of the eye. eye·strain n. and resolutions of 1600x1200. ``STB Systems' expertise in multimedia accelerators and NVIDIA's RIVA 128 processor have combined to give Dell's Dimension line cutting-edge graphics performance. The Velocity 128 can deliver stunning multimedia experiences by taking advantage of emerging technology like 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. environments and DVD data streams,'' stated Jen-Hsun Huang, president and chief executive officer for NVIDIA. ``In today's market, if you don't have some major design wins with the system builders, you could be left out of the race,'' said Dr. Jon Peddie, president of Tiburon, Calif.-based Jon Peddie Associates, the graphics industry's leading consulting firm. ``The market for 3-D accelerators is in its explosive stage, and we expect over 40 million units to be shipped this year,'' Peddie added. ``One of the major forces driving this market expansion is the rapid acceptance of system builders to incorporate the newest generation of 3-D accelerators.'' Simply the Best! STB Systems designs, manufactures and sells multimedia accelerators and other multimedia subsystem products for use in personal computers. STB has an established history of designing award-winning graphics controllers and writing specialized video drivers that provide maximum software performance and compatibility. Manufacturing strength, engineering expertise and consistent quality make STB the leading supplier of multimedia accelerators to top-tier PC manufacturers. STB's products can be found in systems from Acer, Compaq, Dell, Gateway 2000 and IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) . STB recently acquired Symmetric Simulation Systems Inc., a leader in the professional-class 3-D graphics market, which is operated as 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. . Founded in 1981 and having headquarters in Richardson, STB Systems also has facilities in Dallas, Houston, El Paso and Austin, Texas; Eugene, Ore.; Juarez, Mexico; Hopkins, Minn.; London; and Paris. -0- (a) All tests conducted on Gateway 2000 Pentium-2 266MHz systems at 640x480x16bpp; 75MHz; 64MB system memory; Windows 95B, DirectX5 (final release). In each benchmark, all 3-D hardware features available through the driver were enabled. CONTACT: STB Systems Inc., Richardson Brian Burke, 972/234-8750, ext. 2113 bburke@stb.com www.stb.com |
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