***Systems
Genoa Systems Corporation releases first model in a
series of Internet appliances the Genoa Info-
Appliance (GIA)
(February 19, 1998)
Genoa Systems Corporation announced the introduction
of its Genoa Info-Appliance (GIA). This sub $500 all-
in-one appliance for home, office and vertical
markets (banking, insurance, education) allows
customers to build-to-suit for a specific solution
such as a network PC, a set top box multimedia
system, a mobile computer or for Internet surfing,
on-line shopping, e-mail and gaming. Highlights
include an embedded system with hard and floppy
drive, CD-ROM, 33.6kb/s modem and a PC-Card slot.
Controlled via optional infrared keyboard for
convenient use in the living room, home office or
children’s room it supports many peripherals and
connects to a monitor, TV or LCD display.
With the introduction of the GIA, Genoa has evolved
from a manufacturer of graphics accelerators for the
PC arena to a major supplier of information
appliances for the consumer mass market.
www.genoasys.com
Silicon Graphics Increases Octane Performance
(February 4)
Silicon Graphics has announced a faster version of
its OCTANE power desktop workstation family based on
the new 250MHz MIPS RISC R10000 microprocessor. The
company also introduced its E-Series graphics
featuring faster geometry and texture engines that
deliver up to a 40 per cent increase in graphics
performance. In addition, new pricing on the entry-
level 175MHz OCTANE/SI workstation was announced.
The 250MHz MIPS RISC R10000 microprocessor will be
available across the entire OCTANE product line - the
SI, SSI, and MXE - will be shipping this quarter. The
new E-series graphics package is currently available
only on the MXE system, which will also begin
shipping this quarter.
www.sgi.com/
Intergraph Expands TDZ 2000 Product Line
(February 9)
Intergraph Computer Systems announced that it has
expanded its high-performance TDZ 2000 3D Graphics
Workstation product line. This line includes several
new models that target creative and technical
professionals running 2D and mainstream 3D
applications such as digital content creation,
animation, visual simulation, mechanical CAD,
traditional CAD, architectural design, engineering
and construction (AEC), and geographic information
systems (GIS). The top TDZ 2000 system with RealiZm
II 3D Graphics has a CDRS Viewperf benchmark score of
108.
New additions to Intergraph's TDZ 2000 line are
available immediately. Estimated street price starts
at $4,840 for a TDZ 2000 with a single 300 MHz
Pentium II processor, 4GB 10k rpm Ultra-Wide SCSI III
hard drive, 64 MB SDRAM memory, and Matrox Millennium
II AGP 2D graphics. The TDZ 2000 with a single 300
MHz Pentium II processor, 4GB 10k rpm Ultra-Wide SCSI
III hard drive, 64MB SDRAM memory, and Intense 3D Pro
2200S graphics starts at an estimated street price of
$5,945. Estimated street price for a TDZ 2000 with a
single 300 MHz Pentium II processor, 4GB 10k rpm,
Ultra-Wide SCSI III hard drive, 128MB SDRAM and
RealiZm II VX113 3D graphics and 16MB texture is
$8,475.
www.intergraph.com/ics
Compaq Windows NT Workstation Platform Selected by
Parametric Technology
(February 5)
Compaq Computer Corporation and Parametric Technology
Corporation jointly announced that PTC has selected
Compaq as a primary Windows NT platform provider and
has entered into a unique alliance with Compaq to
aggressively drive the pervasive use of each other's
technology as a complete enterprise solution for
customers. As part of the alliance, PTC will deploy
Compaq Professional Workstations worldwide to fulfill
a significant portion of PTC's Windows NT-based
workstation needs in the field and at their corporate
facilities. Compaq and PTC will jointly develop
marketing programs designed to meet customers'
enterprise computing needs.
www.compaq.com
www.ptc.com
Integraph Rolls Out Media Production Workstations
(February 6)
Intergraph Computer Systems announced the new StudioZ
Pro 3D and StudioZ T-RAX 3D Media Production
Workstations, two new additions to Intergraph's line
of Intel/Windows NT-based StudioZ Media Production
Workstations. The new StudioZ 3D models, powered by
dual 300 MHz Pentium II processors, deliver the same
serial digital (D1/SDI) video capability as standard
StudioZ’s, and include the addition of Intergraph's
RealiZm II 3D Graphics subsystem for the creation of
3D animation. Using the StudioZ 3D workstation with
Windows NT-based software such as 3D Studio MAX R2,
LightWave 3D, or SOFTIMAGE|3D, content creators can
create complex 3D animations at true-color
resolutions with an accelerated screen display. The
animated content can then be composited with video
clips, edited nonlinearly, enhanced with special
effects, sweetened with audio, and output as
broadcast-quality video - all on a single
workstation. The new StudioZ 3D models are the only
Intel/Windows NT-based workstations on the market
that deliver all of these capabilities in one
workstation to professionals working in broadcast
television, feature films, corporate videos, and
other areas of media production.
Intergraph's StudioZ Pro 3D and StudioZ T-RAX 3D
Workstations are available immediately through
authorized Intergraph resellers. Street prices start
at $21,750 for the StudioZ Pro 3D, and $28,895 for
the StudioZ T-RAX 3D, for a base configuration with
dual 300 MHz Pentium II CPUs, 128 MB EDO memory,
RealiZm II ZX13 graphics, and approximately 40 GB of
onboard disk storage.
www.intergraph.com/ics
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