SUN SHOWCASES HOT NEW TECHNOLOGY DEMOS FOR DIGITAL MEDIA, VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION MARKETSSUN SHOWCASES HOT NEW TECHNOLOGY DEMOS FOR DIGITAL MEDIA, VISUALIZATION AND SIMULATION MARKETSSun Puts on a Display with Cutting-Edge Product Demos and the World's First 24" LCD Monitor at SIGGRAPH Booth #1201
LOS ANGELES,CA -- SIGGRAPH CONFERENCE -- AUGUST 13, 2001 -- Sun Microsystems, Inc. will feature breakthrough products and high-performance demos targeted for visualization, simulation and digital media markets. Located in booth #1201, Sun will feature a technology demo of the world's first 24" flat-panel LCD monitor and will showcase server-based graphics demos on its new Sun Fire servers. Sun's booth will also provide Siggraph attendees with cutting-edge, interactive demos, including those from Pixar, WeatherOne, Kewazinga and Full Sail, Inc. Seeing is BelievingSun pushes the limits of technology design and functionality showing off the world's first 24" flat-panel LCD monitor featuring extensive multimedia capabilities, brilliant colors and immaculate clarity. Cutting-edge features of the new monitor include:
Sun Takes it to the Nth With Multiple Sun Expert3D Graphics Cards in Sun Fire ServersSun will showcase its Sun Fire server line with technology demos featuring professional-level graphics. Based on the 64-bit Solaris Operating Environment and UltraSPARC architecture, the new graphics servers are designed to provide the performance, reliability, scalability and new functionality necessary for data visualization in high-performance computing environments. Capable of driving multiple displays and collaborative visual solutions in a single system, the Sun Expert3D graphics-equipped servers offer digital media and visualization customers a compelling choice in the high-end graphics applications arena. Now That's EntertainmentIn addition to its new product demos, Sun's booth will also provide interactive demos, featuring Pixar's short animation "For the Birds," and WeatherOne's new weather forecasting application. The booth will also showcase Kewazinga's cutting-edge synthetic video application, which allows viewers to navigate around an action scene, such as a golfer swinging in motion, providing the viewer with a 360-degree experience. Finally, Full Sail will be showing an interactive, competitive car racing game written entirely with Java and Java 3D technology. Users will drive the cars using alternative input devices, demonstrating the versatility of the Java 3D API input model. About Sun Microsystems, Inc.Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- "The Network Is The Computer" -- has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to take their businesses to the nth. With $18.3 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com.
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