2012-12-21-246

3DLabs Support For 64-bit Drivers

3Dlabs Inc., Ltd., a leading innovator in professional visual processing,today announced that its Wildcat® Realizm(TM) 800 graphics accelerator has beencertified by leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in the Computer-aidedDesign (CAD) and Digital Content & Creation (DCC) markets including Alias, ANSYS,Autodesk, Bentley, One Space, PTC, SOFTIMAGE and SolidWorks®. 3Dlabs alsoannounced today the availability of new 64-bit drivers that support AMD andIntel processors that increase application performance and overall systemproductivity. These drivers, which support the Windows XP operating system andall three of the Wildcat Realizm graphics accelerators, can be downloaded atwww.3dlabs.com. 3Dlabs is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd.

"As a leading force in the workstation graphics industry, 3Dlabs certifiesthe top software applications, so our customers can create outstandinganimations and design CAD models with their favorite applications," said HockLeow, president of 3Dlabs. "Wildcat Realizm 800 delivers the raw power of twoVisual Processing Units for unprecedented speed and performance."

"3Dlabs has consistently supported the industry's most innovativeinitiatives, including AMD's leadership in pervasive 64-bit computing," said PatPatla, director, server/workstation marketing, Microprocessor Business Unit,Computation Products Group of AMD. "Our customers work with compute-intensiveapplications that greatly benefit from the incredibly powerful AMD Opteron(TM)processor with Direct Connect Architecture. We are working with 3Dlabs, alongwith the growing AMD64 software ecosystem, to make sure our customers can fullytap 64-bit computing."

Widespread ISV Support for Wildcat Realizm 800

"Not only did the 3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm 800 graphics accelerator breeze throughour certification tests, the performance was very impressive," said RonWerkmeister, manager of systems and acceptance testing at ANSYS, Inc. "Weachieved record-breaking speeds of over 57 million polygons a second. Needlessto say, we were extremely impressed."

"Equipped with dual VPUs, the Wildcat Realizm 800 flew through the MicroStationcertification process," said Tom Anderson, vice president of product managementat Bentley. "Wildcat Realizm products continue to deliver impressive graphicsperformance."

"The performance numbers that the dual VPU-based Wildcat Realizm 800 achievesare simply astounding," said Michael Campbell, vice president of productmanagement at PTC. "PTC's Pro/ENGINEER customers will see great performanceimprovements in interactive graphics mode."

"Wildcat Realizm 800 enables OneSpace Designer customers to create incrediblyrealistic CAD models while meeting tight production deadlines," said Claus Brod,designer and hardware platform manager at CoCreate. "OneSpace Designer customersneed the stamina and precision that Wildcat Realizm graphics acceleratorsprovide."

"With its powerful dual-VPU architecture and two, dual-link DVI-I connectors,Wildcat Realizm 800 provides SOFTIMAGE|XSI 4.0 artists the best way toexperience content creation on two high-resolution monitors," said GarethMorgan, senior product manager at Softimage Co., a subsidiary of AvidTechnology, Inc. "Wildcat Realizm 800's flexible features combined with itsimpressive power, deliver dramatically increased productivity for eachSOFTIMAGE|XSI-based project."

"The Wildcat Realizm 800's fully programmable technology and powerful dual-VPUarchitecture run SolidWorks 2005 extremely well," said Brian Houle, solutionpartner program manager at SolidWorks Corporation. "This is a great solution forhigh-end CAD projects that call for layers of OpenGL® 2.0 shaders and superbgraphics performance."

For a full list of software partners who have certified the Wildcat Realizm 800,go to: http://www.3dlabs.com/support/certs/wildcatrealizm.asp The Wildcat Realizm800 professional graphics accelerator is available at a MSRP of US$ 2799 through3Dlabs' OEMs, Wildcat System Integrators, Resellers and VARs. For moreinformation on 3Dlabs' high-performing Wildcat Realizm graphics accelerators,check out www.3dlabs.com