3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm 800 Graphics Accelerator Certified by Leading I

MILPITAS, Calif., April 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd., a leading innovator in professional visual processing, today announced that its Wildcat(R) Realizm(TM) 800 graphics accelerator has been certified by leading Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) in the Computer-aided Design (CAD) and Digital Content & Creation (DCC) markets including Alias, ANSYS, Autodesk, Bentley, One Space, PTC, SOFTIMAGE and SolidWorks(R). 3Dlabs also announced today the availability of new 64-bit drivers that support AMD and Intel processors that increase application performance and overall system productivity. These drivers, which support the Windows XP operating system and all three of the Wildcat Realizm graphics accelerators, can be downloaded at http://www.3dlabs.com/. 3Dlabs is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd. .

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

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

Widespread ISV Support for Wildcat Realizm 800

"Not only did the 3Dlabs Wildcat Realizm 800 graphics accelerator breeze through our certification tests, the performance was very impressive," said Ron Werkmeister, manager of systems and acceptance testing at ANSYS, Inc. "We achieved record-breaking speeds of over 57 million polygons a second. Needless to say, we were extremely impressed."

"Equipped with dual VPUs, the Wildcat Realizm 800 flew through the MicroStation certification process," said Tom Anderson, vice president of product management at Bentley. "Wildcat Realizm products continue to deliver impressive graphics performance."

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

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

"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 to experience content creation on two high-resolution monitors," said Gareth Morgan, senior product manager at Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc. "Wildcat Realizm 800's flexible features combined with its impressive power, deliver dramatically increased productivity for each SOFTIMAGE|XSI-based project."

"The Wildcat Realizm 800's fully programmable technology and powerful dual-VPU architecture run SolidWorks 2005 extremely well," said Brian Houle, solution partner program manager at SolidWorks Corporation. "This is a great solution for high-end CAD projects that call for layers of OpenGL(R) 2.0 shaders and superb graphics 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 Realizm 800 professional graphics accelerator is available at a MSRP of US$2799 through 3Dlabs' OEMs, Wildcat System Integrators, Resellers and VARs. For more information on 3Dlabs' high-performing Wildcat Realizm graphics accelerators, check out http://www.3dlabs.com/.

About 3Dlabs

3Dlabs, a leading innovator in professional visual processing, supplies a broad range of graphics accelerators to Computer Aided Design (CAD), Digital Content Creation (DCC), and visual simulation professionals. Its award-winning Wildcat graphics solutions are available in industry-leading OEM workstations, in the channel through an international distributor/reseller network, and directly to end-users at 3Dlabs' online store. For more information on 3Dlabs products, visit http://www.3dlabs.com/. 3Dlabs is a wholly owned subsidiary of Creative Technology Ltd.

NOTE: Wildcat and Realizm are trademarks or registered trademarks of 3Dlabs Inc., Ltd. in the United States and/or other countries. OpenGL is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.