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Elumens Corporation and IBM to Provide New Solution for 3-D Design and Visualization

Designers of automobiles, architects and training providers can collaborate in networked environments

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC - July 20, 2000 - Elumens Corporation, the leader in , today announced that IBM Corporation will be the first leading solution provider to offer the VisionStation as part of a 3-D design and visualization system. The system will be based on IBM's award winning IntelliStation workstation.

The VisionStation envelops users with a dramatic, 180-degree field of view, resulting in an integration of the operator and the displayed information. The feeling of realism created by the VisionStation is ideal for spatial and product design projects: for example, aircraft or marine passenger cabins, automobile interior layouts, assembly line simulation and office space design, as well as engineering applications related to ergonomic design. Elumens has certified the award winning IBM IntelliStation as the preferred workstation to drive this display system.

The new Elumens-IBM solution enables teams to collaborate on 3-D, computer-aided design (CAD) or animation projects from multiple sites, regardless of their location, via the company network or the Internet. By sharing rendered designs in a realistic environment, for instance, architects and contractors can collaborate on the design and construction techniques prior to creating blueprints, leading to fewer costly mistakes, faster client approvals, and time and money saved.

The new offering also increases the quality and efficiency of training by improving the simulated environment. For example, military, law enforcement, medical teams, and commercial aviation personnel can learn during the safety of a dry-run.

In the first phase of the working relationship, IBM will authorize its North American sales force to offer the VisionStation as an engineering and digital media solution. Joint marketing and distribution strategies will also be developed to support the sales effort.

"Combining the VisionStation display with the IntelliStation workstation reinforces our strategy to identify and offer technology that enhances the productivity of our customers, from product designers to architects," according to Dr. Satish Gupta, Vice President, IBM IntelliStation.

The Elumens-IBM solution will be highlighted at Siggraph, July 25-27 in New Orleans, LA. In the Elumens booth will be multiple VisionStations displaying the content of various software applications all running on the new IBM IntelliStation Z Pro workstation.

"IBM continues to demonstrate leadership with software solutions and products like the IntelliStation," says Mike Odell, President and CEO of Elumens. "We are pleased to work with IBM to increase the efficiency of product developers and designers by improving their capabilities to collaborate on ideas and troubleshoot in the concept phase."

Elumens is also working with IBM on product development initiatives including advanced Intel Itanium IA-64 based workstations. Elumens is in the process of developing and testing solutions on the next generation of IA-64 based IntelliStation workstations and is part of the IBM Itanium Software Advocate Forum.

"Early tests indicate a dramatic increase in performance with the IA-64 platform," stated Ray Idaszak, Chief Technical Officer of Elumens Corp. "We believe that IBM will set a new standard for value and functionality that will be hard to match."

About Elumens

Elumens Corporation is a leader in designing and marketing solutions that enable the simple and effective presentation of digital media. Examples are 3-D graphics, video, computer-aided design, real-time applications and animation. Its mission is to provide easy to use visualization systems to the computer graphics industry and continuously improve upon the functionality, affordability and customer satisfaction of their offerings.

http://www.elumens.com

About the IBM IntelliStation Workstation

The IBM IntelliStation series workstations deliver high-performance to all digital media creation applications. They deliver the highest levels of productivity for 3-D modeling/animation/rendering, nonlinear video editing and special effects, image processing, pre-press and web design.

http://www.ibm.com

 

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