From @uga.cc.uga.edu:owner-virtu-l@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU Tue Mar 28 15:29:03 1995 Return-Path: <@uga.cc.uga.edu:owner-virtu-l@VMD.CSO.UIUC.EDU> Received: from mx4.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA04290; Tue, 28 Mar 95 15:29:03 -0800 Received: from uga.cc.uga.edu by mx4.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.02/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA28053; Tue, 28 Mar 95 15:29:01 -0800 Message-Id: <9503282329.AA28053@mx4.u.washington.edu> Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU by uga.cc.uga.edu (IBM VM SMTP V2R2) with BSMTP id 0354; Tue, 28 Mar 95 18:28:55 EST Received: from UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@UGA) by UGA.CC.UGA.EDU (LMail V1.2a/1.8a) with BSMTP id 7197; Tue, 28 Mar 1995 13:30:08 -0500 Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 10:25:42 -0800 Reply-To: Vicky Tuite Sender: "VR / sci.virtual-worlds" From: Vicky Tuite Subject: PRESS RELEASE: Division Becomes Fake Space Distributor in Europe Comments: To: VIRTU-L%UIUCVMD.BITNET@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu To: Multiple recipients of list VIRTU-L X-Status: Status: OR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Editorial Contacts:David Eggleston Matthew Schmidt, Wendy Lewis Fakespace, Inc. FS Communications 415/688-1940 415/691-1488 729-8019@mcimail.com Pierre duPont Division dupontp@division.demon.co.uk DIVISION LTD. NAMED AS INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR OF FAKESPACE IMMERSIVE DISPLAYS Agreement Expands Availability of Industry's Highest Resolution Display for Virtual Reality Applications Menlo Park, Calif. -- March 28, 1995 -- Fakespace, Inc. announced today that Division Limited (Bristol, England), has been named as a distributor of Fakespace immersive displays in Europe, South Africa and Israel. Division will sell and support the Fakespace BOOM3CTM to scientific research and industrial virtual reality markets, with particular emphasis on high-end engineering and training applications. The non-exclusive agreement provides a more local presence for Fakespace in Europe and additional international markets. Previous sales to these regions were handled directly from the company's California headquarters. "We're very pleased to establish a sales and support arrangement with one of the leading suppliers of virtual reality systems," said David Eggleston, vice president of sales and marketing at Fakespace. "Fakespace has always worked closely with our customers to assure that our technology is integrated into a fully functional system that meets their specific needs. The new relationship with Division is optimal because they take the same approach, creating complete virtual reality systems that are tailored for the individual application." According to Charles Grimsdale, chief executive officer at Division Ltd., "Fakespace BOOM displays are recognized worldwide as the best immersive display devices for computer-aided design applications such as virtual prototyping. The combination of these displays with Division software products represents an extremely powerful solution for high-end CAD applications. We are pleased to be able to represent and support the BOOM." The BOOM3C field sequential color display provides full-color, 1280 x 1024 pixel per eye resolution and up to a 140 degree field of view. Division will distribute the BOOM3C and Fakespace's VLIBTM-SGI (a software library used to adapt applications for true 3D immersive display), in Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Holland; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Norway; Portugal; South Africa; Spain; Sweden; and the United Kingdom. Fakespace will provide training for Division engineering personnel, who will be authorized by Fakespace to support the company's products. The Division Group of companies specializes in providing virtual reality technology, products, and services for professional virtual reality applications. Headquartered in Bristol, England, Division has four U.S. offices and distributors throughout Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. The company has sold integrated virtual reality systems and services to a world-wide customer base of professional users that includes McDonnell Douglas, NASA, British Telecommunications plc, GTE, Nynex, Glaxo, the Department of Defense, Virtual World Entertainment, and Matsushita. Its shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange. Fakespace is the leading supplier of three-dimensional (3D) immersive visualization systems used for interacting with virtual environments created for applications in scientific and commercial research, product design and engineering, and location-based entertainment. The company's products include a family of high-resolution immersive BOOM (Binocular Omni-Orientation Monitor) display devices, hardware systems and software for integrating applications into 3D visualization systems, and consulting services for applications development. Profitable since its founding in 1988, the privately-held company is preparing for accelerated growth and the introduction of new products for development and interaction with computer-generated virtual environments. # # # - BOOM and Fakespace are registered trademarks, BOOM3C and VLIB are trademarks of Fakespace, Inc.