GLoria Synergy Receives Cadence 1997 Editor's Choice Award

ELSA GLoria Synergy is recognized as the choice for professional CAD

SANTA CLARA, CA - November 3, 1997- ELSA today announced that they received the Cadence Magazine Editor's Choice Award for the GLoria Synergy at Autodesk Design World in Los Angeles last month. This new graphics accelerator based on the PERMEDIA 2 chip from 3Dlabs makes it possible for professional users to obtain both high-quality resolution and superior performance for 2D and 3D applications at an affordable price.

"Given the constant change in the graphics-card market, the ELSA GLoria Synergy graphics card stands out in this year's marketplace due to its performance, value and driver software," said Peter Sheerin, Technical Editor at Cadence Magazine.

"There are many new vendors jumping on the PERMEDIA 2 bandwagon," said Andy Fischer, Senior Analyst at Jon Peddie Associates of Tiburon, CA. "ELSA has considerable experience with 3Dlabs technology and the expertise to support OpenGL applications and customers in professional design markets. ELSA has delivered a mature product while some of their competitors are still learning basic lessons."

"We are pleased to have received this distinguished award and are honored that GLoria Synergy was part of the 15 most outstanding products for 1997. We feel that GLoria Synergy is the perfect solution for the professional user working with 3D visualization applications and traditional 2D CAD applications. This award will only accentuate ELSA's exceptional product," states Thomas Neubert, vice president of sales and marketing at ELSA Inc.

About GLoria Synergy:

ELSA GLoria Synergy is based on 3Dlabs PERMEDIA^® 2 chip. The chip integrates a GLINT Delta geometry processor, VGA and a 230-MHz RAMDAC. This professional CAD board with optimal all-round settings for 2D and 3D can reach a resolution of up to 1920 x 1200 pixels in high color, and 1280 x 1024 in true color. The GLoria Synergy was designed especially for professional 3D applications such as 3D Studio MAX, 3D Studio VIZ, Lightscape, AutoCAD^®, Autodesk^® Mechanical Desktop (AMD), MicroStation, Solid Works, Open Inventor, Pro/JR, Pro/ENGINEER, Internet VRML Viewing, and many more.

GLoria Synergy comes with the famous ELSA drivers. These custom ELSA drivers for OpenGL^®, HEIDI, and Direct 3D guarantee maximum reliability and performance. ELSA GLoria Synergy also comes with ELSAview 3D, providing 3D interactivity for every Gloria graphics accelerator. And, it is at no extra cost. ELSAview 3D expands AutoCAD and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop with real-time modeling, intuitive productivity and performance utilities that provide extraordinary speed and ease of use.

ELSA Inc. is a subsidiary of ELSA AG, a company based in Aachen, Germany. Founded in 1980, ELSA has built a world-class reputation in high-performance 2D and 3D graphics solutions in addition to a wide ranging ISDN and videoconferencing product family.

ELSA is a trademark of ELSA, Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks previously cited are hereby acknowledged and recognized.

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