ELSA GLoria Synergy™ Receives Five Stars in CADALYST Magazine Video Card Review

ELSA GLoria Synergy is a highly recommended product in latest CADALYST review

SANTA CLARA, CA - October 15, 1997 - ELSA today announced that it received a Five Star rating from CADALYST Magazine in its latest review of video cards for GLoria Synergy, ELSA's PERMEDIA 2-based graphics accelerator. GLoria Synergy received top scores across the board, putting it ahead of its competition. The ELSA GLoria Synergy was especially recommended for its proprietary drivers, which give the board exceptional performance at an excellent price.

"ELSA has developed a following in the CAD community for its fast and dependable graphics cards. Its latest entry, the GLoria Synergy, nabbed top honors this year for Release 13 performance - thanks in large part to the latest version of ELSA's POWERdraft accelerated driver for AutoCAD," said Ron LaFon and Art Liddle, CADALYST Magazine, November 1997 Issue.

"We are honored to have received a Five Star rating from CADALYST Magazine for the GLoria Synergy. ELSA has a long-standing name in the CAD community, and we are pleased that this is recognized once again. ELSA is truly committed to providing the CAD professionals with a superior accelerator board that provides outstanding performance at a solid price," says Thomas Neubert, vice president and general manager of 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 TrueColor. 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, 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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