Compaq Integrates ELSA GLoria Synergy+ Graphics Accelerator in Professional Workstations

Advanced AGP ELSA GLoria Synergy+ to Provide Compaq Professional Workstations with High Performance 2D and 3D Acceleration for Professional Applications

June 8, 1998 -- ELSA today announced that Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ - news) will incorporate an advanced AGP version of the award-winning ELSA GLoria Synergy, GLoria Synergy+, in some of its new Professional Workstation products. GLoria Synergy+ delivers high performance 2D and 3D acceleration ideal for Compaq Professional Workstations targeted at mainstream computer-aided design and engineering (CAD/CAE), 3D animation, and image processing requirements at a compelling price.

ELSA GLoria Synergy+ is an integrated 2D and 3D graphics controller equipped with the AGP bus, the PERMEDIA 2^™ processor from 3Dlabs^®, and 8 MB of SGRAM. A 250MHz RAMDAC delivers resolutions of up to 1920 x 1200 in High Color, while a 90MHz chip clock speed delivers superior performance. The product supports multi-screen operations with the ELSA GLoria Synergy range of products with DESKman. ELSA GLoria Synergy+ supports OpenGL^®, Direct3D^®, HEIDI^® in hardware with bilinear texture mapping.

Compaq Professional Workstations allow customers to benefit from the ELSA Software Advantage for Autodesk, Kinetix, and OpenGL applications. In addition to unique OpenGL technology, ELSA POWERdraft is the only driver delivering hardware acceleration for both AutoCAD R13 and R14. ELSA MAXtreme for 3D Studio MAX 2.0 and 3D Studio VIZ 2.0 further enhance the already excellent graphics performance for CAD and visualization applications.

ELSA GLoria Synergy has received several awards since its introduction in 1997 in North America, Europe, and Asia -- including CADENCE Editor's Choice, and CADALYST 5 stars awards for both 2D and 3D performance.

Quotes

"ELSA is extremely excited about continuing to deliver the highest performance solutions for Compaq Professional Workstation customers," said Uli Theissen, president at ELSA Inc. "The ELSA GLoria Synergy+ delivers the integrated performance needed for high-resolution 3D and 2D professional applications - especially AutoCAD and 3D Studio MAX/VIZ 2.0"

"The GLoria Synergy+ offers the performance and flexibility demanded by professionals using mainstream technical applications such as AutoCAD and MicroStation, as well as digital media software including 3D Studio MAX/VIZ and Adobe Photoshop," said Les Crudele, Vice President and General Manager of Compaq's Workstation Division. "ELSA's GLoria Synergy graphics accelerator offers an excellent solution for Compaq Professional Workstation customers, especially those that work in both 2D and 3D environments such as CAD engineers and graphics designers."

"ELSA continues to be a valuable partner of 3Dlabs in delivering high performance solutions," said Neil Trevett, vice president of marketing at 3Dlabs. "PERMEDIA 2's outstanding 2D and 3D acceleration combined with ELSA's engineering, quality commitment and manufacturing capability has resulted in a compelling graphics solution for Compaq's new Professional Workstations."

ELSA Information

ELSA Inc. is a subsidiary of ELSA AG, a stock 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.

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