“Leading Animation and Visual Effects Software Company
Embraces Demand For Linux in the Digital Video Effects and
Animation Industries”
“Alias|Wavefront, an SGI company, today announced it plans to
create Red Hat® Linux® V6 versions of its award-winning
Maya® Batch Renderer and Maya® Composer Renderer for
Intel® IA-32 processor-based computers.”
” ‘Linux is emerging as a viable alternative platform for
rendering, and our customers have been asking for this,’ says Peter
Goldie, general manager of the entertainment business unit at
Alias|Wavefront. ‘Porting our Maya Composer Renderer and Maya Batch
Render to Linux will give our customers increased flexibility, and
reinforce our commitment to adapt Maya® technology to fit the
ever-changing needs of the production community.’ “
“Available December 1999…”
Press
Release
PRNewswire: SGI
to Showcase New Linux Solutions at LinuxWorld (Aug 06,
1999)
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Continues Aggressive Drive Into Linux Market (Aug 02, 1999)