http://www.sgi.com/Headlines/1995/May/dev-forum.html (Einblicke ins Internet, 10/1995)
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (May 16, 1995) -- Silicon Graphics, Inc. (NYSE: SGI) and its third-party software developers convened today at the company's Developer Forum 1995 to explore how the latest Silicon Graphics technology will enable new generations of applications. From CASE tools through high-performance computing and designing the Digital Studio of the 21st Century, Forum sessions will foster leading-edge software to complement the full range of Silicon Graphics market solutions.
"Silicon Graphics' developer partners turn our innovative hardware technology into powerful customer solutions," said Kirk Loevner, vice president and general manager of Silicon Graphics' Market Solutions Division. "Together we are inventing the future by pushing the limits of creativity and Silicon Graphics technology."Edward R. McCracken, Silicon Graphics' chairman and chief executive officer, and Tom Jermoluk, the company's president and chief operating officer, will open the Forum with an invitation for developers to create products that will change the world. Throughout the week, Silicon Graphics' executives and engineers will discuss with independent software developers and internal developers for leading worldwide corporations new technologies that will enable the most innovative solutions. Of particular interest are technological advances in OpenGL, texture mapping, virtual reality modeling language (VRML) for the World Wide Web, high-performance computing and database management.
The Forum features a keynote presentation by Professor Carlo Sequin of the University of California, Berkeley's Computer Sciences Division on advanced 3D CAD technology. Also, Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, will host the Forum's Animation Festival highlighting a collage of the most recent and most creative demonstrations contributed by attendees. Eleven tracks covering the full range of Silicon Graphics technologies will be discussed in 62 technical sessions, 27 open labs and 75 hours of one-on-one consultation time.
Silicon Graphics, Inc. is the leading manufacturer of high-performance visual computing systems. The company delivers interactive three-dimensional graphics, digital media and multiprocessing supercomputing technologies to technical, scientific and creative professionals. Its subsidiary, MIPS Technologies, Inc., designs and licenses the industry's leading RISC processor technology for the computer systems and embedded control markets. Silicon Graphics has offices worldwide and headquarters in Mountain View, California.
Silicon Graphics is a registered trademark, and OpenGL is a trademark, of Silicon Graphics, Inc. MIPS is a registered trademark of MIPS Technologies, Inc.
