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ORLANDO, FL - December
2, 2002
- Quantum3D®, Inc. a leading provider of open architecture
realtime visual computing solutions and products, today introduced
CatalystSE™-- a comprehensive program aimed at providing
training systems providers with a range of conversion, optimization
and development services to assist with synthetic environment
training system upgrades and new system development efforts. One
of the first capabilities offered under the CatalystSE umbrella
is the conversion and optimization SEDRIS Transmittal Format (STF)
databases.
At I/ITSEC 2002, Quantum3D will be demonstrating
how CatalystSE STF conversion, combined with Quantum3D's open
architecture image generation (IG) solutions, can bring new visual
fidelity and enhanced training value to existing databases by
enabling their redeployment with high resolution, 60 Hz update
rates, gunnery-quality full scene anti-aliasing and with advanced
IG capabilities such as Fade Level of Detail. Demonstrations of
the STF conversion capability and cross-platform deployment, along
with additional Quantum3D and CG2® services offerings and
capabilities are on display in Quantum3D Booth No. 852. Quantum3D's
complete set of products and solutions for realtime visual computing
applications are also on display in Quantum3D Booths No. 1220
and 1212 at I/ITSEC from December 2-5, 2002 in Orlando, FL.
Based on the automated tools and services developed
originally by Soft Reality™ and CG2- both which have now
been merged with Quantum3D, CatalystSE complements Quantum3D IG
solutions by providing training system integrators with a "one-stop-shop"
for hardware, software and services on IG replacement and new
training programs that can benefit from interoperability with
existing systems and/or or take advantage of previously developed
databases, host interfaces and other legacy components. Important
targets for the CatalystSE efforts include institutional and embedded
ground vehicle, gunnery and combined arms trainers, as well as
institutional and mobile fixed wing/rotorcraft synthetic environment
training applications.
Quantum3D's STF conversion capability permits
authorized training system providers to leverage the wealth of
synthetic environment data available in STF that has been created
for U.S. Army and other military programs. Through the CatalystSE
conversion process, Quantum3D enables STF data to be enhanced,
optimized and correlated for deployment on Quantum3D open architecture
realtime visual computing systems that range from advanced IGs
for institutional applications to tactical systems for embedded
training. In the process, CatalystSE will enable distributed training
applications to operate at new levels of fidelity with "fair
fight" capabilities and with the cost savings that comes
from the reuse of important assets.
"The U.S. Army has made a huge investment
in SEDRIS formatted data and in the infrastructure of important
programs like CCTT with a clear goal of continuing to leverage
these assets with improvements in computer system, software and
display technologies," said Ross Q. Smith, Quantum3D co-founder
and executive vice president of marketing and business development.
"CatalystSE and our new STF conversion offering, combined
with our expertise in host interface emulation and our Facets
database and model creation capabilities, represent an important
undertaking designed to help our training system customers provide
the asset reuse and compatibility the military is seeking, while
enhancing the level of training fidelity and value that comes
from deploying these assets on new systems."
The CatalystSE STF conversion process employs
automated tools and processes for both conversion and correlation
that features a high degree of parallelism, which enables Quantum3D
to provide rapid turn-around on database conversion to meet particular
program requirements. In addition, Quantum3D can also enhance
and extend legacy databases by providing new features like dynamic,
texel-accurate material classification of sensor data and by adding
texture bump mapping, detail texturing, feature type mapping,
fade level of detail and queues for dynamic load management. Through
the CatalystSE process, these features may be added to existing
databases with little operator interaction, which ultimately reduces
the time and cost of the conversion process.
About Quantum3D
Quantum3D develops and markets realtime 2D/3D visual computing
subsystems, integrated systems, software and solutions for the
visual simulation and training and embedded visual computing markets.
Quantum3D's Independence™, AAlchemy®, Obsidian® and
Graphite™ family of scaleable, open architecture PC-based
image generators include mission critical features, industry leading
performance, superior graphics and image quality, and unsurpassed
value, which have made the products the industry standard for
synthetic environment training applications. In addition, Quantum3D
creates and distributes realtime development software tools and
products including OpenGVS™ and the CG2 family of products:
Mantis™, VTree®, ViXSen™, IData™ and Facets™
- which enable developers to fully optimize their applications
to benefit from the company's visual computing solutions. Quantum3D
is the exclusive supplier of NVIDIA graphics technology for the
embedded military and aerospace visual computing market. Quantum3D's
embedded visual computing product offerings include the Farsight™
program for custom form factor embedded graphics applications,
and the Sentiris™ and Ventana® embedded graphics subsystems
for COTS form factor embedded graphics applications. Quantum3D
is a privately held, venture-backed company headquartered in San
Jose, CA. For more information, please see www.quantum3d.com.
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AAlchemy, Obsidian, Quicksilver, Ventana, VTree
and Quantum3D are registered trademarks, and Independence, Sentiris,
Graphite, CatalystSE, OpenGVS, FARSIGHT, Mantis, ViXSen, IData,
SoftIG and Facets are trademarks of Quantum3D, Inc. CG2 is a registered
trademark of CG2, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum3D,
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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