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 A|W Expands Third Party Developer Program Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Wed Apr 30 2003
TORONTO, CAN -- Apr. 30, 2003 -- Alias/Wavefront, an SGI company, announced today that its third party developer program - the Conductors Program - will now offer three levels of participation, in response to the strong surge in developers seeking to create plug-ins and other complementary add-ons for Maya and StudioTools software. The new membership levels offer expanded options and increased accessibility for the Alias/Wavefront developer community.
New Conductors Program Levels
Effective today, there are three levels of participation, each designed for the different needs of the developer community: 'Conductor', 'Semi-Conductor' and 'Conductor Community'.
Conductor Level
The 'Conductor' level membership is the program's premium offering and is designed for developers of commercial third party products. It is now available for an annual fee of $1,999 USD and includes all Conductors Program benefits, including: four seats of Maya Unlimited(TM) or StudioTools software, full hotline technical support, beta software access, participation in the bi-monthly newsletter, access to a members only web site with API knowledge base access, a product catalog page on the Alias(R) Conductors web page and other co-marketing activities.
Semi-Conductor Level
The new 'Semi-Conductor' level membership is tailored for third party developers of both commercial and non-commercial plug-ins, scripts, or who ensure data compatibility with other applications that work with Maya and StudioTools software. It now offers up to three seats of DesignStudio(TM) or Maya Complete(TM) software, participation in the bi-monthly newsletter, members site and API knowledge base, catalog web page and all other co-marketing activities for $999 USD.
Community Level
In recognition of the vast amount of developer activity around public domain Maya Embedded Language (MEL(TM)), Alias is now introducing a new free level of participation called 'Conductor Community'. The Community level embraces all interested developers and offers members site API knowledge base and Maya and StudioTools software branding for members web sites.
"Immersion Corporation greatly appreciates a well-organized developer program that affords easy access to tools, software licenses, support and customers," said Greg Belaus, senior director of Immersion's 3D and Professional Products group. "With the help of the Conductors program, we were able to achieve a successful on time launch of MicroScribe Connections for Maya."
"It's great time to be developing plug-ins that are compatible with Alias/Wavefront products as our products continue to be the tool of choice across the games, design and entertainment industries," remarked Craig Dean, Conductors program manager. "With the expansion of our Conductors program we now offer more choice and support for developers at all levels, whether they are creating new content or porting existing technology."
For more information on the Conductors Program or to sign up as a Conductor, please visit http://www.aliaswavefront.com/conductors.
About the Conductors Program
Started in 1999, the Alias/Wavefront Conductors Program, is one of the most successful third party developer programs in the computer graphics field, with more than 90 members developing a wide array of market specific applications compatible with either Maya or StudioTools software. The result is a multitude of exciting products designed to further extend the functionality of Alias/Wavefront's award-winning software through market-specific tools that optimize workflow creativity and pipeline efficiency.
About Alias/Wavefront
As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias/Wavefront develops software for the games, film and video, web, interactive media, industrial design, and visualization markets. On March 1 2003, the company was awarded an Oscar(R) for Technical Achievement from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for its development of Maya software, its professional 3D animation and effects package. Entertainment and games customers include: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., CNN, Core Design Limited, Digital Domain, Disney, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Factor 5 LLC, Midway Games, Nintendo, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Pixar, Sega, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square Co., Ltd., Warner Feature Animation and Weta Ltd. Design customers include: AT&T, BMW, Boeing, Fiat, Fisher-Price, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Italdesign, Kodak, Mattel, Rollerblade, Trek Bicycle, Teague and Timex.
Alias/Wavefront is a wholly owned, independent software company of SGI(R) with headquarters in Toronto and custom development center in Santa Barbara. Please visit the Alias/Wavefront web site at http://www.aliaswavefront.com or call 1-800-447-2542 in North America. International contact numbers include: Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, +44 (0) 1494 441273; Germany, East & Southeast Europe, 0049 89 31 70 20; France, Spain and Portugal, +33 1 44 92 81 60; Italy, 39 039 6340011; Japan and other parts of Asia Pacific, 81 3 5797 3500, 81 3 3470 8282 and Latin America, 770 393 1881.
Related Links: Alias|Wavefront Conductors Program
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