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 BOXX Offers 3dsmax Software on XXtreme 3DBOXX Workstations Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Tue Jul 29 2003
San Diego, CA (SIGGRAPH 2003) - July 29, 2003 - BOXX Technologies, a leading provider of award-winning digital content creation systems for the entertainment and digital film industries, today announced it has entered into a strategic relationship with Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc., to offer 3ds max� -the world's most popular 3D modeling, animation and rendering software-with its XXtreme series of 3DBOXX workstations. As an extension of the agreement, current authorized Discreet 3ds max resellers will also be able to offer BOXX workstations bundled with 3ds max.
"Our relationship with Discreet continues to strengthen in a way that increasingly benefits our customers," says Ed Caracappa, director of sales and marketing at BOXX. "We are extremely pleased to offer Discreet's 3ds max software on our systems, and believe that our customers will respond favorably to the value that comes from purchasing this turnkey solution from BOXX."
"Game developers, visual effects artists and design visualization professionals rely on cutting-edge 3D animation software-functioning on powerful computing hardware," said Joe Klingler, PhD-Discreet vice president of software products. "Discreet and BOXX bring these elements together with today's announcement of the XXtreme series workstations with Discreet 3ds max software. This highly-tuned production combination will allow artists to focus on their creative vision."
3DBOXX is available in single and dual AMD or Intel processor configurations-designed for Microsoft Windows or Linux operating systems. Enhanced with NVIDIA Quadro FX architecture, 3DBOXX workstations are optimized for modeling and rendering 3D content and animation with Discreet 3ds max software.
"No other workstation provider is as focused on the digital content creation space as BOXX," says Rick Krause, president and CEO of BOXX. "By extending our relationships with major software companies such as Discreet, we reinforce our commitment to the DCC community while adding value for our customers. It's a situation where everyone wins."
About BOXX
BOXX� Technologies, headquartered in Austin, TX, is a leading developer and manufacturer of XXtreme high-performance, high-bandwidth Microsoft Windows and Linux-based hardware and software solutions for the 3D, animation, digital film, and HDTV broadcast markets. BOXX systems include 3DBOXX�, RenderBOXX�, SDBOXX�, ServerBOXX�, HDBOXX� and CineBOXX�. 3DBOXX is an award-winning 3D workstation; RenderBOXX is a powerful rendering system; SDBOXX is a 10-bit SD-SDI professional digital video editing system; ServerBOXX is a deskside or rackmount server; HDBOXX features nonlinear editing, compositing and playback of HD; and CineBOXX is a new digital intermediary tool that combines the capabilities of a DDR offering 2K film, HD and SD sequential review with nonlinear editing and ingestion. For more information about BOXX Technologies, please visit the BOXX web site at www.boxxtech.com or call toll free 877-877-BOXX (2699) or 512-835-0400 (outside North America).
About Discreet
Discreet empowers media professionals to realize the visual experience and transform their most evocative and ambitious visions into reality. Discreet's award-winning solutions are designed for digital media creation, management and delivery-across all disciplines from film and television visual effects, color grading and editing to animation, game development, web/interactive, and design visualization. Discreet is based in Montreal, Quebec and is a division of Autodesk, Inc, the world's leading design and digital media creation, management, and distribution company. Product and corporate information: www.discreet.com.
Related Links: BOXX Tech website
discreet website
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