21.Mar.2006
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Hyperion Entertainment licenses 3D technology to Smiths Aerospace
press release Hyperion Entertainment VOF announces that it has licensed its 3D driver
technology for ATI Radeontm 9000 chipsets to Smiths Aerospace LLC (UK).
Hyperion's 3D driver technology is OpenGLtm ES compatible and was
originally developed for Amigatm OS 4, Hyperion's multi-media centric,
small foot-print embedded OS. Smiths Aerospace has adapted Hyperion's 3D
drivers to comply with DO-178B standards and has incorporated a 2D version into its current display technology. Smiths Aerospace has the future
capability to incorporate Hyperion's 3D driver technology for use in wide
area displays intended for use in civil and military aircraft.
About Smiths: Smiths Aerospace, a part of Smiths Group, is a leading
transatlantic aerospace systems and equipment company, with more than
10,000 employees and $2 billion revenues worldwide. The company holds key
positions in the supply chains of all major military and civil aircraft
and engine manufacturers and is a world-leader in digital, electrical
power, mechanical systems, engine components and customer services.
About Hyperion VOF: Hyperion Entertainment VOF is a privately held
Belgian-German company founded in February of 1999. The company
specialises in 3D graphics and 3D driver development, firmware development for embedded systems, IT consulting and the conversion of high quality
entertainment software from Windows to niche platforms including Amiga,
Linux (x86,PPC) and MacOS. Since November of 2001 Hyperion Entertainment
has been working on AmigaOS 4.0 for PowerPC powered devices, the latest
incarnation of the multi-media centric, small-footprint operating system
originally launched by Commodore Business Machines (CBM) in 1985. (nba)
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