andyrose@batcomputer.tn.cornell.edu (Andy Rose) (11/26/90)
DEC literature EC-f0887-61/90 10 61 10.0 MCG/BUO @ 1990 DEC
"The Integrated Visualization Environment Program
...
Program Benefits:
. Delivers an integrated visualization environment to researchers.
. Allows researchers to share data more easily across applications.
. Offers investment protection through adherence to open industry standards.
. Helps reduce system integration and data management support costs.
. Leads to improved research productivity by providing opportunities for
increased innovation and efficiency.
...
[getting to the point]
Integrated Visualization Environment Program Technical Criteria
The criteria established by the IVE Program define how products from suppliers
must conform to Digital architectural standards in the following areas, where
appropriate:
. operating system: VMS or ULTRIX
. user interface: DECWindows/XUI/Motif
. network: DECnet/OSI, TCP/IP
. graphics: DEC GKS, DEC GKS 3D, DEC PHIGS
Technical Exchange to Enhance Integration
Suppliers of Visualization tools for the Digital computing environment may
have difficulty designing maximum-performance systems without in-depth
knowledge of Digital hardware and software architecture. Unless they under-
stand Digital's direction, it is very difficult for them to do anything
but react to product changes as they happen.
The IVE program creates a means for the appropriate level of technical
exchange to occur so that application vendors can be kept up to date on
Digital's directions in visualization technology and standards activities.
Participants in the program receive detailed information concerning Digital;s
hardware and software architecture on a regular basis.
Participants in Digital's IVE Program
BYU, Movie.BYU
Chem Design, Chem-X
Computer Associates International, CA-DISSPLA
DEC, DEC AVS, DECdecision, DECwrite, Mathematica, DECimage Scan Software,
VAXImage, VAXlab
DuPont Pixel Systems, Graphics and Image Processor
NCAR, NCAR Graphics 2D 3D GKS
NCSA, NCSA X DataScope, NCSA X Image
Paragon Imaging, Image Processing Software, Image Library, Vis. Workbench
Precision Visuals, DI-3000, PV-WAVE
Dept. Chem., Indiana U., DENSITY-MOPAC, DRAW-MOPAC
SAS Institute, SAS System
SCO, GRAFkit, based on DEC GKS
SharpImage Software, HIPS Image Processing Software
SPSS, SPSS Graphics
UNIRAS, UNIGRAPH+ 2000, UNIEDIT 2000, UNIMAP 2000, Project Manager
V.I., DataViews
Wavefront Tech., Advanced Visualizer, Data Visualizer.
"
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Point... DEC is making it easier to write code for DEC machines by saying
these things (Ultrix, Motif, TCP/IP, Phigs) and DEC is willing to support the
efforts. AVS images are all over this marketing publication.
How are other hardware companies supporting graphics development?
Is there a phigs library for SGI comparable in performance to GL?
According to Don Britian, developer at Wavefront, in an article in a magazine
I have misplaced, Wavefront has a generic graphics language which all their
code is developed in. When new machines appear the libraries for GDL (graphics
description language) are first ported, and then the code they sell.
Any review of Data Visualizer?
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Andrew Newkirk Rose '91 Department of Visualization CNSF/Theory Center
632 E & T Building, Hoy Road Ithaca, NY 14583
607 254 8686 andy@cornellf.tn.cornell.edu