3Dlabs Inc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Creative Technology recently announced the availability of the Wildcat VP family of workstation-class graphics accelerators.

Wildcat VP uses 3Dlabs' Visual Processing Architecture to integrate over 200 32-bit processors into a single visual processing unit (VPU) that has the power and flexibility to provide industrial-strength 2D and 3D performance, quality and functionality for OpenGL and Direct3D applications.

Additionally, Wildcat VP's genuine programmability throughout the entire graphics pipeline provides a superset of traditional graphics processor functionality. Wildcat VP supports the emerging high-level shading languages, such as OpenGL 2.0.

"By drawing on years of accumulated expertise in professional graphics technologies, 3Dlabs is redefining realtime graphics on the PC workstation," said Hock Leow, CTO of Creative Technology and president of 3Dlabs. "Wildcat VP not only offers the unique blend of affordability, performance and reliability needed for today's professional applications, but also delivers industry-leading programmability to accelerate a new class of software-intensive rendering techniques that are far beyond the reach of traditional polygon and texture graphics hardware pipelines."

Wildcat VP also adapts many proven CPU architectural techniques to deliver system performance and flexibility. Its fast task-switching capability provides the power of multiple dedicated graphics engines; designers can move seamlessly among numerous graphics windows for a productive workflow, using multiple virtual VPUs.

Wildcat VP comes in three price/performance models that support most AGP 4X-based workstations running Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 98/Me.

About 3Dlabs

3Dlabs, a Creative Company, supplies graphics accelerator solutions to a broad range of professionals including the computer aided design (CAD), digital content creation (DCC), and visual simulation markets. Its award-winning Oxygen and Wildcat graphics are available an international distributor/reseller networks, and directly to end-users at 3Dlabs' online store.

For more information contact Terry Rhodes, Advanced 3D GrafX, aims@grafx.co.za