SciTech Software provides
the tools needed to drop X11 from Rocklyte Systems latest
OS
- Rocklyte
Systems utilizes SciTech SNAP Graphics technology to bring
high performance graphics and plug-n-play support to the
latest release of Athene.
Chico, California --
(November 25, 2002) -- SciTech Software, Inc. today
announced that Rocklyte Systems has licensed the SciTech SNAP
Graphics engine for use in its latest release of Athene OS,
a new consumer operating system that provides a completely
object based and customizable user environment. The agreement
places SciTech's latest device driver technology, SciTech
SNAP Graphics in the heart of Rocklyte's OS development plans
and provides plug-n-play access to more than 180 popular graphics
cards.
"Through the use of SciTech's technology we have been
able to make a significant step forward in the development
of our operating system architecture" said Rocklyte's
founding director, Paul Manias. "SciTech's SNAP has provided
us with every feature needed for a modern desktop display.
The quality of the hardware acceleration also allows us to
deliver a high performance operating system for computer graphics,
which we could not do using other established graphics systems."
"Rocklyte's utilization of SciTech
SNAP Technology marks a turning point in the development of
future OS'es," said Andrew Bloo, Director of Sales &
Marketing, for SciTech Software Inc. "by utilizing SciTech's
core device driver technology, Rocklyte now has the ability
to produce a modern and powerful OS with a level of graphic
device support previously only available to Microsoft Windows
users".
SciTech's core device driver technology takes device support
to the next level of compatibility, performance, and reliability
with a level of customization never before thought possible.
The SciTech SNAP driver architecture reduces development time
and associated costs for hardware manufacturers looking to
add additional support for enterprise, industrial and embedded
systems customers regardless of selected operating system.
About SciTech
SciTech Software, Inc. is a leading supplier of PC graphics
utilities, drivers, and tools for the embedded, industrial
and enterprise markets. SciTech's products include, SciTech
SNAP Graphics, a fully accelerated binary compatible graphic
device driver solution, SciTech GLDirect, an OpenGL to Direct3D
driver and SciTech MGL, a professional graphics library used
to develop some of today's most popular software programs.
SciTech products support the Windows, Linux, OS/2, DOS, QNX,
and SMX operating systems. SciTech is privately held and the
company's web address is http://www.scitechsoft.com
About Rocklyte Systems
Rocklyte Systems is a New Zealand based
company with a principal interest in the research and development
of new products for the operating system industry. Established
products include the Athene Operating System, a versatile
kernel independent OS architecture, the Pandora Engine, an
object based development suite and the Dynamic Markup Language,
an XML based language for the construction of graphical interfaces.
More information is available from the Rocklyte web site,
http://www.rocklyte.com
