ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED

Adobe Systems Incorporated was founded in 1982. It is headquartered in Mountain View, California. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its technology to major computer, printing, and publishing suppliers and markets a line of applications software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has businesses in Europe and the Pacific Rim serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors.

ALIAS/WAVEFRONT

On June 15, 1995, Alias Research Inc. and Wavefront Technologies, Inc. merged with Silicon Graphics, Inc. to form Alias/Wavefront. This new company is a wholly owned, independent software business that will focus on developing the world's most advanced tools for the creation of digital content. The new organization upholds Silicon Graphics' commitment to the entertainment and creative design markets. It allows the company to architect the foundation necessary for customers and software partners to build the digital studio of the 21st Century using the industry's most advanced 3D graphics workstations.

AUTODESK

AutoDesk is one of the leading and most successful computer graphic design and animation companies. It makes the popular AutoCad software which is one of the best CAD programs on the market. It also owns 3DStudio, a 3D modeling and rendering package, and AnimatorPro, a program for frame by frame animation.

BENTLEY SYSTEMS

Bentley Systems, Inc. is the leader in professional computer-aided design (CAD) products and services to engineers, architects, drafters, and organizations who primarially rely on CAD. The company's range of MicroStation products, with over 170,000 fully licensed users worldwide, is an established standard and award-winner throughout the worldwide architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) and geographic information systems (GIS) markets. It is gaining rapid acceptance in the mechanical design market.

COMPUTATIONAL LOGIC INC.

Computational Logic Inc. (CLI) performs advanced research and development in mathematical modeling of digital hardware and software systems. This technology is intended to enable the production of higher quality systems with reduced time and cost. In addition to research and development, CLInc provides education and consulting services in applying mathematical modeling of hardware and software systems to industrial problems.

COMPUTERVISION CORPORATION

Computervision Corporation, headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts is the leading international supplier of engineering data and lifecycle management software and services. More than 10,000 engineers rely on this production-proven technology everyday to design and develop new products. The company develops, markets and supports mechanical, electronic, architectural engineering and construction applications and has an installed base of more than 180,000 seats worldwide.

ELECTRIC IMAGE

Electric Image, Inc. pioneered high-end 3D imagery and animation on the desktop platform. In the process it created the undisputed "world's fastest software renderer" without sacrificing quality for speed. The company's animation package, ElectricImage, represents a milestone in PC-based animation - having been the first desktop 3D package used for motion picture (Terminator 2: Judgment Day) and television (Space Rangers) special effects, a film-quality motion simulator ride (Space Shuttle America at Six Flags, Illinois) and a 3D outdoor display (Fremont Street, Las Vegas). There are numerous features and interface considerations which, after having been successfully introduced in ElectricImage, were immediately adopted by competing products and are now considered industry standards.

ELECTROGIG

ElectroGIG develops, markets, and supports the GIG family of software products and services for design professionals in the broadcast, film and video, CAD and publishing industries. Its mission is to provide superior digital media tools. The company's products are designed for users looking forward to real-time, remote creative collaboration and production delivery. GIG tools are currently used by visual-communication and image-production experts in over 800 institutions and corporations and 40 countries worldwide. ElectroGIG's products are available through an international channel of resellers and systems integrators.

FRACTAL DESIGN

Fractal Design Corporation was founded in 1991 by Mark Zimmer and Tom Hedges. That same year, Fractal Design introduced its first Natural-Media software, Fractal Design Paintertm. This paint and image-editing program has become an industry standard, winning numerous awards and recognition for its technical achievements. In 1995, Fractal Design filed for a successful initial public offering and is now publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol: FRAC. In May of 1996, Fractal Design completed its acquisition of Ray Dream, Inc., the leader in 3D illustration and animation technology. Ray Dream pioneered the use of 3D technology in the graphic arts market when it introduced Ray Dream Designertm in 1991. The product has become one of the most popular 3D software products on the desktop today.

THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS

The National Association of Broadcasters is the industry's largest, most inclusive organization. It offers a wide variety of member services in addition to providing legislative, regulatory, and judicial representation in Washington, D.C. For more than 70 years, NAB has sought to ensure the viability and strength of America's free, over-the-air broadcasters and serve as a practical, technical and educational resource for the entire industry. NAB believes the American public is best served by a broadcasting system that provides programming free of government intervention and reflecting local interests and audience choice.

NEWTEK

NewTek, the desktop video company, was founded in 1985 and is a privately-held business located in Topeka, Kansas. It has developed products such as the Video Toaster, and the award winning 3D software package LightWave3D.

REZ.N8 PRODUCTIONS

Since 1987 ReZ.n8 Productions has been creating comprehensive image branding packages for television networks, programs, stations and syndicators, motion pictures, and advertising agencies. The company recently designed the look for the 1994 Winter Olympics for CBS Sports and the NFL for Fox Sports. Employing programmers, illustrators and producers, ReZ.n8 has been honored with numerous awards for conceptualizing, designing, and producing state-of-the-art developmental computer graphics, animation, and special effects for the entertainment and advertising industries.

SILICON GRAPHICS

Silicon Graphics systems delivers the power to visualize, to see the new path, to storm ahead, and to lead your industry. Through an innovative combination of visualization, computer power, and data manipulation, Silicon Graphics systems reduce the time between a great idea and a great product. For ten years, Silicon Graphics systems have been used in industrial design, database analysis, visual simulation, energy exploration, and entertainment.

STRATA INC.

Strata, Inc. is a leading developer of powerful yet easy-to-use computer-assisted visualization and illustration software tools for Macintosh, Power Macintosh and IBM computers. The company's charter is to provide professional state-of-the-art software for designers and illustrators working in business, science, education, and government.

VIEWPOINT DATALABS

As the first company of its kind focused solely on creating and marketing technically accurate 3D data, Viewpoint DataLabs remains the leader in a dynamic market niche within the computer animation industry. Viewpoint's product, Datasets, are custom and off-the-shelf 3D data representations of physical objects for use in 3D modeling, animation, simulation, visualization, and virtual reality packages. Viewpoint Datasets have gained a great deal of popularity in many feature films, broadcast television spots, games, and multimedia titles. In addition, Viewpoint Datasets are frequently used for a wide variety of medical visualization and architectural applications.