At HD WORLD 2006, PNY showcased the new NVIDIA Quadro Plex 1000 model III - the world's first Visual Computing System powering Brainstorm’s virtual studio and 3D broadcast graphics software, eStudio. Visitors to the booth were able to see for themselves why this ultra high performance solution is the perfect system for creating real-time 3D graphics for live HD broadcasts. The NVIDIA Quadro Plex 1000 model III is configured with two NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 GPUs and two NVIDIA Quadro SDI boards, providing 2GB of frame buffer memory and delivering uncompressed HD-SDI output. Two channels of HD-SDI make it ideal for:

At Autodesk® University in Las Vegas, PNY Technologies®, Inc. and NVIDIA® Corporation launched two new application-specific drivers that dramatically enhance the performance of popular Autodesk software, 3ds max® and AutoCAD®. The two new performance drivers are: • The MAXtreme™ 9 Direct3D, a performance driver for Autodesk’s 3ds Max 9, which enhances user productivity by up to 100 % when coupled with the NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 by PNY graphics board.th 2006 • The POWERdraft 2007, a performance driver for AutoCAD 2007, provides 3D hardware acceleration for Quadro FX by PNY graphics boards running under Windows 2000/XP, replacing the existing driver for improved 3D hardware acceleration.

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Video Clarity Provides Researchers With New Method For Testing Video Algorithms Using The NVIDIA QuadroÒ FX by PNY TechnologiesÒ

When designing algorithms forfuture video standards, researchers at the world’s leading engineering companies need a way to validate the quality of these algorithms against known video sequences. As a result, many have come to rely on the ClearView Video Analysis System by Video Clarity, which uses the NVIDIA Quadro FX by PNY Technologies graphic boards. Using the ClearView Video Analysis System, video researchers can now visually compare their new algorithms against a base-line, their competitors, or the original video sequence on a single video display. The ClearView system required a reliable, professional graphic board with the stability to withstand exacting testing regimens, for this reason Video Clarity chose the NVIDIA Quadro FX by PNY Technologies graphic boards.

"We are very pleased to provide equipment to further video research, with a solution that benefits the entire video research environment," said Blake Homan, President, Video Clarity. "The ClearView Video Analysis System, utilizing the NVIDIA Quadro FX by PNY graphic board, provides the necessary video analysis tools for R&D laboratories around the world."

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