New Release Empowers Creative Teams to Improve Their Performance With Superior
Software Configuration Management Functionality, Enhanced Throughput,
and a Newly-Designed Architecture
LOS ANGELES, March 10 /PRNewswire/ -- NXN Software, the leading supplier
of asset management solutions for the digital entertainment and computer
graphics industries, which was acquired by Avid Technology, Inc.
(Nasdaq: AVID) in January 2004, today announced alienbrain(R) Studio 7, the
next-generation of its award-winning digital asset management software.
Version 7 of alienbrain Studio is designed to allow creative teams to
significantly improve their performance through process optimizations,
enhanced usability and innovative feature upgrades, including new change
management functionality. The new version will be on display in booth no. 423
at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, California, on March 24-26.
Version 7 provides more than 40 new features focused on performance
enhancement for creative teams, including:
-- Change sets that enable a structured approach to complex projects;
-- Multi-threading support to leverage hardware resources and balance the
workload in peak times;
-- An integrated Reference Manager that provides an instant overview of
3D scenes and their related files directly in alienbrain Studio;
-- A new Windows Integration Framework (WIF) that significantly
simplifies the integration of third-party and proprietary tools into
the alienbrain workflow; and
-- A new Central Configuration Server that simplifies administration by
using existing directory services, such as Windows NT domains or LDAP,
to enable a true single sign-on solution.
"The games industry continues to evolve from small teams to larger teams
that require enterprise-level software infrastructures," said Gregor vom
Scheidt, managing director at Avid with responsibility for the alienbrain
product line. "Version 7 of alienbrain Studio was designed to uniformly
support programmers, artists, and managers regardless of team size."
Boost individual performance with change sets
The new version of alienbrain Studio introduces a powerful way to speed up
the work process for every member of a creative team. New change set
functionality enables users to unite all files that are associated with a
single change request in one logical change set instead of making changes to
the software product on individual files. Once all required modifications are
completed, the entire change set is submitted to the server in an "atomic"
transaction, either transferring all changes at once or not at all. This
mechanism ensures that the server always stores a consistent set of data.
Optimize processes with powerful new functionality
With version 7, many of the core components of alienbrain Studio have been
restructured to optimize work processes across teams. By offering multi-
threading support, the system now leverages multi-processor machines and
hyper-threaded systems. This accelerates complex processing and provides
reliable scalability as team size grows. A new storage management system adds
more flexibility to archiving and removes project size restrictions. Finally,
the new Central Configuration Server simplifies project administration by
utilizing existing user directories to enable single sign-on solutions.
Integrate alienbrain more efficiently into the tool pipeline
The open architecture of alienbrain Studio 7 allows flexible customization
for different processes and easy integration into an existing IT landscape.
As a result, game development studios now have greater flexibility in tying
their own tools to the asset management back-end provided by alienbrain Studio
7 with the new Windows Integration Framework (WIF). This C++ Software
Development Kit (SDK) offers a flexible infrastructure for the integration of
any Windows application with alienbrain Studio.
Scripts and batch procedures can now use nearly 70 commands in the
command-line client to unleash the full potential of the alienbrain system.
For customers that run their productions on multiple operating systems,
alienbrain Studio 7 offers near feature parity of Mac OS X, Linux and Windows
clients.
Pricing and availability
NXN Software will launch alienbrain Studio 7 at the Game Developers
Conference 2004 (March 24 - 26, San Jose, Booth #423). The new version is
expected to be available in mid-April. For pricing information, please visit
the purchase section on http://www.nxn-software.com .
For more information on NXN at GDC, please contact Eric Schumacher,
mailto: eschumacher@nxn-software.com.
About Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid Technology, Inc. is the world leader in digital nonlinear media
creation, management and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio,
animation, games, and broadcast news professionals to work more efficiently,
productively and creatively. For more information about the company's
Oscar(R), Grammy(R), and Emmy(R) award-winning products and services, please
visit: http://www.avid.com .
(C) 2004 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features,
specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change
without notice. Avid and Film Composer are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries. NXN and alienbrain are trademarks of NXN Software AG in the United
States and/or other countries. Avid received an Oscar statuette representing
the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and
engineering of the Avid(R) Film Composer(R) system for motion picture editing.
Oscar is a trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a
trademark of The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc. All
other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT:
Jonalyn Morris of Bender Helper Impact,
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