Microsoft Corporation and Silicon Graphics (SGI) today announced a
strategic alliance to create a common, extensible architecture that will
bring advanced and powerful graphics to the entire computer market.
Code-named "Fahrenheit," the project will create a suite of Application
Programming Interfaces (APIs) for the Microsoft DirectX multimedia
architecture for Windows 985/NT and SGI's UNIX-based systems. Fahrenheit
will incorporate Direct3D and DirectDraw APIs with SGI technologies such as
OpenGL, OpenGL Scene Graph, and OpenGL Optimizer.
As part of the agreement, SGI will port its graphics software to Windows
NT.
"Today, Silicon Graphics and Microsoft are defining a clear path for
developers that enables both of us to expand the market for graphics," said
Ed McCracken, chairman and CEO of Silicon Graphics. "This also marks
Silicon Graphics' first step toward implementing its strategy to
participate in the larger market for a graphically oriented Windows
NT-based systems."
Development of Fahrenheit begins immediately, with portions of the APIs
expected over the next two years. For more information about Fahrenheit,
please visit the SGI Fahrenheit site or the Microsoft DirectX site.
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