Seaweed Systems, Inc. Stands Behind Launch of OpenGL ES SC at Siggraph 2005
August 02 2005 - 2:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Seaweed Systems, Inc. Announces Availability of COTS DO-178B
Certifiable Embedded Graphics Driver Compliant With the OpenGL ES
SC 1.0 Profile Announced at Siggraph 2005 LOS ANGELES and
WOODINVILLE, Wash., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Seaweed Systems, Inc.
(Seaweed), a leading developer and supplier of OpenGL(R) and X
Window System embedded graphics solutions, throws its weight behind
the launch at Siggraph 2005 of the OpenGL ES SC 1.0 profile, which
specifically addresses the need for an open standard, small
footprint OpenGL subset definition ideally suited to embedded
applications that have safety or security requirements. *(Logo:
http://send2press.com/mediadrome/logo-seaweed_72dpi.jpg ) The
OpenGL ES Common profile was the first profile released to address
a specific market need for a subset of the full OpenGL API. OpenGL
ES Common and Common Lite profiles have gained considerable
momentum in the graphics community following their release in 2003.
OpenGL ES SC 1.0 is now being launched at Siggraph 2005 to address
the needs of embedded graphics communities for whom safety is a
primary concern, including aerospace and defense; medical device;
automotive; and industrial process control communities. "Seaweed
has been fully behind the need for OpenGL ES SC and has taken a
leading role in the working group that has defined the profile from
day one," said Robert Schulman, President of Seaweed. "There has
been an explosion in the number of companies relying on the
richness and flexibility of the OpenGL API for embedded graphics
development, but until now there has not been a consensus in the
industry on how to subset OpenGL for use in safe systems. Seaweed
believes that OpenGL ES SC provides this consensus and represents
the embedded graphics standard that will be adopted by companies
that develop applications that have safety requirements long into
future. Since safety- related applications are the cornerstone of
Seaweed's business strategy, Seaweed has devoted considerable key
technical resources to ensuring that it has an OpenGL ES SC
compliant version of its market-leading SeaWind/178 driver solution
available to coincide with the profile launch at Siggraph 2005. We
will continue to contribute to OpenGL ES SC as it evolves and will
continue to ensure that our own products keep pace with this
evolution." "I have personally put a great deal of effort into the
definition of OpenGL ES SC 1.0 since starting as Chairperson of the
working group back in 2003," said Chris Hall, Co-editor of the
OpenGL ES SC 1.0 specification, and Vice President, Engineering at
Seaweed Systems. "Seaweed was invited to participate in the working
group activities as the first contributing member from the outset,
because we had a great deal of relevant experience implementing
safe subsets of the OpenGL API for our avionics customers. Our work
with SeaWind/178, Seaweed's own DO-178B certifiable product based
upon a subset of the OpenGL API, and the overwhelming avionics
industry acceptance of our product provided the working group with
initial impetus and enabled the group to garner support and input
from avionics industry leaders. This was incredibly important to
ensure that the profile would be readily accepted and supported by
the community it was aimed at." "I was delighted that the Safety
Critical workgroup selected me as chair to help steer the release
of version 1.0 towards ratification," said Bruce Stockwell,
SeaWind/178 Lead Software Developer at Seaweed and Chairperson of
the OpenGL ES SC working group. "The release of OpenGL ES SC
version 1.0 at Siggraph is a milestone for us, but it is just the
first step. The working group continues to evaluate safe and
practical expansions to the profile as users demand them and as
OpenGL itself continues to evolve." Suitability of product for use
in the most advanced aerospace applications is key to Seaweed's
success and to the adoption of OpenGL ES SC as a standard for the
world of embedded graphics. Today, Digital Map applications set the
high water mark in terms of the demands placed upon the graphics
system. "As a supplier of robust and highly acclaimed airborne map
and image processing products, Harris is excited about the release
of Seaweed's OpenGL ES SC driver. This release is directly in line
with our situational awareness product roadmap and will be employed
as Harris continues to provide highly efficient image processing
products," said Doug Williams, Advanced Programs Engineer, Harris
Corporation. About Seaweed Systems Seaweed Systems is a software
house specializing in X Window System and OpenGL(R) products and
services for embedded graphics applications. The company's COTS
software products are geared for the realtime/embedded marketplace
and offer aggressive performance, feature set, support, and
implementation schedules. To serve the ever-increasing number of
embedded graphics programs that require safety-critical
certification, Seaweed successfully developed and delivered its
Seawind/178B family of DO-178B certifiable OpenGL(R) subset API
products. More information: http://www.seaweed.com/. About Harris
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) is an international communications
equipment company focused on providing product, system, and service
solutions for commercial and government customers. The company's
four operating divisions serve markets for microwave, broadcast,
secure tactical radio, and government communications systems. With
more than 10,000 employees, including 5,000 engineers and
scientists, Harris is a technology powerhouse. More information:
http://www.harris.com/. For further information contact: Phil Cole,
VP Sales & Marketing, Seaweed Systems, Inc., +1-514-630-7711, ,
or Robert Schulman, President, Seaweed Systems, Inc.,
+1-425-895-1721, . This release was issued on behalf of the above
organization by Send2Press(TM), a unit of Neotrope(R).
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CONTACT: Phil Cole, VP Sales & Marketing of Seaweed Systems,
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