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Mountain View, CA and Santa Cruz,
CA – December 16, 2002 - Caligari Corporation
(www.caligari.com),
a pioneer provider of 3D multimedia authoring technologies,
and Curious Labs, Inc. (www.curiouslabs.com)
today announced a new strategic relationship that
will focus on an improved integration between their
products, trueSpace and Poser.
"In the world of 3D modeling and animation,
both trueSpace and Poser are known as high quality
products for very competitive prices," said
Roman Ormandy, president of Caligari. (According
to the latest Roncarelli Report Caligari’s trueSpace
was named as “#1 in licenses and the world's most
widely used 3D application.”) “Caligari’s partnership
with Curious Labs makes perfect sense for both companies
and benefits our joint customer base. The synergy
between our products is undeniable; we’re really
excited about this relationship. We are looking
at a deeper and more meaningful integration between
Poser and trueSpace as both product lines evolve
in the future.”
“Poser is an award-winning 3D character design and
animation product being used by leading modelers
and avatar creators worldwide,” said Marc Keohane,
Poser Product Manager. “Our partnership with Caligari
creates a powerful offering to our users. trueSpace
is a wonderful modeling mate for Poser, providing
the same high level of quality and sophistication
our users demand.”
This is the first of many collaborative offers planned
for the two companies in the year ahead. The joint
marketing and partnership from Caligari and Curious
Labs begins immediately offering users the award-winning
Poser4 and trueSpace5.2 at attractively discounted
prices before and after the Christmas holiday. The
bundled technology creates a powerful 3D solution,
available from both Caligari and Curious Labs, which
also includes the Spirit of the Interface, a downloadable
introduction to trueSpace’s unique user interface
featuring direct manipulation.
Pricing and Availability
Contact Caligari by telephone at 800-351-7620 or
650-390-9600, or visit the Caligari Corporation
website at www.caligari.com.
Contact Curious Labs at
sales@curiouslabs.com or visit the Curious Labs
website at www.curiouslabs.com.
About Caligari Corporation
Caligari Corporation was founded in 1986 and has
remained at the forefront of 3D authoring for the
Web age. The company's award-winning flagship product,
trueSpace, is a 3D modeling and animation program
used by product designers, web designers, illustrators
and animators worldwide. Caligari iSpace is a 3D
web graphics and animation program that allows web
developers to create stunning 3D web pages in HTML
and Macromedia Flash format. The company maintains
headquarters at 1959 Landings Drive, Mountain View,
California, 94043. Contact Caligari by phone at
800-351-7620 or 650-390-9600; by fax at 650-390-9755;
or on the Internet at www.caligari.com.
About Curious Labs, Inc.
Curious Labs, Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of
EGISYS AG, designs, develops, and publishes software
tools such as Poser, which focus on 3D human and
character visualization for artists, designers,
and web developers. The company is located in Santa
Cruz, California. For more information, go to www.curiouslabs.com.
Graphical Resources
:
See winning animation in the November Gallery, which
used both Poser and trueSpace in its creation :
Winner.wmv
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Caligari, Caligari trueSpace, and Caligari iSpace
are trademarks of Caligari Corporation.
Poser is a registered trademark of Curious Labs,
Inc. and EGISYS AG. Windows is a registered trademark
of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh is a registered
trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other products,
fonts, company names and logos are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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