Software offers collaborative visualization capabilities.
Press Release Summary:
Deep Computing Visualization for Linux(TM) v1.2 delivers middleware infrastructure to enhance graphics function of OpenGL software applications on IntelliStation® A or Z Pro workstations and select eServer servers. Integrated solution supports complex, multi-dimensional application data and renders it into form that can be shared and utilized across geographies. Features include ISO 15408 Common Criteria compliance, OpenGL overload capability, and asynchronous rendering support.
Original Press Release:
IBM Deep Computing Visualization for Linux V1.2 Brings Collaborative, Immersive Visual Systems Capabilities Together in an Integrated Solution
At a glance
Deep Computing Visualization for Linux brings world-class collaborative and immersive visual systems capabilities together in one integrated solution.
Supports large sets of complex, multi-dimensional application data and renders it into meaningful form that can be shared and utilized across geographies
Helps enhance the 3D graphics interface of software applications
Provides a low-cost open standards-based alternative to proprietary visualization systems
New in V1.2:
Support for selected IBM pSeries servers, and Microsoft Windows client endstations
A superior user experience through improved interoperability between visualization modes and the application's user interface
ISO 15408 Common Criteria compliance
Support for asynchronous rendering via data integration using IBM's General Parallel File System (GPFS)
Enhanced user extensibility through OpenGL overload capability
Overview
Deep Computing Visualization for Linux(TM) furnishes a scalable, collaborative middleware infrastructure to help enrich the graphics function of OpenGL software applications on IntelliStation® A Pro or Z Pro workstations and selected IBM eServer servers.
A Deep Computing Visualization implementation can be affordable and highly adaptable.
With Deep Computing Visualization, high-end graphics can be rendered in either Scalable Visual Networking (SVN) or Remote Visual Networking (RVN) mode. These visualization modes can help provide improved performance and function at a fraction of the cost of many proprietary offerings. SVN will support multiple high-resolution monitors or projectors for immersive visualization. RVN uses rich security to distribute graphical images to remote (collaborative) clients called endstations.
Deep Computing Visualization for Linux V1.2 offers improved price/performance. In response to your needs, V1.2 provides these new capabilities:
Support on selected eServer servers through:
Enablement of pSeries® 64-bit Power Architecture(TM) servers and IBM xSeries® 64-bit-capable servers as application hosts
High-performance connectivity between eServer application host and IntelliStation rendering servers, with transparent support for mixed-byte order communications
Support for Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM) clients for use as RVN endstations
Improved user experience through:
Enhanced compatibility between RVN's dashboard and the application's user interface
Enhanced interoperability between SVN and RVN
Dynamic collaborative sessions in RVN with connect, disconnect, and reconnect capability
Improved product stability, problem determination, and error recovery
Ability to run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4), thereby providing ISO 15408 Common Criteria compliance (Linux EAL security compliance)
Support for large data rendering, which can be performed asynchronously via data integration using IBM's General Parallel File System (GPFS)
Enhanced user extensibility of Deep Computing Visualization's features through OpenGL overload capability
Support for the latest 64-bit-capable processors available from Intel(TM) and AMD on IBM IntelliStations, including dual-core CPUs
Key prerequisites
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenGL on IntelliStation A or Z Pro workstations and selected eServer servers
Planned availability dates
Electronic download: December 16, 2005
CD media: January 20, 2006
