Twenty years of innovation: Alias[R] Marks Anniversary Celebrations with Product Launches, New Strategic Alliances and Significant Growth of Conductors Program.(Alias[R]: corporate overview)(Advertisement)

AS THE world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias develops award-winning solutions for the film, video, game development, interactive media, automotive, industrial design and visualization markets. This past year was particularly special for the company as it marked its 20 year anniversary. Twenty years is a long time in the software industry and Alias keeps on going. A combination of innovative thinking, a customer base that extends from students to small and medium sized companies and the largest of global corporations, along with the knowledge that their software touches people in all aspects of day-to-day life drives the company to push themselves and the graphics market forward.

Alias solutions include the Maya[R] software product line for the entertainment industry and Alias[R] StudioTools[R] software product lines for the design industry.

True to the goal of providing value to long standing and new customers alike, Alias continues to develop new products: In November 2002 Alias[R] SketchBook[TM] Pro, a sketching, annotating and presentation software application for the Tablet PC and Wacom Tablet was launched. In July 2003, Alias[R] ImageStudio[TM], was launched for designers who want to quickly and efficiently transform 3D models created in StudioTools, Maya or popular CAD packages into appealing, informative rendered images.

Quick Facts: Alias

* President: Doug Walker

* Alias Research was founded in 1983, Wavefront Technologies was founded in 1984. In 1995 the two companies merged under SGI[R]. In July 2003 the company changed its name to Alias.

* Head Office: Toronto, Canada