Virtus WalkThrough for Windows 
Wins PC/Computing's MVP Award 

CARY, N.C. (Nov. 17) - Virtus Corp.'s interactive 
3-D modeling program, Virtus WalkThrough for Windows, 
has won PC/Computing Magazine's coveted "Most Valuable 
Product" award. 

Competing in the painting and drawing Software 
category, WalkThrough topped Adobe Photoshop 
2.5, CorelDRAW 4.0 and Micrografx Picture 
Publisher 4.0 to win one of the industry's 
most sought-after awards. Winners were announced 
at COMDEX/Fall in Las Vegas on November 14. 


"We're thrilled to receive this award," said 
David Smith, Virtus founder and president. "It 
was an honor just to compete in the same category 
with such incredible products." 

Paul Somerson, editor-in-chief of PC/Computing said, 
"This year's most valuable products and finalists 
have a lot to brag about. Their selection is based 
on evaluations designed to determine which are real 
productivity tools." 

PC/Computing editors considered more than 5,000 new 
or updated hardware products and almost 6,000 software 
packages -- introduced in the past 12 months -- before 
selecting 93 products in 31 categories as finalists. 
Selection criteria included product usability, 
technological innovation and effectiveness in helping 
users work productively.

WalkThrough provides an object-oriented, real-time 
3-D graphics environment featuring affordable, 
virtual exploration capabilities. When an object 
is drawn in its 2-D window, the program 
simultaneously displays a 3-D representation 
in an adjacent window. Using a mouse, viewers 
can navigate through each window at will, walking 
through the models that they've created. 

Effective WalkThrough applications have included 
remodeling interiors, laying out factory floor 
designs, planning trade show booths, designing 
theater sets, storyboarding films, creating 
product displays and animating client 
presentations. The program requires an 
IBM PC or compatible with a 386 or later 
processor, 4MB of RAM, a VGA monitor and 
Microsoft Windows version 3.1 or later. 

Founded in 1990, Virtus Corp. is based in 
Cary, N.C. The company's 3-D drawing and 
visualization technology has been employed 
in the development of major motion pictures 
including "The Abyss" and "The Firm," and 
is used throughout the world by architects, 
set designers, interior designers, marketing 
consultants and other creative professionals 


The first Virtus product, Virtus WalkThrough 
for the Macintosh, won MacUser Magazine's 
coveted "Breakthrough Product of the Year" 
award upon its release in 1990. The company's 
newest product, Virtus VR, is now available 
for Macs. Virtus VR for Windows will ship in 
December. This program is a fun and affordable 
drag-and-drop program that allows users to 
create and explore 3-D worlds. It ships with 
various galleries of objects that can be 
added to new worlds, and with several 
pre-built scenes including Dealey Plaza 
on that fateful day in Dallas.  

Privately held, Virtus is backed by 
Motorola Inc.'s New Enterprises Division, 
author Tom Clancy, filmmaker Michael Backes 
and others. The company has emerged as a 
leader in real-time 3-D rendering and 
visualization, providing software that allows 
home computer users and business professionals 
to quickly model, test and share visual and 
spatial concepts.

Headquartered in Foster City, Calif., 
PC/Computing is the fastest growing computer 
publication launched within the last five years 
and is the only one written specifically for 
business professionals who rely on personal 
computers. To more specifically address its 
850,000 readers, the magazine focuses on 
service, support, durability, usability and 
the long-term reliability of PC products. 
PC/Computing was a finalist in the 1992 
National Magazine Awards.


For more information, please call: Frank Boosman, 
Vice President of Marketing, Virtus Corp., 
919/467-9700