MULTIGEN SHOWCASES NEW VISUAL SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY
Over One-third of I/ITSEC Exhibitors Have Adopted
OpenFlight® Data Format


I/ITSEC, ORLANDO, Fla. -- December 3, 1996 -- MultiGen Inc., the leading provider of real-time 3D authoring software for the visual simulation and entertainment markets, is previewing its latest product enhancements this week, December 2 - 5, in booth number 1202 at the Industry Training Systems & Education Conference (I/ITSEC) in Orlando.

During the show MultiGen will demonstrate its latest technology in the areas of: global texture, coplanar face removal, CAT/terrain culture triangulation, instrumentation, aligned features and attribute palette. The technology features demonstrated will be introduced in the next version of MultiGen® software.

"The I/ITSEC show really demonstrates the acceptance of MultiGen in the visual simulation market," said Mike Cottle, MultiGen's vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. "Over one-third of the exhibitors at I/ITSEC have adopted the OpenFlight data format as the backbone of their visual simulation offerings and are demonstrating MultiGen's tools in their booths."

Among the exhibitors at I/ITSEC who have adopted OpenFlight are : AAI Corporation, CAE Electronics, Lockheed Martin, Boston Dynamics, Paradigm Simulation Inc. and 44 others. A complete listing of partners and their booth numbers is attached to the end of the release.

MultiGen Inc., founded in 1986, is the leading supplier of real-time 3D authoring software for visual simulation, entertainment and CAD visualization applications. Its products, including MultiGen II, GameGen II and SmartScene are used to create 3D objects and scenes used in real-time applications for non-immersive and immersive environments. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the company markets its products worldwide directly, through a network of distributors and VARs, and via partnerships with leading computing and real-time simulation companies.

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MultiGen and OpenFlight are registered trademarks and GameGen and SmartScene are trademarks of MultiGen Inc.

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