{"id":6600,"date":"2013-12-14T10:21:49","date_gmt":"2013-12-14T09:21:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=6600"},"modified":"2013-12-14T10:21:49","modified_gmt":"2013-12-14T09:21:49","slug":"arm-acquires-geomerics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/6600-arm-acquires-geomerics\/","title":{"rendered":"ARM<\/span> Acquires Geomerics"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARM<\/span>\u00ae expands its posi\u00adti\u00adon at the fore\u00adfront of the gra\u00adphics indus\u00adtry with acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of lea\u00adder in light\u00ading tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy, Geomerics\u00ae.<\/p>\n

13 Decem\u00adber, 2013, CAMBRIDGE<\/span>, UK<\/span><\/strong> \u2014 ARM<\/span> today acqui\u00adred Geo\u00adme\u00adrics, the lea\u00adder in light\u00ading tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy for the gam\u00ading and enter\u00adtain\u00adment indus\u00adtries. The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon expands ARM<\/span>\u2019s posi\u00adti\u00adon at the fore\u00adfront of the visu\u00adal com\u00adpu\u00adting and gra\u00adphics indus\u00adtries. Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly, the agree\u00adment enables Geo\u00adme\u00adrics to build on their exis\u00adting part\u00adner\u00adships as well as acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte their deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment in mobile.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>The inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adve tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies being deve\u00adlo\u00adped by Geo\u00adme\u00adrics are alre\u00ada\u00addy revo\u00adlu\u00adtio\u00adni\u00adzing the con\u00adso\u00adle gam\u00ading expe\u00adri\u00adence and are set to rapidly acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte the tran\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon to pho\u00adto rea\u00adli\u00adstic gra\u00adphics in mobi\u00adle,\u201d said Pete Hut\u00adton, EVP<\/span> and GM<\/span> Media Pro\u00adces\u00adsing Divi\u00adsi\u00adon, ARM<\/span>. \u201cEmpowe\u00adring Geo\u00adme\u00adrics\u2019 port\u00adfo\u00adlio with ARM<\/span>\u2019s gra\u00adphics capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties and mar\u00adket reach will be trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adve for the user expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces in future mobi\u00adle and enter\u00adtain\u00adment devices.\u201d<\/p>\n

Geo\u00adme\u00adrics\u2019 Enligh\u00adten is the worlds\u2019 first ful\u00adly real-time glo\u00adbal illu\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. With a focus on times\u00adaving work\u00adflow fea\u00adtures and a light\u00adweight run\u00adtime, Enligh\u00adten is the only solu\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00adven to deli\u00adver ful\u00adly dyna\u00admic light\u00ading on todays\u2019 PCs, game con\u00adso\u00adles and mobi\u00adle plat\u00adforms. The tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy has been the light\u00ading solu\u00adti\u00adon of choice for some of todays most advan\u00adced and best-sel\u00adling game titles, inclu\u00adding Batt\u00adle\u00adfield 3 and 4, Need for Speed Rivals, Eve Online, and Medal of Honor: Warfighter.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>With light\u00ading tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies deve\u00adlo\u00adped by Geo\u00adme\u00adrics, gra\u00adphics artists can achie\u00adve tru\u00adly rea\u00adli\u00adstic glo\u00adbal illu\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon and other advan\u00adced light\u00ading fea\u00adtures in real time across mul\u00adti\u00adple plat\u00adforms today. This com\u00adbi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon of ARM<\/span> and Geo\u00adme\u00adrics acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adtes the rea\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon of our visi\u00adon to bring next gene\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon con\u00adso\u00adle gra\u00adphics to mobi\u00adle devices,\u201d said Dr. Chris Doran, COO<\/span>, Geo\u00adme\u00adrics. \u201cBeing part of ARM<\/span> will allow us to acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adte our advan\u00adced deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adments for con\u00adso\u00adle and mobi\u00adle plat\u00adforms while also pro\u00advi\u00adding us with unmat\u00adched insights into the plat\u00adforms and devices of tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glo\u00adbal illu\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon is a term used to descri\u00adbe advan\u00adced, pho\u00adto\u00adrea\u00adli\u00adstic light\u00ading effects in 3D<\/span> gra\u00adphics. Typi\u00adcal gra\u00adphics appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons today are limi\u00adt\u00aded to simp\u00adle, direct light\u00ading effects only. With glo\u00adbal illu\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, effects such as com\u00adpound reflec\u00adtions, refrac\u00adtions, shadows and other advan\u00adced effects are enab\u00adled, pro\u00advi\u00adding more life-like gra\u00adphics quality.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Enligh\u00adten has hel\u00adped EA<\/span> pro\u00advi\u00adde new levels of rea\u00adlism and game\u00adplay expe\u00adri\u00adence in titles such as our high\u00adly popu\u00adlar Batt\u00adle\u00adfield fran\u00adchise,\u201d said Carl Alm\u00adgren, Head of Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, Frost\u00adbi\u00adte Game Engi\u00adne. \u201cWe\u2019\u00adre deligh\u00adted that ARM<\/span> is com\u00admit\u00adted to on-going deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment on all the key game con\u00adso\u00adle plat\u00adforms and gra\u00adphics archi\u00adtec\u00adtures, as well as the on-going deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of Geo\u00adme\u00adrics\u2019 technologies.\u201d<\/p>\n

The terms of the deal have not been disclosed.<\/p>\n

About ARM<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ARM<\/span> designs the tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy that is at the heart of advan\u00adced digi\u00adtal pro\u00adducts, from wire\u00adless, net\u00adwor\u00adking and con\u00adsu\u00admer enter\u00adtain\u00adment solu\u00adti\u00adons to ima\u00adging, auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve, secu\u00adri\u00adty and sto\u00adrage devices. ARM<\/span>\u2019s com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve pro\u00adduct offe\u00adring includes RISC<\/span> micro\u00adpro\u00adces\u00adsors, gra\u00adphics pro\u00adces\u00adsors, video engi\u00adnes, enab\u00adling soft\u00adware, cell libra\u00adri\u00ades, embedded memo\u00adries, high-speed con\u00adnec\u00adti\u00advi\u00adty pro\u00adducts, peri\u00adpherals and deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment tools. Com\u00adbi\u00adned with com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve design ser\u00advices, trai\u00adning, sup\u00adport and main\u00adten\u00adan\u00adce, and the company\u2019s broad Part\u00adner com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty, they pro\u00advi\u00adde a total sys\u00adtem solu\u00adti\u00adon that offers a fast, relia\u00adble path to mar\u00adket for lea\u00adding elec\u00adtro\u00adnics companies.<\/span><\/p>\n

The ARM<\/span> Con\u00adnec\u00adted Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty is the place that makes it easier for deve\u00adlo\u00adpers to find infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon for ARM-based designs, appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons and pro\u00adjects. It is an inter\u00adac\u00adti\u00adve plat\u00adform for all end users, media and part\u00adners of the ARM<\/span> eco\u00adsys\u00adtem. Join the con\u00adver\u00adsa\u00adti\u00adon at http:\/\/community.arm.com<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

ARM<\/span> web\u00adsite: http:\/\/www.arm.com<\/a><\/span>
\n ARM<\/span> Con\u00adnec\u00adted Com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adty\u00ae: http:\/\/www.arm.com\/community<\/a><\/span>
\n ARM<\/span> Blogs: http:\/\/blogs.arm.com<\/a><\/span>
\n ARM\u00adFlix on You\u00adTube: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/armflix<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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