Softimage Announces 30-Seat / 60-Day Free Trial of Alienbrain 8.1 Asset Management Solution

Softimage invites customers to try Alienbrain asset management system installed on 30 machines across an entire facility for 60 days

MONTRÉAL, Québec – January 24th, 2008 – Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., today introduces a free 30-seat / 60-day trial promotion for its Alienbrain® 8.1 asset management software. This promotion is being offered to fully demonstrate to game developers and production studios the full capabilities that an Alienbrain asset management pipeline provides. Softimage® Alienbrain software delivers logical, organized and productive asset management that seamlessly integrates with today’s most popular digital content creation software and runs on the latest operating systems for Windows and Macintosh. The 30-seat / 60-day free trial gives customers a real-world demonstration of how Alienbrain software deploys across a facility to connect artists, directors and freelancers.

“Asset management is an essential component of the creative process, especially in game development, where efficient collaboration can make or break deadlines. Once the ‘30 seat-for-60 day real-world scenario’ trial period for Alienbrain has finished, users will find Alienbrain the right choice for managing their creative assets,” said Marc Stevens, Softimage General Manager and Avid Vice President.”

Built specifically for artists and creative teams, Alienbrain 8.1 supports the latest versions of popular art tools (SOFTIMAGE|XSI® 6.5, Adobe Photoshop CS 3, Autodesk 3ds Max 2008, Maya 2008 and AliasStudio 2008) along with the latest operating systems (Microsoft Windows Vista and Apple Macintosh OS X Leopard). For additional information about Alienbrain 8.1 features visit softimage.com/products/alienbrain

Trial licenses of Alienbrain for 60 days will include:

• 25x Essentials for Artists
• 5x Advanced

Integration and Support

Softimage realizes that changing or upgrading to a new asset management system can be time consuming and complex. To help facilitate the process, the company has created tutorial videos at http://www.softimage.com/products/alienbrain/videos.aspx that provide visual assistance for setting up an Alienbrain server. Additional assistance is also available called AlienbrainHelp—online assistance that can help with setup and support issues for the duration of the 60 day trial.

Availability

The 30 seats for 60 days trial for Alienbrain 8.1 is now available for download at www.softimage.com/products/alienbrain/eval.aspx

About Softimage Co.
Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc. is a worldwide 3D graphics and animation software company focused on the media and entertainment industry.  Its flagship software, SOFTIMAGE®|XSI®, is a complete 3D modeling, animation, rendering, and visual effects solution that enables 3D artists and technical directors to bring their creative vision to life. Other solutions from Softimage include: Softimage Alienbrain®, a digital asset management solution for artists, SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT®, lifelike facial animation software, and SOFTIMAGE|CAT™, a complete character animation plug-in. Softimage software has been used to create award winning feature films, television productions and top selling video games. For more information about Softimage, visit www.softimage.com.

About Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid is a worldwide leader in tools for film, video, audio, 3D animation, gaming and broadcast professionals – as well as for home audio and video enthusiasts. Avid professional and consumer brands include Avid, Digidesign, M-Audio, Pinnacle Systems, Sibelius, Softimage and Sundance Digital. The vast majority of primetime television shows, feature films, commercials and chart-topping music hits are made using one or more Avid products. Whether used by seasoned professionals or beginning students, Avid’s products and services enable customers to work more efficiently, productively and creatively. Avid received an Oscar® statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid® Film Composer® system for motion picture editing. For more information about the company’s Oscar, Grammy® and Emmy® award-winning products and services, visit www.avid.com.

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