The 3D Modeling and Animation Market Shows Resilience says New Study by Jon Peddie Research

Posted by Webmaster on June 18th 2009 | Permalink
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TIBURON, CA- JUNE 18, 2009-Jon Peddie Research (JPR) the industry's research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, has just released a new report on the 3D modeling and animation market is poised for growth.  The same software that is used primarily film/TV production and game development is also being put to work for rendering and visualization in architecture, manufacture, and science and is on the verge of major breakthroughs due to demand from new vertical markets as well as hobbyist and consumer sectors. Like all others, the 3DM&A industry is going through a period of contraction and consolidation. However, as…

Jon Peddie Research Finds Improved Performance in Online Gameplay with Bigfoot Networks Killer Xeno

Posted by Webmaster on June 16th 2009 | Permalink
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TIBURON, CA-June 16, 2009-Jon Peddie Research (JPR), the industry’s research and consulting firm for graphics and multimedia, today announced its findings following extensive testing of the Bigfoot Networks Killer Xeno Pro gaming network card. Lab results confirm that the Killer Xeno Pro improves online game performance and intelligently manages network applications. Measuring latency (via in game ping[1] times) while running several different applications during gameplay showed improvements in online performance as high as 58% (37% average) compared to standard PC networking hardware. Tests were also run with players running the same game through the same Internet connection, one with a standard…

Workstation Market Tanks in Q1’09 - But it’s Not All Bad News

Posted by Webmaster on June 8th 2009 | Permalink
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TIBURON, Calif— June 8, 2009--No surprise, the other shoe dropped in Q1’09. Exiting Q4’08, there was little reason to expect improvement entering the first quarter of ‘09, while unfortunately there were good reasons to suspect it might turn out even worse. For one, while the market in Q4’08 included two poor quarters — with October escaping much of the initial carnage caused by the global economic downturn — Q1’09 had a full three months worth of deep recession to contend with. The result? Well, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) analyst Alex Herrera has completed analysis of the quarter and reports that the…