989 LICENSES MAYA
July 25, 2000

Alias/Wavefront today announced that Sony has licensed the Maya Real Time Software Developer's Kit (SDK) for sports game development for its PlayStation 2. Leveraging Maya software's comprehensive game solution and PlayStation 2 optimization, 989 Sports will use Maya together with the Maya Real Time SDK to accelerate game development for the system.

"The integration between Maya and the Maya Real Time SDK allows our artists to contribute more significantly to game content and allows our programmers to focus on game play," said Kelly Ryan, Director of Sports Product Development, 989 Sports. "The level of optimization for PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system is impressive, as is the overall rendering quality."

"We have invested heavily in our tight integration with Maya, and on getting the most out of PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system," said Mike Wilson, Director of the Maya Interactive Group at Alias/Wavefront. "Our unified game solution can take months off game production schedules and bring the kind of cinematic artwork for which Maya has become known to the real time world. We are tremendously gratified that 989 Sports has elected to use our tools for PlayStation 2 game development."