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| TransGaming Unveils WineX 4.0 And Announces New Product Name: Cedega |
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| Tue, 22 Jun 2004 10:41:06 -0400 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TransGaming Unveils WineX 4.0 And Announces New Product Name: Cedega
Toronto/Ottawa -- June 22, 2004 -- TransGaming today unveils the
milestone release of version 4.0 of its flagship product, WineX, which
has been renamed to Cedega. Cedega allows Windows (R) games to
seamlessly and transparently run under Linux, out-of-the-box, with
outstanding performance and equivalent game-play. Cedega 4.0 includes
support for Microsoft (R) DirectX (R) 9.0, significantly broadening
the scope and availability of the latest triple "A" titles
for avid Linux gamers. The landmark release of Cedega 4.0 adds support
for new blockbuster DirectX 9.0 titles such as EA's (TM)
Battlefield Vietnam (TM), Eidos' (TM) Hitman: Contracts (c), and
LucasArts' (c) Star Wars (TM)Galaxies (TM), bringing the total
number of games supported under Cedega to well over 300. Furthermore,
Cedega features unprecedented support for NCSoft's (R) recently
released massive multiplayer online game, City of Heroes (R) and
Blizzard Entertainment's (R) unreleased but highly anticipated
Worlds of WarCraft (R).
Cedega (Se-day-gah) - [noun] - a unique variety of grape used to make
some of the finest Port Wines in the world; an innovative portability
technology developed by TransGaming that allows Windows games to run
on Linux.
"Cedega 4.0 represents an amazing evolution of our Linux
product. Thus, it was only fitting to give it a new name; a name that
is representative of our product's maturity, complexity,
sophistication, and elegance. The new name, Cedega, is meaningful and
reflects the significant growth that both the product and TransGaming
have enjoyed over the last few years," comments Vikas Gupta, Co-CEO
and President of TransGaming Technologies.
>From a technical standpoint, this release sets a new benchmark for the
support of games on Linux. "The Cedega 4.0 release contains more
technological innovation than any previous TransGaming release and
truly represents a milestone in game software portability. Cedega 4.0
supports titles that make use of the DirectX 9.0 API as well as
advanced Pixel and Vertex shaders. Cedega 4.0 also includes a new
advanced inter-process communication architecture that can double the
speed of games which make heavy use of Win32 kernel synchronization
primitives," remarks Gavriel State, CTO & Co-CEO of TransGaming
Technologies.
To keep pace with the growth of Linux worldwide and to more
effectively meet consumer demands internationally, TransGaming is also
pleased to announce the European launch of Cedega 4.0. European
customers and subscribers can now pay in Euros, a feature that has
been much anticipated and will cater specifically to the rapidly
growing Linux community in European countries. Cedega 4.0 includes an
updated version of its user friendly interface, Point2Play, with
multiple language support for English, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese and
German.
About TransGaming Technologies Inc.
TransGaming Technologies is a global leader in the development of
software portability products that allow game developers and
publishers to develop games for one system and deploy them across
multiple platforms - faster, cheaper and better than anyone else.
TransGaming's flagship Linux product, Cedega, supports hundreds of the
hottest and most popular games on Linux, out-of-the-box, including hit
titles such as Max Payne 2 (TM), Battlefield 1942 (TM), Battlefield
Vietnam (TM), Medal of Honor (TM), Diablo II (R), EverQuest (TM), Star
Wars Galaxies (TM), City of Heroes (R) and many more. TransGaming has
also ported such blockbuster titles as TRON 2.0 (R), James Bond 007
(TM): Nightfire (TM), Law & Order (TM), Indiana Jones (R) and The
Emperor's Tomb (TM), just to name a few.
TransGaming has a research and development center in Ottawa, Canada,
with business, strategy, and operational activities conducted at the
Toronto, Canada office. TransGaming was recently honored with
inclusion on the Branham300 List of top IT companies in Canada for the
second consecutive year. More information about the company can be
obtained at www.transgaming.com.
Microsoft, DirectX, and Windows are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries. TransGaming, WineX, Cedega are either registered trademarks
or trademarks of TransGaming Technologies Inc. in Canada, the United
States and/or other countries. All other products, company names,
brand names, trademarks and logos are the property of their respective
owners.
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Media Contact:
Andrea Rahilly
TransGaming Technologies
Bus: +1.416.979.9900 x 300
Fax: +1.416. 979.9908
email: andrea@transgaming.com
