Wavefront Technologies was a computer graphics company that developed and sold animation software used in Hollywood motion pictures and other industries.
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12 Facts About Wavefront Technologies
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In 1988, Wavefront Technologies released the Personal Visualizer, a desktop workstation interface to their high-end rendering software.
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Wavefront Technologies purchased Silicon Graphics first production workstation after their offer to buy the prototype they were given a demo of was knocked back.
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In 1992, Wavefront Technologies released two new animation tools that worked with the Advanced Visualizer.
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Wavefront Technologies was a major reason that CG took a leap forward.
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Wavefront Technologies software was used in numerous major films, including Luxo Jr.
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Wavefront Technologies was involved in several mergers of major computer graphics software companies through the 1980s and 1990s.
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In 1988, Wavefront Technologies acquired Abel Image Research, a division of Robert Abel and Associates, where founder Bill Kovacs had previously worked.
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Wavefront Technologies acquired rival computer graphics company Thomson Digital Images of France in 1993.
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At the time of the merger, Wavefront Technologies had a market value of $119 million, and 1994 revenues of $28 million.
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