3Dlabs and Appian Graphics Announce Strategic Relationship
The useful part: The two companies have also entered into a co-marketing and supply agreement to provide Appian long-term access to a wide variety of 3Dlabs' products and technologies to drive increased penetration into the fast-growing multi-monitor market.
3Dlabs and Appian Graphics Announce Strategic Relationship hit the hardware desk today, aimed at PC users who still think specs, slots, drivers and bundled software are half the fun.
The useful part: The two companies have also entered into a co-marketing and supply agreement to provide Appian long-term access to a wide variety of 3Dlabs’ products and technologies to drive increased penetration into the fast-growing multi-monitor market. In addition, 3Dlabs has acquired a 10% preferred shareholding in Appian Graphics and James Carrington, vice president of business development for 3Dlabs, has joined Appian’s Board of Directors. This announcement significantly strengthens the existing relationship between the two companies in which Appian purchases Permedia2 and Permedia3 controllers from 3Dlabs for. File it under the usual 1999 PC pile: interesting, crowded, and probably fighting five other releases for attention.