BURLINGTON, Mass. - December 2, 2002 - Actuality Systems, Inc., the leader in spatial 3D visualization technology, will demonstrate its Perspecta? 3D display system at I/ITSEC 2002, the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, December 2-5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Actuality Systems' Perspecta system will be on display as part of the Silicon Graphics, Inc. booth, number 1302. Actuality will unveil the latest version of the Perspecta software, which is compatible with the SGI IRIX operating system.

"Perspecta renders up to 100 times more data than conventional computer screens," said Cameron Lewis, CEO of Actuality Systems. "This gives users in the military, medicine, sciences, and engineering significantly more control over how they view data, how the data is presented, and unique ways of manipulating data. Using Silicon Graphics Visual Computing tools, Perspecta can change the way information is understood."

The Perspecta 3D system consists of a 360-degree spatial display and associated Perspecta software. It enables users to render high-resolution spatial images that can be viewed from any angle as the user moves around the display. The system itself illuminates a record 100 million volume pixels, or "voxels," within a transparent Lexan? dome. This is unlike 3D displays that require special goggles to simulate multi-dimensional imagery, or flat-screen monitors that render 3D data into flat 2D images.

I/ITSEC is the foremost conference of the year for tra, the Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference, December 2-5 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando. Actuality Systems' Perspecta system will be on display as part of the Silicon Graphics, Inc. booth, number 1302. Actuality will unveil the latest version of the Perspecta software, which is compatible with the SGI IRIX operating system.

"Perspecta renders up to 100 times more data than conventional computer screens," said Cameron Lewis, CEO of Actuality Systems. "This gives users in the military, medicine, sciences, and engineering significantly more control over how they view data, how the data is presented, and unique ways of manipulating data. Using Silicon Graphics Visual Computing tools, Perspecta can change the way information is understood."

The Perspecta 3D system consists of a 360-degree spatial display and associated Perspecta software. It enables users to render high-resolution spatial images that can be viewed from any angle as the user moves around the display. The system itself illuminates a record 100 million volume pixels, or "voxels," within a transparent Lexan? dome. This is unlike 3D displays that require special goggles to simulate multi-dimensional imagery, or flat-screen monitors that render 3D data into flat 2D images.

I/ITSEC is the foremost conference of the year for training, simulation and education communities to meet and discuss the latest trends in training technology. Believed to provide the highest resolution volumetric imagery ever developed, the Perspecta 3D system can be used for collaborative mission simulation and for presenting 3D wire frame renderings that can be viewed by a team of people, such as for battlefield visualization, air-traffic control, or virtual prototyping.

Other applications for the Perspecta system include: checkpoint security, giving inspectors a faster and more reliable way to visualize the contents of freight or passenger luggage; and for medical applications such as nuclear imaging, mammography, and biopsy to obtain 3D feedback on the precise location of a biopsy needle.

More information on Actuality Systems is available online at www.actuality-systems.com or at the I/ITSEC conference.

About Actuality Systems
Actuality Systems, Inc. develops, produces, sells, and licenses the Perspecta? 3D System, a combination of hardware and software that permits 360-degree visualization, simulation, and collaboration. The system enables users to create high-resolution spatial 3D images that can be viewed from any angle around the 360-degree transparent dome -- without the use of special goggles. Founded in 1997 in Cambridge, ining, simulation and education communities to meet and discuss the latest trends in training technology. Believed to provide the highest resolution volumetric imagery ever developed, the Perspecta 3D system can be used for collaborative mission simulation and for presenting 3D wire frame renderings that can be viewed by a team of people, such as for battlefield visualization, air-traffic control, or virtual prototyping.

About Actuality Systems
Actuality Systems, Inc. develops, produces, sells, and licenses the Perspecta? 3D System, a combination of hardware and software that permits 360-degree visualization, simulation, and collaboration. The system enables users to create high-resolution spatial 3D images that can be viewed from any angle around the 360-degree transparent dome -- without the use of special goggles. Founded in 1997 in Cambridge, the firm has received venture funding and now operates from offices in Burlington, Mass., north of Boston. The Perspecta 3D System is designed for use in a range of applications including medical imaging, aerospace and defense, and oil and gas exploration.

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