BURLINGTON, Mass. - October 22, 2002 - Gregg Favalora, founder and chief technology officer of Actuality Systems, will make a presentation on the company's Perspecta 3D visualization system and discuss advances in 3D medical imaging at the Investment in Innovation Conference being held October 24-25 at the Sheraton Hotel in Boston.

The conference, hosted by Medtech Insight, will spotlight 50 early-stage companies that are involved in the medical technology field. Actuality Systems, a pioneer in the development of spatial 3D visualization technology, provides its unique Perspecta display to help physicians and medical researchers visualize images within a full 360-degree volume. For example, Perspecta can be used by doctors working to understand the exact location of a tumor on a CAT scan or mammogram, or by surgeons for precise positioning before surgery or radiation treatment.

The Perspecta platform consists of a dome-like spatial display and the associated software and SDK. The platform enables users to render high-resolution spatial images that can be viewed from any angle as the user moves around the display. The system illuminates more than 100 million volume pixels, or "voxels," throughout a full range of 3D locations within its 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.

In addition to its use in medical imaging, other applications for the Perspecta platform include: drug discovery, where it can be used to visualize protein structures; air-traffic control; game development; and security to quickly "see" the contents of freight or passenger luggage.

The Actuality Systems presentation is scheduled for 11.45am on Friday, October 25. More information on the conference is available at http://www.medtechinsight.com/in3-06.html.

About Actuality Systems
Founded in 1997, Actuality Systems, Inc. develops, produces, sells, and licenses the Perspecta spatial 3D platform, a combination of hardware and software that permits 360-degree visualization, simulation, and collaboration. Actuality's chief technology officer, Gregg Favalora, has been named one of the top young technologists by MIT Technology Review.

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