Angle Regulatory News (AGL)

27 Jul 2006 07:00

Angle PLC27 July 2006 For Immediate Release 27 July 2006 ANGLE plc ("ANGLE") Core intellectual property validation: Geomerics Ltd ("Geomerics") ANGLE, the venture management and consulting company specialising in thecommercialisation of technology, is pleased to announce the validation ofProgeny(R) company Geomerics' core intellectual property through demonstrationof a revolutionary new computer graphics technology. Geomerics has unveiled technology that allows real-time radiosity in computergames utilising commodity graphics processing hardware. Radiosity, the processof fully modelling the subtle effects arising from the inter-reflections oflight between surfaces, dominates many real-world situations. Until now, sucheffects were considered beyond the reach of real-time techniques producingnoticeably 'unrealistic' lighting in computer games. Geomerics' breakthrough dynamic radiosity solution enables the full range oflighting effects, including inter-reflections, to be updated in real-time,providing significantly greater realism and impact. Geomerics has applied itscore intellectual property, based around geometric algebra, to produce thisradical new radiosity solution. The solution allows for fully dynamic lighting,including point spot-lights, area lights, texture-based lighting, glowingobjects and the projection of video onto geometry, all on common video hardware. Geomerics provided the first live demonstration of the technology at the DevelopConference in Brighton on 13 July. ANGLE is pleased to announce that subsequentindustry response to the technology was considerable, with over fifty commercialenquiries including many leading games developers. ANGLE believes that thisdemonstration is a validation of the power of Geomerics' core intellectualproperty and looks forward to both further applications and imminent commercialvalidation. Further details, including screenshots, movies, and previews of other Geomericssolutions can be found at www.geomerics.com Chris Doran, CEO and founder of Geomerics commented, "This revolutionarylighting technique is a demonstration of the potential of Geomerics' technologyand our unique approach to games middleware and technology licensing. Geometricalgebra provides opportunities for totally new solutions in a huge range ofgames problems, from lighting to physics and beyond." Andrew Newland, CEO of ANGLE, commented, "We are excited to view the validationof Geomerics' core intellectual property. The company has made good progress todate and we look forward to further applications of the core intellectualproperty in the near future." Geomerics, founded by ANGLE in 2005, is commercialising geometric algebratechnology developed at the University of Cambridge, UK, and in the USA. Thistechnology has applicability in the computer games industry, where it enablesfilm-quality visuals to be generated in real-time; in electromagnetic modelling,where a step-change in accuracy and speed can be seen; and in a wide selectionof other industries, to be announced by the company in due course. Geomerics is an ANGLE Progeny(R) Company. For further information ANGLE plc +44 1483 295830Andrew Newland, Chief ExecutiveStephen Bence, Director of New Ventures GeomericsAlison Beasley of Lincoln Beasley PR +44 1608 645756 Buchanan CommunicationsRichard Darby, Amy Rajendran +44 207 466 5000 Note to editors: About ANGLE Founded in 1994, ANGLE is an international venture management and consultingcompany focusing on the commercialisation of technology and the development oftechnology-based industry. ANGLE creates, develops and advises technologybusinesses on its own behalf and for its clients. ANGLE operates from officesin the UK, the US and the Middle East. ANGLE is listed on AIM (AGL.L); further information can be found atwww.angleplc.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange