BigWorld Technology Suite to Integrate Umbra Software's dPVS

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BigWorld, a leading games middleware company and producers of the industry-leading MMOG development platform today announced that they have partnered with Umbra Software, a global provider of visibility optimization solutions designed for games with large and dynamic 3D worlds. Developers using BigWorld's comprehensive development suite will now have the benefits of dPVS' effective blend of cutting edge visibility technologies. Umbra Software's dPVS computes visibility databases in real time, enabling BigWorld's licensees the creation of truly interactive and modifiable 3D worlds.

"We are delighted to announce the implementation of Umbra Software's dPVS in our BigWorld solution," said Gavin Longhurst, Director of Business Development for BigWorld. "This is a crucial component for sophisticated scene creation and its dynamic approach is ideally suited to the free-form visibility and camera systems used in games. More complex scenes are therefore possible, with fewer constraints and less rendering overhead.

"We are thrilled to be integrated with the BigWorld Technology Suite, a gold standard in the MMOG industry" said Farhad Taherazer, VP of Marketing for Umbra Software. "BigWorld's global presence provides us access to MMOG developers that we could not otherwise achieve."

BigWorld Technology Suite provides operators and studios with a lower total cost of ownership through a seamless, integrated development pipeline that is optimized for the development of next-generation MMOGs. The BigWorld Server architecture allows operators to run several games on a single server cluster, dramatically reducing the cost of running the game, while the enhanced Content Creation Pipeline reduces the cost of building and filling out the complex worlds required in next-generation games.

Umbra Software Ltd.

Umbra Software Ltd. is the expert in 3D visibility optimization solution for PC and game consoles. Umbra Software's dPVS uses instantaneous occlusion computations to speed up the development cycle; It allows for truly alive, interactive worlds with more objects and characters with new levels of realism; it increases freedom in MMO game worlds, enabling modification of worlds by players on the fly. Umbra Software is currently developing "Umbra" which is targeted towards next-generation consoles and high end PCs. Umbra Software solutions are currently used by several high-profile massively multiplayer online games and 3D game engines. For more information see www.umbra.fi

About BigWorld Technology®

BigWorld is a leading games middleware company, focused on next-generation tools and development environments for Massively Multiplayer Online Games. BigWorld has a worldwide game developer base and is used in such titles as Netease's 'Tian Xia II', and Farlan's 'Dark and Light', along with titles in development in the US, Europe and Asia. With its eye on commercial, affordable development for next-generation interactive and multiplayer content, BigWorld delivers a comprehensive development solution. It's integrated 'from the ground up' client, tools and MMO server architecture is unparalleled in the industry. www.bigworldtech.com.

For further information, contact:

Farhad Taherazer

VP of Marketing

Office: 206.355.6590

E-mail: farhad@umbra.fi

Maretta Buckley

Marketing Assistant

Office: +61.2.6162.5120

E-mail: press@bigworldtech.com