PRESS RELEASE
VVI Introduces Vvidget(TM) Product Name (Formerly called OpenGraph)
State College, PA USA, 20 March 2002: VVI(R) today introduced the
Vvidget(TM) product name to replace the OpenGraph(TM) and GraphBuilder
product names. John Brilhart, Chief Technical Officer of VVI, makes this
statement:
"The OpenGraph and GraphBuilder products have improved so much that they
literally burst out of their names. They now do much more than graphing and
graph-oriented layout. For example, they are used to make general purpose
controls and diagrams and to form process control maps and nodes with
executable functions using a real time compiler and virtual machine. To
accommodate the broader features for these products we have renamed them
Vvidget Tools and Vvidget Builder respectively. Vvidget paralleling the
word widget."
John adds: "For the near term we are still concentrating on our core assets
of graphing and combined text and graph report generation and will continue
to provide exceptional value in that market area both in the near term and
long term. In addition, in the long term, we will enhance our products into
more generally applicable tools, as the new name indicates, by exposing the
built-in functionality to end users and developers using an evolutionary
approach to product enhancement."
Peer Visual(TM) Updated For 3D Effects
State College, PA USA, 20 March 2002: VVI(R) today announced availability
of Peer Visual version 2.2 which adds 3D extrusion and other improvements.
John Brilhart, Chief Technical Officer of VVI, makes this statement:
"Peer Visual makes dynamic reports, charts, diagrams and other visuals for
print and web distribution. Version 2.2 of Peer Visual adds 3D orthographic
projection effects. These effects are immediately available with our chart
service, Vvidget Tools and Vvidget Builder products as well. We are also
working on providing other effects and projection operators for future
versions of all these products."
About VVI: VVI(R) is a privately held corporation founded in 1989. VVI's
customers are world-leading companies in the banking, biotechnology,
chemical, financial services, manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries.
Systems that VVI helped build have been operational for years and at this
time are monitoring billions of dollars worth of products in real time and
on a global scale. These systems are, in part, based on VVI's OpenGraph and
Peer Visual products.
